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.
Um menino de 11 anos no Canadá morreu de raiva após acordar com um morcego na boca durante férias em Ontário. O caso, ocorrido em 2024, foi publicado em junho no Canadian Medical Association Journal e destaca os riscos do contato com morcegos.
Researchers have identified CD8+ T cell antigens that work across malaria stages and species, potentially enabling development of a universal vaccine against the disease.
Delegado presidencial del Maule encabeza reunión para fortalecer atención de urgencias en Hospital Regional de Talca ante aumento esperado de enfermedades respiratorias en invierno.
El Hospital de Rengo recibe al Dr. Claudio Navarrete, destacado endoscopista, quien se incorporará oficialmente en agosto para fortalecer procedimientos complejos y reducir listas de espera.
Researchers demonstrate that hantaviruses can be rapidly inactivated using heat, UV, and common chemical reagents, while also showing concerning environmental stability at low temperatures that could enable prolonged transmission.
El Ministerio de Salud peruano invita a establecimientos de primer nivel a participar en concurso de videos cortos sobre implementación del Modelo Integrado HEARTS para control de enfermedades no transmisibles.
Researchers demonstrate that restoring cortical disinhibition through targeted neural activation significantly improves motor and cognitive symptoms in Huntington's disease models, offering a novel therapeutic approach.
Researchers developed a dual-targeting CAR-T cell therapy using GPNMB to attack both glioblastoma tumors and their supporting myeloid cells, offering a new immunotherapy approach for this aggressive brain cancer.
Researchers analyzing decades-old hospital samples traced how Acinetobacter baumannii evolved antibiotic resistance in waves, becoming a dominant global threat by 2005. The bacterium acquired key resistance genes that made it increasingly difficult to treat.
El CERN apagó el Gran Colisionador de Hadrones para una modernización de cuatro años que lo convertirá en el LHC de Alta Luminosidad, multiplicando colisiones y datos para explorar misterios del universo.
Revisão de estudos clínicos encontra indícios de que o quiabo pode melhorar marcadores de colesterol e inflamação em diabéticos, mas pesquisadores alertam que não substitui medicamentos.
Actor Danny Glover has publicly disclosed his Alzheimer's disease diagnosis at age 79, sharing his experience and emphasizing that life continues despite the condition.
A dozen young Afghan migrants told the BBC they were beaten by Turkish border guards, stripped, and abandoned in sub-zero temperatures, resulting in at least 20 deaths and 11 survivors losing limbs to frostbite.
Hospital Regional Dr. Abelardo Santos divulga orientações preventivas para o verão paraense, intensificado pelo El Niño, abordando proteção solar, hidratação e cuidados especiais com gestantes, crianças e pacientes renais.
Pesquisa sueca de 15 anos mostra que padrões alimentares saudáveis, especialmente dietas com baixo potencial inflamatório, reduzem em até 30% o risco de demência, mesmo em pessoas com biomarcadores de Alzheimer.
A week after devastating twin earthquakes killed 2,295 Venezuelans, doctors warn of cascading medical crises from untreated wounds and infectious diseases amid a healthcare system already crippled by years of economic collapse and mass physician emigration.
Hospital da Mulher de Feira de Santana intensifica campanhas de vacinação BCG em recém-nascidos, destacando proteção contra tuberculose grave e formas severas da doença.
West Nile virus cases confirmed in Mississippi and Tennessee as health officials issue mosquito warnings to residents in affected counties.
H5N1 bird flu outbreaks continue across 12 US states, with backyard chickens accounting for 37% of active cases. A poultry farmer describes the trauma of culling his entire flock amid renewed outbreak fears.
Observatório Europeu do Sul alerta que 1,7 milhões de satélites planejados representam ameaça existencial à astronomia, comprometendo observações do céu escuro e inviabilizando pesquisas astronômicas.
The CDC is investigating a Cyclospora parasitic outbreak spreading across 17 U.S. states, causing severe gastrointestinal illness. Health officials are working to identify the contaminated food source.
An 11-year-old boy in Ontario died from rabies after waking with a bat on his face, marking the first locally acquired case in the province since 1967. The case underscores how rabies can be fatal even without visible bite marks.
US measles cases exceed 2,100 and are on track for the highest annual total in 35 years, with public health experts warning that preventable spread is occurring due to declining vaccination rates and containment obstacles.
Uganda has identified an isolated case of Marburg virus, complicating the region's ongoing Ebola response where deaths have exceeded 400. The Africa CDC confirmed the finding as health authorities manage dual viral threats.
