How the pandemic changed the world of disease control for worse — and for better
Five years after the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, there has been progress — and backsliding in the ...
The Truth About Alzheimer’s Disease and Genes
Here, experts explain genetics in Alzheimer’s and dementia, including if it’s hereditary, how to lower your risk, and ...
Hit by storms and disease, Florida's citrus growers try to survive until bug-free trees arrive
"At some point, this isn't going to be an orange grove anymore," Murphy, a third-generation grower, says as he gazes at the ...
Woman Learns She Has Same Disease that Took the Lives of Her Mom and Sister, Leaving Teenage Son 'Absolutely Devastated'
Holly Turner's doctors initially thought her tremors were due to stress, but they were symptoms of ALS, which also took the ...
Threat to son's treatment for rare disease 'agony'
A mother has spoken about her "painful" experience over the potential end to her son's life-enhancing treatment for a rare ...
US aid cuts are hurting Africa's ability to respond to disease outbreaks, health chief says
Aid cuts by the United States are hurting Africa’s capacity to respond to disease outbreaks, the head of the continent's ...
This Brain Disease Is Set To Double Worldwide By 2050. Are We Prepared? What Scientists Say.
In the study, which was published in The BMJ, researchers analyzed data from 195 countries and territories using the 2021 ...
Determination for $1,000: How Harvey Silikovitz didn’t let Parkinson’s disease end his ‘Jeopardy!’ dreams
New Jersey lawyer Harvey Silikovitz was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2019 but was determined to fulfill his dream of ...
STAT2d
Food insecurity in early adulthood raises the risk of heart disease, long-term study shows
People with food insecurity as young adults had a 41% higher risk of developing heart disease in middle age, a long-running ...
Obese adults with heart disease are 54% more likely to die if they lose more than 22 pounds
New research shows that extreme weight loss and weight gain significantly increase the risk of death in obese individuals with cardiovascular disease.
Case of healthcare associated Legionnaires’ disease under investigation in Needham, Massachusetts
Massachusetts health officials are investigating one case of healthcare-associated Legionnaires' disease involving a patient at a Boston-area hospital.
Prince Frederik Death: What Is POLG Mitochondrial Disease?
Prince Frederik of Luxembourg died at the age of 22 due to a rare mitochondrial condition called POLG disease— Newsweek has ...