The FDA has approved a new drug that could extend survival for late-stage pancreatic cancer patients, offering potential hope for a disease with historically poor outcomes.
Investigación de Cedars-Sinai con 355,000 participantes revela que el consumo de café reduce significativamente el riesgo de cirrosis, cáncer de hígado y muerte por enfermedades hepáticas.
Type 2 diabetics can safely trek if their condition is well-controlled, with proper medical clearance and precautions including blood sugar monitoring, appropriate packing, and awareness of altitude and dehydration risks.
Estados Unidos enfrenta su mayor brote de Cyclospora con más de 11.500 casos confirmados, pero los investigadores aún no logran identificar cómo las heces humanas llegan a los alimentos, a pesar de saber que son la única fuente del parásito.
Nigerian gynaecologists warn women abusing steroids to simulate pregnancy face serious health complications including breast cancer, cardiovascular disease, and infertility, often linked to baby trafficking syndicates.
A ativista americana Angela Davis participou de mesa na Flip em Paraty, criticando a extrema direita e a família Bolsonaro, além de denunciar exploração ambiental e capitalismo desenfreado.
Durante la Semana Epidemiológica 28, la positividad viral alcanzó 46,8%, con Influenza A liderando al 24,6%. El Ministerio amplió la vacunación a toda la población ante alta circulación viral.
Dermatólogos desmienten la creencia viral del 'callo solar', explicando que la piel nunca desarrolla resistencia a la radiación ultravioleta. El bronceado es daño biológico acumulativo, no protección.
Social media spreads false claims that sunscreen causes cancer, potentially discouraging sun protection as skin cancer rates rise. Health experts warn baseless misinformation could undermine public health guidance.
Taking regular time off reduces stress hormones, improves mental health, and lowers cardiovascular mortality risk by up to 30%. Research shows vacations restore cognitive function and physical well-being through periodic recovery from work strain.
Italian children are among Europe's most overweight despite the country's Mediterranean diet heritage, with southern regions like Campania seeing 40% of young children classified as overweight. The shift reflects ultra-processed food consumption and cultural changes abandoning traditional healthy eating patterns.
Cyclospora parasitic infection cases are rising across multiple US counties including Allegheny, Erie, Delaware, and Shelby County as part of a broader national outbreak.
Africa's health security capacity improved 30% over five years, but average preparedness score of 41.5/100 reveals critical gaps in biosecurity, biosafety, and medical countermeasure deployment amid ongoing Ebola outbreak.
The Democratic Republic of Congo reports confirmed Ebola cases have exceeded 3,000, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing outbreak affecting the Central African nation.
Ontario pharmacists are taking on expanded clinical responsibilities including prescribing for nine additional common ailments and administering six more vaccines, helping reduce pressure on emergency departments and family physicians.
Wellington Regional Hospital has installed a new $6 million linear accelerator machine for cancer treatment, with a second unit coming soon. While the upgrade improves precision targeting, radiation oncologists warn hundreds of patients nationwide still lack access due to chronic underinvestment.
Whole-body MRI screenings are becoming increasingly popular among consumers seeking preventive health screening, but medical experts express concerns about their efficacy, cost, and potential for unnecessary follow-up procedures.
UC Irvine researchers created an implantable bioelectric outlet that remains sealed beneath skin and is accessed via needle insertion for charging and data transfer to neural implants, achieving 16 Mbps speeds in animal trials.
Olympic champion Adam Ramsay-Peaty takes bronze in 100m breaststroke at Commonwealth Games, questioning his future in elite swimming after missing gold despite being fastest qualifier.
Auckland University's new Department of Cancer Sciences aims to reverse New Zealand's declining cancer survival rates, which have fallen behind Australia over the past two decades.
Scientists have identified the first known transmissible cancer in wild catfish, a melanoma affecting brown bullhead populations. This represents only the fourth transmissible cancer known to science.
Drug-resistant bacteria are spreading rapidly in Bangladesh's ICUs with over 90% mortality among infected patients, but research shows infection control measures can reduce deaths by 86%.
Dr. Courtney Shah, a 7-time Jeopardy! champion and longtime history professor at LCC, has died at age 52 from brain cancer, prompting tributes from fans and colleagues.
A 67-year-old Florida man who beat rare mantle cell lymphoma through CAR T-cell therapy completed a 2,000-mile canoe trip down the Missouri River with his dog, four years after treatment.
Vitamin K refusal rates among Australian parents are rising due to social media misinformation, despite the injection's proven safety and critical role in preventing potentially fatal bleeding in newborns.
