May 11, 2026
(NBC News) – The deadly cruise ship outbreak of hantavirus, a rare, rodent-borne illness, may have evoked some memories of the early days of COVID-19 — but infectious disease specialists and public health officials say there are clear differences in this case … Read More
May 11, 2026
(AP) – Officials and experts in Argentina are scrambling to determine if their country is the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has gripped an Atlantic cruise. The health emergency aboard the ship that’s moored across the ocean comes … Read More
May 8, 2026
(NYT) – This is not simply a matter of affordability, the buzzword so often invoked to explain why people are choosing to have smaller families. Government support for parents can help, but overall, people are having fewer children both in … Read More
May 8, 2026
(WSJ) – New study shows many of the influencers sharing health advice online are coaches or entrepreneurs A new study of health and wellness influencers found that nearly as many say they are coaches or entrepreneurs as say they are … Read More
May 7, 2026
(AFP via Yahoo!) – As evening falls in Fiji’s capital, a steady stream of people approaches a makeshift clinic that is a first line of defence against one of the world’s fastest-growing HIV epidemics. In the South Pacific nation — … Read More
May 6, 2026
(CNN) – The hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius departed Cape Verde for Tenerife on Wednesday, as authorities rush to trace anyone who may have come into contact with the virus. The journey from the archipelago nation off Africa’s west coast … Read More
May 4, 2026
(WSJ) – Support systems and spouses reminding partners to take care of themselves may contribute Marriage is linked to a lower risk of developing cancer, recent research found. A study of more than 4 million cancer cases in the U.S. … Read More
May 1, 2026
(NPR) – “So for a long time, we have been trying to make the diagnosis of tuberculosis easier, cheaper, and quicker,” says Alfred Andama, a microbiologist at Makerere University College of Health Sciences in Uganda. That desire was fulfilled last … Read More
April 29, 2026
(NPR) – Experts suspect several factors may be leading to these more frequent, virulent cancers: One is our greater reliance on ultra-processed foods, as well as plastics and chemicals that can leach into water and our bodies. Plus, there are … Read More
April 28, 2026
(Washington Post via MSN) – The Trump administration’s decision to drop the long-standing recommendation that newborns receive a hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth will likely lead to hundreds of additional infections among children, along with more cases … Read More
April 28, 2026
(WSJ) – The Trump Administration last week moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. Is the goal to reduce America’s collective IQ? The main practical effect of the Justice Department’s reclassification of cannabis as a Schedule III drug … Read More
April 27, 2026
(WSJ) – Digital interactions are replacing face-to-face interactions with loved ones and strangers. And the rise of AirPods means we’re all tuned into our own little worlds, appearing unapproachable for conversation. The result: We’re speaking much less than we did … Read More
April 23, 2026
(NYT) – The report found that the shots cut the likelihood of hospitalizations, but the agency’s acting head said it gave an inaccurate picture of the vaccines’ effectiveness. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, who has been overseeing the agency’s operations in the … Read More
April 23, 2026
(NBC News) – By 2035, rectal cancer death rates could exceed deaths from colon cancer, new research suggests. Deaths from rectal cancer are rising rapidly among younger adults, an alarming trend that is confounding scientists trying to understand why millennials … Read More
April 23, 2026
(The Economist) – SORRY, YOUNGER siblings. On standard measures of success, such as educational achievement and income, first-borns do better. Why? Stereotypes cast eldest children as responsible and younger ones as rebellious—but large-scale studies find no meaningful link between birth … Read More
April 22, 2026
(The Hill) – With spring in full force and summer on the way, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is raising the alarm on tick bites. The agency says the bites are sending Americans to the emergency room … Read More
April 21, 2026
(Bloomberg via MSN) – Measles has been spreading in the US, reaching infection levels not seen in decades and threatening the country’s elimination status. This year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded 1,748 infections as of April 17 — … Read More
April 20, 2026
(Compact Magazine) – Marijuana remains the most misunderstood vice in America. Our large and growing marijuana industry depends on obscuring the well-documented connection the drug has to a wide variety of severe physical and mental health issues, as well as … Read More
April 17, 2026
(WSJ) – A trip to the emergency room helped me realize my generation is in trouble—and that we can’t give in to defeatism about our chronic health issues I emerged from surgery four and a half hours later with 72 … Read More
April 17, 2026
(NYT) – Nearly 600 people have been sickened across the state, which has seen an increase in vaccine exemptions among children in recent years. Utah has become a hotbed of measles cases in the United States, as a long-simmering outbreak … Read More
April 15, 2026
(NPR) – Where once most drug users mostly consumed plant-based substances such as cocaine and heroin, drug gangs and cartels have shifted to producing and selling synthetic substances made from industrial chemicals. Fentanyl and methamphetamines have been around for years. … Read More
April 9, 2026
(New York Times) – The fertility rate has been falling since 2007, in large part because of a plunge among teenagers. There are some clues in the age breakdown: The fertility rate for teenagers dropped by 7 percent from 2024’s … Read More
April 9, 2026
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday put on hold the state of Louisiana’s lawsuit seeking to limit access to the abortion pill mifepristone nationwide while President Donald Trump’s administration conducts a review of the drug’s safety. U.S. District Judge … Read More
March 27, 2026
(Gizmodo) – The new CDC report found that the new variant has spread to 25 U.S. states and 23 countries worldwide. Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are tracking a new covid-19 variant with mutations to its … Read More
March 26, 2026
(NYT) – The incidence of alpha-gal syndrome appears to be growing significantly. Patients who are bitten can develop a severe allergy to red meat, and a few have died. Once regarded as a rarity, the disease, which involves an allergy … Read More
