Uganda declares end of 6th Ebola outbreak Uganda declared the end of an Ebola virus outbreak Saturday, which has killed at least two people in the east African nation since late January. Apr 26, 2025 0 20
The US has nearly 900 measles cases, and 10 states have active outbreaks. Here's what to know With one-fifth of states seeing active measles outbreaks, the U.S. is nearing 900 cases, according to figures posted Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Apr 26, 2025 0 25
Genetic medicine can leave people with rare mutations behind. But there's new hope Emily Kramer-Golinkoff can't get enough oxygen with each breath. Advanced cystic fibrosis makes even simple things like walking or showering arduous and exhausting. Apr 26, 2025 0 16
New Medicare program could dramatically improve affordability for cancer drugs—if patients enroll Even for patients covered by Medicare, annual out-of-pocket costs for lifesaving cancer treatments taken in pill form have often exceeded $10,000—until recently. Thanks to changes in Medicare Part D introduced by the Inflation ... Apr 26, 2025 0 24
Computational analysis links blood RNA patterns to ALS diagnosis and prognosis Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disease that destroys the nerves necessary for movement. About 30,000 people in the United States are affected, and doctors still don't know what causes it. To lay the groundwork for ... Apr 26, 2025 0 19
Study offers new hope for babies born with opioid withdrawal syndrome As the opioid crisis continues, the number of babies born with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS)—a condition that affects infants whose mothers used opioids during pregnancy—has risen 5-fold over the past 20 years. ... Apr 26, 2025 0 43
Aging reimagined: Study finds immune resilience counters key drivers of disease, mortality What if, rather than focusing solely on the drivers of disease (pathogenesis), we also explored the factors sustaining our health—the concept of salutogenesis (derived from Salus (health) in Roman mythology)? Apr 26, 2025 0 41
Loss of empathy is a key problem in people with frontotemporal dementia—here's what's happening in the brain Frontotemporal dementia has gained significant attention in recent years after the family of actor Bruce Willis announced in 2023 that he had been diagnosed with the condition. A year later, it was revealed that US chat show ... Apr 26, 2025 0 43
