Ticks are migrating, but scant surveillance may leave doctors in the dark on patient treatment
Health departments struggle to adequately survey for ticks to warn doctors about new species and the diseases they carry. (Image credit: Aaron Bolton)
Month: August 2025
These brain implants speak your mind — even when you don’t want to
Brain-implanted devices that allow paralyzed people to speak can also decode words they imagine, but don’t intend to share. (Image credit: Jim Gensheimer)
Hospital pays out after bacteria-linked deaths
Nine families receive compensation after the outbreak linked to a Cambridge-based hospital.
Gym with wellbeing focus welcomes lottery boost
The Soma Space offers combined strength training and psychotherapy, and prospective clients can be referred.
Johnson wanted tighter Covid rules, inquiry hears
In his diaries, Lord Vallance wrote that ex-PM thought rules were not ruthless enough.
South Korea tells tourists on holiday island Jeju to behave
The island has issued visitor guidelines for the first time as it sees an increasing number of tourists.
Aerial footage shows final leg of Swedish church’s move to new home
It took two days to move the church in Sweden’s Kiruna, which was at risk at risk from ground subsidence.
Man run over by own bulldozer while fighting Portugal fires
The man was fighting fires that have spread through the country as Europe battles heatwaves.
Heavy rain paralyses India’s financial capital Mumbai
Nearly 600 people were rescued from a stalled monorail system and 350 others have been shifted to shelters.
Measure blood sugar with a grain of salt
Continuous glucose monitors are now readily available. With guidance, they can help people make small dietary and lifestyle changes for better health.
How to protect yourself from Vibrio vulnificus, the bacteria found in some coastal waters
States are warning beachgoers about a summertime surge in infections from a frightening, flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters
California Republicans push Democrats on transparency, timeline for redistricting
California Republicans pressed Democrats over the transparency and cost of the proposed redistricting measure.
‘I thought I was going to die there’: Voices of migrants deported to a Salvadoran prison
Four Venezuelan men recount their deportation from the U.S. In El Salvador, they were told, ‘Welcome to the real hell — no one leaves here