Health

Uruguay is expanding its frontier in oncology with a strategic partnership aimed at bringing some of the most sophisticated cancer treatments in existence to the public … Read more

Researchers in Australia have identified a repurposed drug that may offer a breakthrough in treating Parkinson’s disease by clearing toxic protein aggregates from the brain. The … Read more

For decades, the medical community has relied on a predictable arsenal of antibiotics to treat everything from simple strep throat to life-threatening sepsis. But that reliability … Read more

The death of a seven-month-old infant from meningitis in Espírito Santo has highlighted a concerning trend in the state’s public health landscape. This latest fatality brings … Read more

For a teenager with social anxiety, a typical Tuesday in February 2020 was a gauntlet of calculated risks. It was the tension of a chemistry lab … Read more

For decades, the explanation for why we no longer share our forests with dragonflies the size of hawks or millipedes as long as cars has been … Read more

Public health agencies are closely monitoring a group of latest SARS-CoV-2 subvariants, colloquially dubbed the “FLiRT” variants, as they contribute to a rise in coronavirus cases … Read more

When a 56-year-classic woman arrived at the hospital with the sudden onset of neurological deficits, the clinical suspicion was immediate: a stroke. In most cases, physicians … Read more

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has declared that he will not step down from power, framing his leadership as a mandate from the Cuban people rather than … Read more

Most of us have lived through it: the jittery anticipation before a major presentation, the haze of a cross-continental flight, or the restlessness of a high-stakes … Read more

For many expecting parents, the first few weeks of pregnancy are defined by a mixture of excitement and intense scrutiny over every medical data point. When … Read more