Medical News

For decades, the global industry has relied on the belief that common plastics like polyethylene and polystyrene are chemically inert. This perceived stability is precisely why they are so useful…

Federal authorities are deploying a specialized disease detective to Pennsylvania this week in an urgent effort to contain the state’s escalating measles crisis. This scientist, part of the CDC’s elite…

You’ve almost certainly had RSV. Most of us catch it before we turn 2. Usually it feels like a cold: runny nose, cough, maybe a fever. But RSV (short for…

In the final days of 2019, virologists in China were faced with a medical mystery that would soon change the world. Patients arriving with severe pneumonia didn’t match any known…

For Dr. Rachel Brem, the fight against breast cancer began as a childhood mission after her own mother survived a grim prognosis thanks to early detection. Today, as a board…

Most people associate breast cancer detection with searching for a physical lump, but medical experts warn that the first red flags often appear on the surface of the skin. Research…

Pennsylvania is grappling with a worsening public health crisis as state officials confirm a sixth death linked to a persistent measles outbreak. The latest fatality occurred in Franklin County, where…

At Café Soul, a semi-regular party in New York City, $30 buys you a chance to belt R&B hits, sip margaritas from commemorative glasses, try out Awkward Games’ icebreaker cards,…

Governor Kathy Hochul has declared a disaster emergency across New York following a sharp spike in measles cases that has primarily impacted rural regions and bled into neighboring Pennsylvania. With…

Researchers may have uncovered a surprising biological switch that drives the aging process, suggesting that the decay of our bodies starts deep within the brain. A study led by Lige…