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Confirmed cases of invasive Haemophilus influenzae across the EU and EEA rose to 5,856 in 2024, continuing a post-pandemic increase driven by the return of typical respiratory…
A new long-term analysis reveals that eating late at night is associated with a 20 percent to 36 percent higher risk of developing fatty liver disease and cirrhosis.
Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine revealed in Nature Aging that age-related declines in a cellular recycling system called chaperone-mediated autophagy allow…
Pennsylvania’s escalating measles outbreak surpassed 1,100 confirmed cases across 41 counties, marking the nation’s largest outbreak in three decades.
Healthy adults released substantially more insulin after consuming an ultraprocessed 300-calorie meal than a whole-food meal matched for identical nutrients and calories…
Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers have developed a flexible, shape-sensing silicone sheet embedded with custom rubber optical fibers that digitally reconstructs its…
Researchers discovered that bacterial immune systems detect viral infections when viral enzymes cleave crucial host sensor molecules.
Oxford Area High School in Chester County, Pennsylvania, closed on Friday, Oct.
By Grace Chen — Board-certified physician and medical writer An 11-year-old boy was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) after presenting with symptoms of an acute…
The 2026-2027 flu season arrived earlier than usual, with health officials urging Americans to get vaccinated as cases surge in regions like California and Utah.
The U.S. National Institutes of Health has awarded a $13.1 million grant to the University of Massachusetts Amherst and collaborators to develop bacterial therapies targeting drug-resistant…
A 28-year-old Russian lab worker died of pneumonia in Siberia, sparking international concern over a potential pneumonic plague outbreak, though Russian officials and the WHO…