Meningococcal disease on the rise in the US
Neisseria meningitidis bacteria, responsible for causing meningococcal meningitis. Courtesy: CDC A rise in invasive serogroup Y meningococcal disease has prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to issue a health advisory for healthcare providers. "Meningococcal disease is a bacterial infection caused by
Mayo Clinic Minute: Dermatologist explains light therapy for skin
Dermatologists advise their patients to avoid harmful ultraviolet light, which can cause skin damage, photoaging and skin cancer. But they also may prescribe light therapy to treat certain skin conditions. Light therapy is a treatment that uses different wavelengths of
Mayo Clinic virologist offers perspective on avian influenza, bird flu, outbreak
Health officials around the globe, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, are monitoring the ongoing avian influenza outbreak. Also known as bird flu, the highly contagious viral disease typically spreads among birds, but
Mayo Clinic Minute: What is pink eye?
Pink eye is extremely common in kids. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, public schoolchildren in the U.S. miss 3 million school days each year because of pink eye. Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family physician,
Organ donation: Don't let these myths confuse you
Over 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for an organ transplant. Unfortunately, many may never get the call saying that a suitable donor organ — and a second chance at life — has been found. It's estimated that more
Gunmen kill at least 11 in two attacks in Pakistan’s Balochistan
No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks which took place on the Quetta-Taftan Highway.
How Gaza is changing US campuses
Pro-Palestinian activism is opening up universities to debate and learning and adding pressure for political change.
Palestinian man killed in Israeli settler raids in occupied West Bank
Dozens of settlers stormed villages, setting fire to homes in search for missing teenager.
Why has the UN’s climate chief set a two-year deadline for the world?
Further warning that our planet faces irreversible damage without urgent action.
J.K. Rowling posts 700-word diatribe trying to justify her transphobia
After recent rants opposing a transgender-inclusive hate crime law and implying that trans people are criminals who don’t need legal protections, billionaire Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling recently published a 709-word social media post explaining her anti-trans views and what
From the Depths of Italy: Ancient Mysteries Unearthed in an Etruscan Bronze Lamp
A reassessment of the ancient bronze lamp has determined that it is a ritual artifact linked to the secretive worship of Dionysus. A recent study...
Newsflash Tweety McTreason: Every day in America is Christian Visibility Day
In Wisconsin, at one of Donald Trump’s recent presidential campaign stops – infrequent since he spends much of his time defending himself in several criminal and civil court cases – he lambasted President Joe Biden for issuing a White House proclamation on
Earth’s Infrared Secrets: Key to Finding Life in Distant Worlds
Life is indeed possible on Earth. This has been demonstrated in a study conducted by the Institute of Particle Physics and Astrophysics at ETH Zurich....
Spotted Royalty: How Wild Is the Bengal Cat Genome?
Bengal cats, popular for their unique and exotic looks, resulted from crossbreeding domestic cats with Asian leopard cats. Research has shown that their distinctive features...
