Shigella can spread through sexual contact as well as contaminated food and water. UK surveillance shows high resistance levels in sexually linked isolates, raising concern over treatment options.
Marty Vergel Baes
Oct 08, 2026
The CDC is monitoring an unconfirmed suspected pneumonic plague case in Russia's Irkutsk region after a laboratory worker died; no wider transmission is reported.
Regyl Jaen
Oct 07, 2026
Ms Rachel donation: see how a family's fundraiser in the Philippines leapt from $5 to its goal in a day, and how the child is recovering.
Christian Nogot Puno
Oct 07, 2026
The United States is facing its worst measles outbreak in decades, with more than 3,800 cases nationwide, deaths in Pennsylvania and growing concern over declining vaccination rates.
Kate Flores Denolang
Oct 06, 2026
New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a statewide measles disaster emergency as rural upstate cases reached 108 and the US outbreak hit its worst level in 35 years.
Jim Manzon
Oct 06, 2026
A peer-reviewed analysis suggests sepsis was substantially under-recorded among US COVID-19 deaths in 2020, highlighting gaps in diagnosis, classification and death-certificate coding.
Bernadette B. Tixon
Oct 05, 2026
Bedbug sightings on Southeastern trains prompted cancellations and inspections, raising commuter concerns about bites, home infestations and the lasting psychological impact of exposure
Kate Flores Denolang
Oct 05, 2026
Donald Trump said he takes aspirin daily because he feels he needs it psychologically, while acknowledging that doctors have reportedly advised him to switch to a lower dose.
Francis Miñoza
Oct 05, 2026
Siberian lab technician dies after reported pneumonic plague incident; authorities quarantine hospitals and monitor nearly 200 people, but plague is unconfirmed.
Niloy Chakrabarti
Oct 05, 2026
Siberia plague scare: Rospotrebnadzor says a laboratory worker near Irkutsk died of pneumonia of unknown cause, with nearly 200 contacts under observation and test results negative so far.
Christian Nogot Puno
Oct 05, 2026
Explore the Goldwater Rule, which bars American Psychiatric Association clinicians from offering professional opinions on public figures they have not examined. Learn its origins and limits.
Christian Nogot Puno
Oct 05, 2026
Bruce Willis reportedly communicates only minimally following his frontotemporal dementia diagnosis, while his family supports his care, maintains regular contact and advocates for dementia research.
Rose Enecio
Oct 03, 2026
Steve Kang says a 1998 drug-related medical crisis led to a terrifying experience he interpreted as hell. Researchers stress that personal accounts do not scientifically prove an afterlife.
Marty Vergel Baes
Sep 30, 2026
An analysis of newly released CDC survey data suggests lower reported LGB identification among younger US high-school students, while researchers caution that the results do not explain the change.
Bernadette B. Tixon
Sep 28, 2026
Why do planes make people horny? Learn what sex researchers say about engine vibration, sleep, and escaping daily routine, after Zara Larsson quizzed fans.
Christian Nogot Puno
Sep 24, 2026
Eli Lilly says 700,000 US seniors started GLP-1 treatment through Medicare's Bridge scheme, with taxpayers covering about $195 per patient each month.
Stephanie Cruz
Sep 24, 2026
An umbrella review covering more than three million participants found that evidence does not establish a causal link between prenatal paracetamol exposure and autism or ADHD.
Bernadette B. Tixon
Sep 23, 2026
French actor and theatre director Arnaud Denis warned of inadequate care for people with ME/CFS in a final post published before his euthanasia in Belgium.
Aiza Moraña
Sep 23, 2026
Dolph Lundgren says he considered assisted suicide after receiving a two- to three-year cancer prognosis, before a second opinion led to treatment that left him with no evidence of disease.
Nobelle Borines
Sep 22, 2026
Hundreds of lawsuits against Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly allege their GLP-1 drugs caused NAION, a rare eye condition associated with sudden, potentially permanent vision loss.
Chelsie Napiza
Sep 22, 2026
