A school-age child has died of measles in West Texas, the first death from the disease in a decade in the United States. The child had not been vaccinated against measles, according to the city of Lubbock’s health department. The death, confirmed by Katherine Wells, the Lubbock health department’s director of public health, is part…
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Dozens of passengers aboard a cruise ship that left from Florida have been sickened with norovirus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vessel Sanitation Program. Holland America Line’s Eurodam left Port Everglades, Florida, on Feb. 19, according to the tracking site cruisemapper.com. The cruise is scheduled to last 10 days and make…
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There are a variety of home remedies a person can use to relieve dry skin. Most of the treatments below can be used as moisturizers unless otherwise stated. The best way to use a moisturizer is to apply it liberally to damp skin after a bath and let it soak in. 1. Sunflower seed oil…
Losing weight with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) can be incredibly challenging, but it’s far from impossible. A woman who successfully shed 38 kg despite battling PCOS recently shared her transformative journey on Instagram, highlighting 10 common weight loss mistakes that can hinder progress. While PCOS can make weight loss more difficult due to hormonal imbalances,…
The notices came all weekend, landing in the inboxes of federal scientists, doctors and public health professionals: Your work is no longer needed. At the National Institutes of Health, the nation’s premier biomedical research agency, an estimated 1,200 employees — including promising young investigators slated for larger roles — have been dismissed. At the Centers…
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PUBLISHED February 16, 2025 KARACHI: In a small village in rural Pakistan, a young mother named Shahida* lies on a charpoy, her body wracked with pain as she clutches her swollen abdomen. She has been suffering from severe stomach cramps for days, but with no healthcare facilities nearby, she has been forced to rely on…
A specialist surgeon has been suspended from a world-renowned NHS hospital after children under their care were left with lasting injuries. A review was commissioned at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, after concerns were raised by the surgeon’s colleagues in October. Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said an independent expert found operations involving nine children fell…
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A test tube labelled “Mpox virus positive” is held in this illustration taken August 20, 2024. — Reuters The World Health Organisation (WHO) reported on Thursday that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reported the first case of clade 1b mpox in the country. The case was reported on February 7 in an adult who recently…
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A new type of bird flu has been detected in a human dairy worker in Nevada. This strain is different from the version that’s been spreading in herds since last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The case was apparently mild, as the Churchill County dairy worker was not hospitalized…
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Trump administration political appointees have taken steps in recent weeks to exert unprecedented influence over the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s flagship medical research publication, the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, multiple federal health officials tell CBS News. The interference included dictating what to cover and withholding studies on the growing bird flu outbreak….
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