Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The mpox outbreak in Africa is yet another example of how infectious diseases perceived to be “someone else’s problem,” and affecting mainly poor, developing countries, may…
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Ovarian cancer is hard to detect—focusing on these four symptoms can help with diagnosis
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Ovarian cancers are often found when they are already advanced and hard to treat. Researchers have long believed this was because women first experienced symptoms when…
Sudan health minister declares cholera epidemic
Scanning electron microscope image of Vibrio cholerae. Credit: Wikipedia Sudan’s health minister on Saturday declared a cholera epidemic after weeks of heavy rain in the war-torn country, in a video…
What we know about the new mpox outbreak
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A surging mpox outbreak in Africa was declared an emergency by the World Health Organisation this week and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control…
How a lecture in Belfast 150 years ago supercharged the modern debate on consciousness
Ulster Hall in 1890—second building from the left. Credit: National Library of Ireland on The Commons On 19 August 1874, the Irish physicist John Tyndall—now better known as the co-founder…
Research shows how to reduce inappropriate IV use by more than a third
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Research led by Amsterdam UMC, across more than five years and 1,100 patients has demonstrated a strategy for reducing inappropriate IV use by a third, an…
What is ketamine, the drug involved in Matthew Perry’s death?
by Carla K. Johnson Actor Matthew Perry participates in the BUILD Speaker Series to discuss the mini-series “The Kennedys After Camelot” in New York on March 30, 2017. Credit: Photo…
Data show overall ED visit rate 47 visits per 100 people in 2022
In 2022, the emergency department visit rate was 47 visits per 100 people, according to an August data brief published by the National Center for Health Statistics. Christopher Cairns, M.P.H.,…
Arts and crafts may improve your mental health at least as much as being employed, scientists find
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Could arts and crafts help protect the public’s mental health? A new study in Frontiers in Public Health provides evidence that indulging our creative side could…
