Study Links Sweet Foods and Antibiotics to Gut Imbalance
Researchers analyzing hospital meal records from 173 cancer patients receiving stem cell transplants discovered that consuming sweet foods during antibiotic treatment is…
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Congo Ebola Death Toll Surpasses 4,000 as Treatment Center Burns
Congo’s Ebola outbreak surpassed 4,000 deaths, as health authorities struggle to contain the Bundibugyo strain amid escalating violence in Ituri province.
Francis Crick Institute Researchers Reveal How Inflammation Awakens Dormant Cancer Cells
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have discovered that inflammation from infections or injuries elsewhere in the body can reactivate dormant breast cancer cells hidden in…
US Health Officials Urge Seasonal Vaccinations by End of October
Health officials and medical societies across the United States are urging adults and children to receive their seasonal immunizations by the end of October as respiratory illness…
Sandra Vukusic Wins 2026 Rachel Horne Prize for MS Research
French neurologist Professor Sandra Vukusic won the 2026 Rachel Horne Prize for her contributions to multiple sclerosis research, focusing on women’s health and pregnancy.
UNC Study Finds Oxalate May Fuel Gut Inflammation in IBD Patients
Researchers at the University of North Carolina discovered that oxalate, a natural compound found in healthy foods like spinach and almonds, may worsen intestinal inflammation in…
One in Nine Older US Cannabis Users May Have Cannabis Use Disorder
More than 11 percent of adults aged 65 and older who reported using cannabis in the past year meet clinical criteria for cannabis use disorder, according to a University of…
UCLA Researchers Model General Anesthesia Using Human Brain Assembloids
Researchers at UCLA have used human stem cell-derived brain assembloids to recreate the electrical shifts and synchronized slow brain waves produced by general anesthesia.
Yogyakarta Health Department Confirms 24 Influenza A Cases
The Yogyakarta Health Department, known as Dinas Kesehatan (Dinkes) Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta (DIY), has recorded 24 confirmed cases of Influenza A through hospital-based…
MSF Staff Member Evacuated to Netherlands After Contracting Ebola
A Doctors Without Borders staff member working on the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has tested positive for the Bundibugyo virus.
University at Buffalo Researchers Grow Salivary Gland Mini-Organs
Patients with severe chronic dry mouth caused by radiation therapy and Sjögren’s disease may eventually have access to regenerative treatments after University at Buffalo…
Global Experts Rename Polycystic Ovary Syndrome After 14 Years
Following a 14-year global consensus process, polycystic ovary syndrome was officially renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome on May 12, 2026.