The WHO sounded the alarm over surging drug-resistant infections, warning that one in six lab-confirmed bacterial cases worldwide in 2023 defied antibiotics. Resistance increased in over 40% of monitored drugs. Globally, over 40% of E. coli and 55% of K. pneumoniae infections now resist third-generation cephalosporins, the first-choice treatment. Surveillance...
After years of tinnitus, fatigue, high blood pressure and muscle spasms following a tick bite, Oliver Moazzezi turned to AI for answers when doctors suggested anxiety. The tool pointed to Lyme disease; a private antibody test was positive, and treatment has eased some symptoms. He feels vindicated yet frustrated with...
Doctors warn common habits—sedentary work, processed meals, smoking, short sleep, and skipped checkups—are elevating U.S. stroke risk. High blood pressure is the chief driver of ischemic (87%) and hemorrhagic (13%) strokes. American Heart Association data show over-50 declines since the 1990s have plateaued and then risen, while total cases are...
After a diagnosis of rare brain and spine cancer, 14-year-old Sam Lane helped assemble a Lego MRI set at Boston Children's Hospital, a tool now easing other kids' fears. Lego said Monday that more than 1 million children worldwide have used the sets, and research found 96% of healthcare professionals...
South Carolina health officials say at least 153 unvaccinated students from two Spartanburg County schools—Global Academy of South Carolina and Fairforest Elementary—are quarantined for 21 days after measles exposures. The outbreak has reached at least eight cases, with 11 measles cases reported statewide this year. Nationally, the U.S. has logged...
With a Texas outbreak declared over nearly two months ago, measles is still spreading nationwide: the CDC has confirmed 1,563 cases this year, the most in more than three decades. Dr. Paul Offit says the true toll may approach 5,000. South Carolina has quarantined more than 150 unvaccinated students after...
A UC Irvine study published in Nature Metabolism reports that inulin, a fiber in onions, garlic, and artichokes, reshapes gut bacteria to consume dietary fructose in the small intestine before it reaches the liver. Researchers led by Cholsoon Jang found that priming microbes with inulin prevented fructose spillover, reduced fat...
After intermittent left-eye pain, Allison Dashow was ultimately diagnosed with choroidal melanoma, a rare eye cancer affecting six in one million Americans annually. A second opinion led her to plaque brachytherapy on June 30, 2022; six months later, doctors deemed the tumor dead and she remains NED, though she now...
A preliminary study presented at the ECNP Congress suggests an EEG could flag who is prone to antidepressant‑related sexual problems. Using the LDAEP biomarker, researchers found lower measures predicted orgasmic dysfunction after eight weeks of escitalopram with 87% accuracy in 90 unmedicated adults (average age 27, mostly female). The noninvasive,...
Dietitians say shell color doesn’t change what’s inside: brown and white eggs are nutritionally identical. The hue simply reflects the hen’s breed—hens with red or brown feathers lay brown eggs—and those bigger birds eat more, which can make brown eggs costlier. Regardless of labels like cage-free or organic, the nutrient...
