Climate change‑related heat increases the risk of premature birth in 13 countries: New study
Picture a sweltering summer's day. Now imagine enduring the heat while eight months pregnant. Uncomfortable, to say the absolute least.
May 26, 2026
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Common illnesses & Prevention news
Vertigo can carry lasting burden even after successful treatment, seven-year study finds
A new long-term study, published in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, reveals that benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), the most common cause of vertigo, continues to affect patients significantly even years after ...
May 11, 2026
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WHO kicks off annual assembly amid hantavirus, Ebola crises
World Health Organization member states gather for their annual meeting in Geneva Monday amid concern over deadly hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks and uncertainty over announced US and Argentinian withdrawals.
May 18, 2026
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Quarantined Spaniard tests positive for hantavirus: Health ministry
A Spaniard placed under quarantine after partaking in a cruise hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has tested positive, the Spanish Ministry of Health said on Monday.
May 26, 2026
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Gut problems in people with a genetic disorder are not caused by structural problems with the esophagus, study confirms
A study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that persistent and distressing upper gut symptoms experienced by people with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS), are not due to structural problems ...
May 13, 2026
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Why humans care so much about body odor, and what it really tells us
Humans spend a great deal of time trying to smell good. We wash, deodorize and perfume our bodies daily, suggesting body odor must matter. Yet scientifically, the picture is far less straightforward.
May 26, 2026
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Argentines hunting for source of hantavirus outbreak trap rats in southernmost city
Argentine investigators searching for the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise last month were trapping rodents in the forests surrounding the southernmost city of Ushuaia on Tuesday, with the aim of detecting ...
May 20, 2026
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Scientists make surprising discovery and find a possible new ally in the opioid crisis
Scientists at Bowling Green State University recently made a series of discoveries that could have wide-ranging implications for the future of the national opioid crisis. Through a partnership with the Toledo Lucas County ...
May 20, 2026
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MYH9 gene may help explain heart artery plaques more often seen in women
Researchers at UCLA Health have identified a key gene that may help explain why women are more likely than men to develop a certain type of artery plaque linked to heart disease.
May 15, 2026
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Screening modestly reduces prostate cancer deaths, review finds
Blood tests to detect potential signs of prostate cancer likely reduce the risk of dying from prostate cancer, an updated review finds. This is a shift from the previous version of the review, which did not find sufficient ...
May 14, 2026
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