Ebola outbreak in Central Africa could reach 20,000 cases without strong public health measures

by Mike StobbeA health worker prepares for duty at the Mongbwalu treatment center in Mongbwalu, Congo, Friday, June 5, 2026. Credit: AP Photo/Moses SawasawaTheEbola outbreakin Central Africa could gro

Updated on: August 12,2026

Ebola outbreak in Central Africa could reach 20,000 cases without strong public health measures

by Mike StobbeA health worker prepares for duty at the Mongbwalu treatment center in Mongbwalu, Congo, Friday, June 5, 2026. Credit: AP Photo/Moses SawasawaTheEbola outbreakin Central Africa could gro

Updated on:August 12,2026

Predicting the financial strain of cancer

by Hayley Kamin,Medical University of South CarolinaCredit: www.kaboompics.com from PexelsResearchers at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center have developed a machine learning tool to identify cancer patients

Updated on: July 23,2026

Predicting the financial strain of cancer

by Hayley Kamin,Medical University of South CarolinaCredit: www.kaboompics.com from PexelsResearchers at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center have developed a machine learning tool to identify cancer patients

Updated on:July 23,2026

Women with kidney disease are undertested, undertreated and left behind by decades of male-dominated research

byGeorge Institute for Global HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen with chronic kidney disease are less likely than men to be diagnosed, represented in research and given treatments that have been pro

Updated on: August 02,2026

Women with kidney disease are undertested, undertreated and left behind by decades of male-dominated research

byGeorge Institute for Global HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen with chronic kidney disease are less likely than men to be diagnosed, represented in research and given treatments that have been pro

Updated on:August 02,2026

Yes, you really can be allergic to exercise—and the symptoms can be serious

by Shafqat Ahrar Jaigirdar,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople who don't like to workout will sometimes joke that they're "allergic" to exercise. But what many d

Updated on: August 05,2026

Yes, you really can be allergic to exercise—and the symptoms can be serious

by Shafqat Ahrar Jaigirdar,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople who don't like to workout will sometimes joke that they're "allergic" to exercise. But what many d

Updated on:August 05,2026

Triple therapy could block newborn meningitis without antibiotics

byETH ZurichCredit: CC0 Public DomainNewborn meningitis is one of the most dangerous childhood infections. It is often life-threatening and can cause serious and lasting damage, including developmenta

Updated on: July 13,2026

Triple therapy could block newborn meningitis without antibiotics

byETH ZurichCredit: CC0 Public DomainNewborn meningitis is one of the most dangerous childhood infections. It is often life-threatening and can cause serious and lasting damage, including developmenta

Updated on:July 13,2026

Maternal RSV vaccine cuts infant hospitalizations by 70%, study shows

byUniversity of PittsburghCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA study led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC published inJAMA Network Open, found that vaccination against respirator

Updated on: July 23,2026

Maternal RSV vaccine cuts infant hospitalizations by 70%, study shows

byUniversity of PittsburghCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA study led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC published inJAMA Network Open, found that vaccination against respirator

Updated on:July 23,2026

Risk threshold for kidney disease confirmed by more accurate measurement

by Anne Hammarskjöld,Karolinska InstitutetDensity plot and box and whisker plot of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) distribution. Credit:JAMA(2026). DOI: 10.1001/jama.2026.9639The thresholds for kidne

Updated on: August 05,2026

Risk threshold for kidney disease confirmed by more accurate measurement

by Anne Hammarskjöld,Karolinska InstitutetDensity plot and box and whisker plot of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) distribution. Credit:JAMA(2026). DOI: 10.1001/jama.2026.9639The thresholds for kidne

Updated on:August 05,2026

Ebola, hantavirus… how eroding global health cooperation could threaten worse crises ahead

by Andrea Vaccaro, Rachel M Gisselquist,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe recentEbolaandhantavirus outbreaks, respectively in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, and on a c

Updated on: July 31,2026

Ebola, hantavirus… how eroding global health cooperation could threaten worse crises ahead

by Andrea Vaccaro, Rachel M Gisselquist,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe recentEbolaandhantavirus outbreaks, respectively in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, and on a c

Updated on:July 31,2026

Babies with older siblings have a higher infection risk, but are less protected through vaccination

by Thomas Schober,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainParents know how easily coughs, colds and other infections can move through a household after a child picks up a bug at childcare or

Updated on: August 07,2026

Babies with older siblings have a higher infection risk, but are less protected through vaccination

by Thomas Schober,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainParents know how easily coughs, colds and other infections can move through a household after a child picks up a bug at childcare or

Updated on:August 07,2026

Novel vaccine adjuvant could make it easier to eradicate polio

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: CDC from PexelsIn the United States, children routinely receive an injectable form of the polio vaccine. This vaccine is very effective at preventing ill

Updated on: July 17,2026

Novel vaccine adjuvant could make it easier to eradicate polio

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: CDC from PexelsIn the United States, children routinely receive an injectable form of the polio vaccine. This vaccine is very effective at preventing ill

Updated on:July 17,2026

New practice guidance available for treatment of enlarged prostate

bySociety of Interventional RadiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has published new practice guidance for the use of prostatic artery embolization (PAE) to tr

Updated on: July 19,2026

New practice guidance available for treatment of enlarged prostate

bySociety of Interventional RadiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has published new practice guidance for the use of prostatic artery embolization (PAE) to tr

Updated on:July 19,2026

Core values drive Black and Hispanic parents' decisions on vaccinating their kids against COVID-19

byAnn & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainPersistently low rates of COVID-19 vaccination in Black and Hispanic children suggest that parents in these commu

Updated on: July 20,2026

Core values drive Black and Hispanic parents' decisions on vaccinating their kids against COVID-19

byAnn & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainPersistently low rates of COVID-19 vaccination in Black and Hispanic children suggest that parents in these commu

Updated on:July 20,2026