New York Gov. Kathy Hochul late Friday declared New York's rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak a state disaster emergency as authorities raced to distribute vaccines to curb the virus' spread. The … [+2803 chars]
The World Health Organization has declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency. The recommendation comes after outbreaks across the global community have caused many to take the virus mo… [+7979 chars]
Malnutrition-related diabetes is a puzzling form of diabetes that affects tens of millions of individuals in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. A new study investigates a mysterious form of diabetes. Mal… [+4847 chars]
Ultrasound is an effective way for physicians to see inside the body, but the machines are clunky and require a trip to the doctor's office or hospital. Now though, MIT researchers have demonstrated … [+1041 chars]
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. —Recently confirmed monkeypox cases in Central Florida have pushed the state's total infections to 371 as of Friday, the fourth highest in the nation. More than 5,000 cases are … [+2729 chars]
Eric Linn made a modest request of the senior home that cared for his mother as she lay dying of Alzheimer's disease in the spring of 2019. He asked that she be allowed to die peacefully and without … [+9368 chars]
Freshwater lakes and rivers across America may have a deadly parasite lurking in them this summer that rapidly eats away at the brain - and experts warn that if it gets into your nose, it has a 97 pe… [+6807 chars]
ByMichigan Medicine - University of MichiganJuly 30, 2022 A recent study has linked high-fat diets and increased risk of pancreatic cancer. According to a new study, substances that are said to boo… [+6372 chars]
This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news. If you haven't subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. Long COVID can be a severely debilitati… [+9845 chars]
One Alabama embalmer will perform his job in silence no longer. Richard Hirschmann has been the impetus for recent disturbing pathology reports of abnormal blood clots found and removed by embalmers … [+14253 chars]
Alzheimer's disease is one the most common types of dementia and while the classic symptoms of the disease often begin after the age of 65 years, a new research published in Neurology journal suggest… [+3297 chars]
HARVEYS LAKE, Pa. – Fifteen minutes. That’s all it took to transmit a rare, dangerous and debilitating tick-borne disease that seriously sickened an energetic, witty and generally healthy 3-year-ol… [+6670 chars]
