Christmas is peak kidney stone season in Australia—blame dehydration, the heat and all that food

by Anthony Dat,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChristmas in Australia is a great time to spend enjoying the outdoors, with plenty of good food and drink.But such a combination contri

Updated on: February 18,2026

Christmas is peak kidney stone season in Australia—blame dehydration, the heat and all that food

by Anthony Dat,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChristmas in Australia is a great time to spend enjoying the outdoors, with plenty of good food and drink.But such a combination contri

Updated on:February 18,2026

Early-stage clinical trial demonstrates promise of intranasal influenza vaccine in generating broad immunity

byUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health (CVD) re

Updated on: February 27,2026

Early-stage clinical trial demonstrates promise of intranasal influenza vaccine in generating broad immunity

byUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health (CVD) re

Updated on:February 27,2026

Exposure to PFAS and PCBs linked to higher odds of multiple sclerosis

byUppsala UniversityCredit: Aina VaivadePeople who have been exposed to both PFAS and PCBs are more likely to be diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). These new research findings are based on analys

Updated on: March 01,2026

Exposure to PFAS and PCBs linked to higher odds of multiple sclerosis

byUppsala UniversityCredit: Aina VaivadePeople who have been exposed to both PFAS and PCBs are more likely to be diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). These new research findings are based on analys

Updated on:March 01,2026

From “Moxibustion” to “Aijiu”: Terminological Evolution and Cultural Return

Updated on: April 06,2026

From “Moxibustion” to “Aijiu”: Terminological Evolution and Cultural Return

Updated on:April 06,2026

Women are three times more likely than men to get severe long COVID: Here's why

by Gillian Rutherford,University of AlbertaGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102449. https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-medicine/fulltext/S2666-3791(25)00

Updated on: April 07,2026

Women are three times more likely than men to get severe long COVID: Here's why

by Gillian Rutherford,University of AlbertaGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102449. https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-medicine/fulltext/S2666-3791(25)00

Updated on:April 07,2026

Sodium bicarbonate fails to boost survival in patients with severe acidemia

byJustin Jackson, Medical XpressVisual abstract. Credit:JAMA(2025). DOI: 10.1001/jama.2025.20231Montpellier University Hospital leads a 43-center French effort that reports no reduction in day 90 all-

Updated on: April 02,2026

Sodium bicarbonate fails to boost survival in patients with severe acidemia

byJustin Jackson, Medical XpressVisual abstract. Credit:JAMA(2025). DOI: 10.1001/jama.2025.20231Montpellier University Hospital leads a 43-center French effort that reports no reduction in day 90 all-

Updated on:April 02,2026

Antibiotic delafloxacin emerges as a potential therapeutic alternative against Legionella

byGermans Trias i Pujol Research InstituteGraphical abstract. Credit:International Journal of Infectious Diseases(2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2025.108165A study led by researchers at the Germans Trias

Updated on: January 20,2026

Antibiotic delafloxacin emerges as a potential therapeutic alternative against Legionella

byGermans Trias i Pujol Research InstituteGraphical abstract. Credit:International Journal of Infectious Diseases(2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2025.108165A study led by researchers at the Germans Trias

Updated on:January 20,2026

Quality improvement intervention may help prevent deaths from metformin-associated lactic acid

byAmerican Society of NephrologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMetformin-associated lactic acidosis (MALA) is a rare but serious adverse effect of the diabetes drug metformin in which the body accum

Updated on: March 27,2026

Quality improvement intervention may help prevent deaths from metformin-associated lactic acid

byAmerican Society of NephrologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMetformin-associated lactic acidosis (MALA) is a rare but serious adverse effect of the diabetes drug metformin in which the body accum

Updated on:March 27,2026

Cases of whooping cough remain high, but knowledge about the disease still low

byAnnenberg Public Policy Center of the University of PennsylvaniaAnnenberg Science and Public Health (ASAPH) Surveys Nov. 2024, Dec. 2025. Credit: Annenberg Public Policy CenterPertussis, also known

Updated on: February 12,2026

Cases of whooping cough remain high, but knowledge about the disease still low

byAnnenberg Public Policy Center of the University of PennsylvaniaAnnenberg Science and Public Health (ASAPH) Surveys Nov. 2024, Dec. 2025. Credit: Annenberg Public Policy CenterPertussis, also known

Updated on:February 12,2026

AI beats traditional methods in prison-community disease control

by Beth Duff-Brown,Stanford UniversityNetwork structures. (a) Network structure of the California network. (b) Network structure of the illustrative network. Credit:Medical Decision Making(2025). DOI:

Updated on: January 18,2026

AI beats traditional methods in prison-community disease control

by Beth Duff-Brown,Stanford UniversityNetwork structures. (a) Network structure of the California network. (b) Network structure of the illustrative network. Credit:Medical Decision Making(2025). DOI:

Updated on:January 18,2026

Triglyceride-lowering drug significantly reduce rate of acute pancreatitis in high-risk patients

byMass General BrighamCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Mass General Brigham have found that olezarsen—a drug designed to lower triglyceride levels—can also decrease the risk of acute pancreat

Updated on: April 05,2026

Triglyceride-lowering drug significantly reduce rate of acute pancreatitis in high-risk patients

byMass General BrighamCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Mass General Brigham have found that olezarsen—a drug designed to lower triglyceride levels—can also decrease the risk of acute pancreat

Updated on:April 05,2026

Using over-the-counter antioxidant to treat progressive multiple sclerosis shows mixed results

byOregon Health & Science UniversityRebecca Spain, M.D., M.S.P.H., is lead author on a new randomized controlled clinical trial testing the over-the-counter supplement lipoic acid in treating prog

Updated on: April 06,2026

Using over-the-counter antioxidant to treat progressive multiple sclerosis shows mixed results

byOregon Health & Science UniversityRebecca Spain, M.D., M.S.P.H., is lead author on a new randomized controlled clinical trial testing the over-the-counter supplement lipoic acid in treating prog

Updated on:April 06,2026