GUANGZHOU, China — Using light, scientists have created microscopic robots out of white blood cells which could treat and prevent life-threatening illnesses. The tiny machines are made of cells calle… [+4252 chars]
The percentage of methadone-involved overdose deaths relative to all drug overdose deaths declined from January 2019 to August 2021, according to a new study. Access to methadone, a medication to tre… [+5604 chars]
An increase in syphilis cases in Hawke's Bay has urged a nurse practitioner to encourage people in the region to get tested. Lei Johnson, a nurse practitioner at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, T… [+1032 chars]
Starting today, Mayo Clinic Laboratories will begin testing for monkeypox using CDC's orthopoxvirus test, which detects most non-smallpox related orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox. The ability of… [+2141 chars]
The vaccine's effectiveness at preventing severe cases of malaria in children is relatively low, at around 30% in a large-scale clinical trial. Some officials and donors are hoping that a second shot… [+8925 chars]
Male Pattern Baldness is also known as Androgenic Alopecia is among the most common causes of hair loss in males which can start at the age of 20-25 years and by the age of 50, half of the males expe… [+6660 chars]
An additional COVID-19 vaccination was associated with a decrease in breakthrough infections in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), including the omicron BA. 1 variant. While antibody t… [+3827 chars]
Cannon Tekstar Hodge has been dealing with migraine since she was a child. (Photo: Cannon Telstar via Instagram) Migraine is one of the most misunderstood neurological disorders, commonly lumped tog… [+6093 chars]
Health & Science Monkeypox is capturing the headlines as the first cases reach our shores. Mark Thomas explains its origins and what is likely to happen with the disease here. Two people have b… [+5431 chars]
Workers who deal with the public are calling for more support as they fight an uphill battle to make sure they do not get reinfected with Covid-19. The findings of a US-based study show those with … [+4314 chars]
