Saúde e cuidado: hospitais e pacientes, surtos de doenças e vacinas, tratamentos e aprovação de medicamentos, saúde mental e os sistemas que mantêm as pessoas bem.
Papa Leão XIV, 71 anos, será internado nesta terça para remover nódulo pulmonar detectado em estágio inicial. O Vaticano cancelou audiências até 20 de outubro e o pontífice seguirá governando a Igreja do hospital.
Expertos advierten que dormir menos de 7 horas diarias aumenta riesgos de obesidad, diabetes e hipertensión. Recuperar sueño el fin de semana mejora parcialmente los efectos, pero no revierte completamente los cambios inflamatorios.
An excerpt from a memoir details how a drug smuggler evaded detection by using overland routes through multiple African countries and exploiting weaker border controls, including illegally crossing into South Africa with her young son.
El Hospital Metropolitano de Santiago reportó 87 procedimientos de rescate vascular en cuatro a cinco meses, destacando la importancia del tratamiento oportuno del accidente cerebrovascular mediante protocolos que reducen tiempos de intervención.
Northwestern researchers discovered a hydrophobic hotspot on tau proteins that drives misfolding and propagation in Alzheimer's and frontotemporal dementia, potentially enabling new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.
ADHD diagnoses have risen significantly across Europe, but experts attribute this primarily to improved awareness and changing diagnostic criteria rather than an actual increase in cases. The condition remains under-diagnosed in many countries despite growing recognition.
A Cochrane review of 9 studies finds insufficient evidence to determine whether medical cannabis effectively treats insomnia, with participants experiencing more adverse events than placebo groups.
A study of 6,607 autoimmune disease patients found women are 50% more likely to be misdiagnosed with psychiatric conditions than men, reflecting persistent gender bias in medical diagnosis.
El condado de San Diego revisó su informe de vigilancia de virus respiratorios mostrando un aumento inusualmente temprano de gripe con 8,0% de positividad, 58 hospitalizaciones y ocho fallecimientos.
Genetic surveillance of P. falciparum in Burkina Faso irrigation villages reveals emerging artemisinin-resistance mutations and high prevalence of SP-resistance markers, signaling potential treatment challenges ahead.
A 12-year-old boy in Karachi battles rabies after an untreated dog bite two months prior, as a 38-year-old man dies from the disease despite vaccination. Sindh's rabies death toll reaches 38 in 2026.
A year-long phase 3 trial of 410 Parkinson's patients found nicotinamide riboside increased blood NAD levels but produced modestly worse clinical outcomes than placebo, contradicting earlier promising results.
An international study found GLP-1 drug users reported nail separation and hair loss significantly more often than non-users, though researchers emphasize association rather than causation.
An exceptionally strong El Niño weather cycle is causing widespread global impacts including Indonesian and Amazon wildfires, regional haze crises, power outages in Myanmar, and food security concerns affecting millions.
Pharmac will fund ceftolozane with tazobactam for multidrug-resistant bacterial infections from November 2026, and widen access to three other medicines for rare infections and spinal cord injury complications.
NSW Health warns of a sharp increase in bat-related injuries, with 43 people bitten or scratched between late September and early October. The rare but fatal bat lyssavirus has no cure once symptoms appear.
An exceptionally strong El Niño is intensifying droughts, wildfires, and power shortages across Asia and South America, with the IMF warning of potential mass poverty as food security deteriorates.
Health New Zealand is urging secondary students to verify measles immunity before NCEA exams, citing rising overseas outbreaks and the risk of imported cases disrupting education.
Eplontersen failed to reduce cardiovascular mortality in ATTR-CM patients but showed improvements in quality of life measures and physical function in the phase 3 CARDIO-TTRansform trial.
Singer Kelly Clarkson accused a New York toy store of discriminatory treatment after staff allegedly refused to sell her a $15,000 item, sparking a public dispute on social media.
An exceptionally strong El Niño is causing widespread wildfires, power shortages, and food security threats across Indonesia, the Amazon, Myanmar, and the Philippines, with sea-surface temperatures reaching all-time highs.
No Dia Mundial da Trombose, especialistas recomendam seis exercícios simples para estimular a circulação das pernas e reduzir riscos de coágulos em pessoas sedentárias.
121 NHS staff at Basildon Hospital received £735,000 in compensation for excessive nitrous oxide exposure causing fatigue, anxiety, and cognitive issues. The settlement represents the largest group legal action by UK midwives.
Emergency response was delayed by confusion following a failed execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee, according to 911 call records. Pike survived the execution attempt and was discharged from hospital.
