Salud y cuidados: hospitales y pacientes, brotes de enfermedades y vacunas, tratamientos y aprobación de medicamentos, salud mental y los sistemas que mantienen sana a la gente.
Flu activity is rising earlier than usual, with CDC data showing Louisiana alone at high activity and Maryland cases climbing. Health experts urge residents to get vaccinated now.
Vancouver Coastal Health reports no further rabid skunks in downtown Vancouver after testing. A small number of exposed people received post-exposure care.
Victoria's judicial watchdog found magistrate Vicky Prapas made inappropriate remarks in a Melbourne drug court, including threats toward lawyers who raised complaints. She was referred for counselling.
El jefe de cuidados intensivos del Hospital William Soler de La Habana gana más vendiendo comida que en su puesto médico, según un reportaje de CBS News sobre la crisis sanitaria cubana.
Police withdrew their case against Parramatta Eels winger Josh Addo-Carr after a second roadside drug test came back negative, easing a threat to his NRL career.
South Africa has confirmed 26 mpox cases in 2026, with 20 since August mostly in the Western Cape. The health department says 3,865 donated MVA-BN doses remain, to be deployed as needed.
Ho Chi Minh City has recorded over 44,000 hand, foot and mouth disease cases this year, up more than 65% year-on-year, and launched a prevention campaign running to end-2026.
A News-Medical review explains how fiber, microbial metabolites, and gut barrier integrity may shape sepsis response. Evidence is mostly animal-based; human proof of prevention or survival benefit is lacking.
Two men, a 19-year-old motorbike rider and a 43-year-old driver, died in a crash at South Road and Olive Street, Brighton East, as Victoria's road toll rose over Melbourne Cup weekend.
Estudo do Global Burden of Disease em 204 países aponta alta de 71% nos casos de anorexia e bulimia entre 1990 e 2023, com 18,12 milhões de diagnosticados e tendência de continuidade até 2050.
La Municipalidad de El Talar y el Hospital Nuestra Señora del Pilar realizaron una jornada de promoción y prevención de la salud durante el Octubre Rosa, con actividad física, stands informativos y consejos para mujeres.
A Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Macaé passou a oferecer insulina glargina a crianças e adolescentes de 2 a 17 anos com diabetes tipo 1 e a idosos acima de 70 anos. O conteúdo é publicitário, produzido pela própria prefeitura.
A small NYU Langone study of 10 patients found transcranial ultrasound stimulation briefly reduced delusions in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, with mild side effects.
A Anvisa aprovou o registro de cinco novos injetáveis com semaglutida ou liraglutida para diabetes tipo 2 e obesidade, elevando para 20 as canetas de GLP-1 aprovadas em 2026.
Psoríase, que atinge cerca de 1,3% dos brasileiros, está associada a obesidade, diabetes, hipertensão e doenças cardiovasculares, sobretudo nos casos moderados a graves.
Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke, according to his office. Multiple major outlets report he is awake, alert, and expected to recover.
The Federal Court fined CDA Clinics $6.5M and its director $450K over CBD advertising, rejecting claims that password-protected online content was part of treatment. Health practices face scrutiny of digital patient journeys.
Doctors across India say breast cancer can appear in women as young as 17 and urge young women not to dismiss persistent lumps or breast changes as hormonal. Age alone should not determine whether a change gets evaluated.
The WHO has released target regimen profiles defining minimal and optimal requirements for long-acting injectable tuberculosis prevention and treatment regimens intended to ease adherence burdens.
A Singapore RACES study found 16.7% of higher-risk node-negative HR+/HER2- early breast cancer patients had recurrence or death within seven years, similar to node-positive patients.
A free clinical reference explains the Sgarbossa and Smith-modified Sgarbossa criteria for detecting acute myocardial infarction in left bundle branch block or ventricular paced rhythms.
Un estudio europeo asocia mayor ingesta de vitaminas B2 y B12 con menor riesgo de cáncer de mama, aunque los autores advierten que no demuestra causalidad.
Hong Kong health authorities urged vaccination after a seven-year-old girl with an underlying condition became critically ill with influenza A (H1) complicated by septic shock.
The LITMUS study compared 30 blood biomarkers for fatty liver disease against biopsy results in 1,590 patients. Thrombospondin-2 performed well for significant fibrosis and cirrhosis.
