For the first time, a rare tick-borne infection has been confirmed in New York. Michael Larkin, 67, was working outdoors in Suffolk county when he was bitten by two lone star ticks, infecting him wi�...
In an effort to treat their daughter’s genetic developmental disorder, parents in China paid respected researchers millions in Chinese yuan, a total of $860,000 USD, for a new treatment that had nev...
Nine-banded armadillos are a common sight across the southern US. You’ll find them digging in flower beds and underneath your porch. Sometimes, unfortunately, they unsuccessfully attempt to cross a...
A young woman from Texas left an urgent warning before she died of melanoma last week. She hopes her story can save others. Alondra Sierra said she was just 19 when she noticed a freckle growing on �...
Millions of American men are on a drug to help with fertility, not knowing they may be “compromising” the very thing they’re trying to protect. That’s what Dr. Justin Dubin, MD, a urologist a...
This study’s a stinker. Researchers decided to find out how frequently we fart in a day, counting the gas passed by 6,400 people across Australia and collecting data on all 360,192 of their toots. ...
Could your spouse’s dementia be contagious? Being married has been shown to help sustain many aspects of health. Married people with heart disease are less likely to have a heart attack or die from...
Working as a deli manager, Rashan Williams needs to lift some heavy boxes. It was while bending over to do that when she would notice something “shift.” It wasn’t painful. But she knew somethin...
Cancer diagnoses worldwide are expected to climb to 35 million annually by 2050, up from 20.6 million in 2024, the World Health Organization said in a new report. Despite major progress in some area�...
Measles only needs a small opening and it got one. For the second year in a row, cases of measles known as the world’s most infectious disease will hit record highs, and 2026 is on track to be sub...