Rare flesh-eating bacteria claim fifth life in Louisiana
Louisiana health officials have confirmed a fifth death this year linked to Vibrio vulnificus, a rare and dangerous flesh-eating bacteria found in warm coastal waters.
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Over 62,700 deaths associated with record-breaking heat during the summer of 2024 in Europe
The year 2024 broke several temperature records: it was the hottest ever recorded, and its summer was also the warmest to date.
Scientists call for urgent action to reduce children’s plastic exposure
Childhood exposure to chemicals used to make plastic household items presents growing health risks that can extend long into adulthood, experts from NYU Langone Health
WHO backs new US focus on tackling chronic disease
The World Health Organization said Thursday it backs US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s push for more focus on prevention to tackle chronic diseases.
US medical panel insists it’s ‘pro-vaccine’
A US panel stacked with figures sympathetic to the anti-vaccine movement opened a highly politicized meeting Thursday on the defensive, insisting that they are “pro-vaccine”
Progress slowing against non-communicable diseases, WHO warns
Progress in the battle against non-communicable diseases like heart disease and cancer, which are the leading cause of death globally, has slowed, the World Health
Why mosquitos might be attracted to you
Researchers in the Netherlands turned a major music festival into an unexpected laboratory to investigate a question that has long puzzled scientists and bug-bitten individuals
Orange B food dye may soon be removed from US market, FDA says
Federal health officials want to take Orange B—an artificial food dye that hasn’t been used in more than four decades—off the books.
Trump just suffered 2 major overlooked legal defeats on the same day
Although the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 Republican supermajority has delivered some decisions that were quite favorable to Tweety McTreason — including Trump v. the United
Is it OK to sit on public toilet seats?
If you’re a parent or have a chronic health condition that needs quick or frequent trips to the bathroom, you’ve probably mapped out the half-decent
Not all heart attack patients receive the same type of care, researchers find
While acute myocardial infarction—commonly referred to as a heart attack—remains a leading cause of death in the United States, deaths have decreased significantly over the
Philosopher reveals the multiple ‘planes’ of heaven we must go through after we die
In contrast to the majority of conventional religious teachings, it’s unlikely that we will see God when we first die
Charlie Kirk statues would be mandated on every campus with red state’s new legislation
One Republican state lawmaker in Oklahoma now wants to require every public university in the state to erect statues to slain far-right activist Charlie Kirk.
Young adult cancer survivors may face elevated social risks
Young adult survivors of cancer aged 18 to 39 faced elevated social risks compared with their peers who did not have cancer histories and survivors