Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo reach 282 as survivors describe their recoveries

by Justin KabumbaDirector General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, right, shakes hands with Ezo Etienne, a health worker who recovered from Ebola in Bunia, Congo, Su

Updated on: July 17,2026

Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo reach 282 as survivors describe their recoveries

by Justin KabumbaDirector General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, right, shakes hands with Ezo Etienne, a health worker who recovered from Ebola in Bunia, Congo, Su

Updated on:July 17,2026

PFAS leave fingerprints in your blood—researchers are beginning to read these clues

by Carrie McDonough,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainVirtually every living thing on Earth, fromPatagonian penguinstonewborn human babies, has been touched by the synthetic chemicals known asp

Updated on: July 06,2026

PFAS leave fingerprints in your blood—researchers are beginning to read these clues

by Carrie McDonough,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainVirtually every living thing on Earth, fromPatagonian penguinstonewborn human babies, has been touched by the synthetic chemicals known asp

Updated on:July 06,2026

Ebola cases in Congo near 300 as more joyful stories from recovered medical workers emerge

by Justin KabumbaDirector General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, right, shakes hands with Ezo Etienne, a health worker who recovered from Ebola in Bunia, Congo, Su

Updated on: July 14,2026

Ebola cases in Congo near 300 as more joyful stories from recovered medical workers emerge

by Justin KabumbaDirector General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, right, shakes hands with Ezo Etienne, a health worker who recovered from Ebola in Bunia, Congo, Su

Updated on:July 14,2026

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

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

Safe firearm storage may reduce pediatric lead exposure in households with guns

byBrown UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn homes with guns, proper storage is important in preventing injuries and deaths. Now, researchers have found a secondary benefit: Gun owners may be

Updated on: July 21,2026

Safe firearm storage may reduce pediatric lead exposure in households with guns

byBrown UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn homes with guns, proper storage is important in preventing injuries and deaths. Now, researchers have found a secondary benefit: Gun owners may be

Updated on:July 21,2026

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

Up to half of life-threatening kidney disease cases remain undiagnosed, experts reveal

byUniversity of GlasgowCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSignificant underdiagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD), now the ninth leading cause of death globally, is endangering millions of patients

Updated on: July 13,2026

Up to half of life-threatening kidney disease cases remain undiagnosed, experts reveal

byUniversity of GlasgowCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSignificant underdiagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD), now the ninth leading cause of death globally, is endangering millions of patients

Updated on:July 13,2026

Immune barrier may explain why mRNA shots struggle to block nasal infection

byUniversity of SurreyCredit: Picas Joe from PexelsA consistent biological barrier that stops the immune system from making the antibodies most needed to protect the nose and throat from respiratory v

Updated on: July 19,2026

Immune barrier may explain why mRNA shots struggle to block nasal infection

byUniversity of SurreyCredit: Picas Joe from PexelsA consistent biological barrier that stops the immune system from making the antibodies most needed to protect the nose and throat from respiratory v

Updated on:July 19,2026

Dengue vaccine shows favorable safety profile in travelers from non-endemic regions

byBarcelona Institute for Global HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainData from 1,028 people vaccinated with TAK-003 in Catalonia suggests the dengue vaccine has a good tolerability profile in routi

Updated on: July 22,2026

Dengue vaccine shows favorable safety profile in travelers from non-endemic regions

byBarcelona Institute for Global HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainData from 1,028 people vaccinated with TAK-003 in Catalonia suggests the dengue vaccine has a good tolerability profile in routi

Updated on:July 22,2026

Nursing home staffing declined in states that protected facilities from COVID-19 malpractice lawsuits, study finds

by Gretchen McCartney,University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Kampus Production from PexelsNursing homes across the country had less staffing in states where legislatures granted the facilities i

Updated on: July 22,2026

Nursing home staffing declined in states that protected facilities from COVID-19 malpractice lawsuits, study finds

by Gretchen McCartney,University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Kampus Production from PexelsNursing homes across the country had less staffing in states where legislatures granted the facilities i

Updated on:July 22,2026

Global rules could cut costs and speed access to GLP-1 drugs

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFDA-approved carbon copies of brand-name drugs with expired patents—over the last 30 years, thesegeneric drugs have saved tri

Updated on: July 01,2026

Global rules could cut costs and speed access to GLP-1 drugs

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFDA-approved carbon copies of brand-name drugs with expired patents—over the last 30 years, thesegeneric drugs have saved tri

Updated on:July 01,2026