Estimated read time: 5-6 minutes CANBY, Oregon Joyce Ares had just turned 74 and was feeling fine when she agreed to give a blood sample for research. So she was surprised when the screening test ca… [+6607 chars]
ORLANDO, Fla. —The Florida Department of Health is warning people out about an outbreak of meningitis cases across the state that is mostly impacting men who have sex with men and college students. N… [+2470 chars]
A large outbreak of meningococcal disease — a potentially deadly infection — has been reported among gay and bisexual men in Florida, according to health officials, who are urging people in these pop… [+3328 chars]
Researchers believe they have found a literally shocking cure for premature ejaculation in the form of a simple zap. Doctors in Lebanon were able to help one man last roughly seven times longer in … [+2787 chars]
A single shot may be enough to provide highly effective protection against the human papillomavirus (HPV) and its long-term cancer risks, new clinical research from Africa has found. The study found … [+5416 chars]
<ul><li>For the study, researchers analyzed data from 1,954 participants in the Rush Memory and Aging Project.</li></ul> <ul><li>Participants agreed to annual assessments of their cognitive abilitie… [+3141 chars]
If you’re worried about lung cancer, then smoking is incredibly dangerous. The chance of a non-smoker developing the disease is roughly one in 6,000. For someone who smokes regularly, the chances sky… [+4715 chars]
A single shot may be enough to provide highly effective protection against the human papillomavirus (HPV) and its long-term cancer risks, new clinical research from Africa has found. The study found … [+5416 chars]
In 1928, Scottish microbiologist Alexander Fleming discovered what we know today as penicillin. Flemings work and that of his successors would go on to forever change how we treat bacterial infection… [+2254 chars]
As COVID-19 cases continue to tick up in the United States, the Northeast appears to be fueling the increase. Four of the five states with the highest seven-day case rates per 100,000 are in the Nor… [+3895 chars]
If reports from other places in the world are a hint of what's to come in the U.S., a new wave of COVID-19 cases could begin in the near future. Thankfully, the timing of the wave should limit its s… [+3596 chars]
A separate, smaller experiment that was included in the Nature Medicine paper appeared to support the notion that psilocybin therapy could provide enduring benefits. In that trial, 16 patients were r… [+2686 chars]
