Prenatal Zika exposure may trigger vision, hearing and social changes despite seemingly healthy births

by Jenn Bal,University of Wisconsin-MadisonThe Zika virus, spread by mosquitoes such as the Aedes aegypti above, is known to cause severe birth defects. A new study explored why 30% of babies born wit

Updated on: August 01,2026

Prenatal Zika exposure may trigger vision, hearing and social changes despite seemingly healthy births

by Jenn Bal,University of Wisconsin-MadisonThe Zika virus, spread by mosquitoes such as the Aedes aegypti above, is known to cause severe birth defects. A new study explored why 30% of babies born wit

Updated on:August 01,2026

Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo reach 282 as survivors describe their recoveries

by Justin KabumbaDirector General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, right, shakes hands with Ezo Etienne, a health worker who recovered from Ebola in Bunia, Congo, Su

Updated on: July 17,2026

Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo reach 282 as survivors describe their recoveries

by Justin KabumbaDirector General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, right, shakes hands with Ezo Etienne, a health worker who recovered from Ebola in Bunia, Congo, Su

Updated on:July 17,2026

PFAS leave fingerprints in your blood—researchers are beginning to read these clues

by Carrie McDonough,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainVirtually every living thing on Earth, fromPatagonian penguinstonewborn human babies, has been touched by the synthetic chemicals known asp

Updated on: July 06,2026

PFAS leave fingerprints in your blood—researchers are beginning to read these clues

by Carrie McDonough,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainVirtually every living thing on Earth, fromPatagonian penguinstonewborn human babies, has been touched by the synthetic chemicals known asp

Updated on:July 06,2026

MMR vaccines provide long-lasting protection against measles transmission

by Finnish Institute for Health and WelfareCredit: Thirdman from PexelsSustained herd immunity against measles in Finland suggests the measles-mumps-rubella, or MMR, vaccine provides long-term protect

Updated on: July 29,2026

MMR vaccines provide long-lasting protection against measles transmission

by Finnish Institute for Health and WelfareCredit: Thirdman from PexelsSustained herd immunity against measles in Finland suggests the measles-mumps-rubella, or MMR, vaccine provides long-term protect

Updated on:July 29,2026

New study highlights maternal-fetal TORCH infection risk

byAmerican Society for MicrobiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe TORCH complex is a group of pathogens that can cause infections with mild or silent symptoms in an expecting mother, but in a developing

Updated on: August 03,2026

New study highlights maternal-fetal TORCH infection risk

byAmerican Society for MicrobiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe TORCH complex is a group of pathogens that can cause infections with mild or silent symptoms in an expecting mother, but in a developing

Updated on:August 03,2026

New study urges earlier detection of Valley Fever as cases climb

by Lorena Anderson, University of CaliforniaAyomidamope Adebiyi, a board-certified family nurse practitioner and clinical lead at UC Merced's Occupational Health Services department, has taken the

Updated on: August 03,2026

New study urges earlier detection of Valley Fever as cases climb

by Lorena Anderson, University of CaliforniaAyomidamope Adebiyi, a board-certified family nurse practitioner and clinical lead at UC Merced's Occupational Health Services department, has taken the

Updated on:August 03,2026

Up to half of life-threatening kidney disease cases remain undiagnosed, experts reveal

byUniversity of GlasgowCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSignificant underdiagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD), now the ninth leading cause of death globally, is endangering millions of patients

Updated on: July 13,2026

Up to half of life-threatening kidney disease cases remain undiagnosed, experts reveal

byUniversity of GlasgowCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSignificant underdiagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD), now the ninth leading cause of death globally, is endangering millions of patients

Updated on:July 13,2026

Immune barrier may explain why mRNA shots struggle to block nasal infection

byUniversity of SurreyCredit: Picas Joe from PexelsA consistent biological barrier that stops the immune system from making the antibodies most needed to protect the nose and throat from respiratory v

Updated on: July 19,2026

Immune barrier may explain why mRNA shots struggle to block nasal infection

byUniversity of SurreyCredit: Picas Joe from PexelsA consistent biological barrier that stops the immune system from making the antibodies most needed to protect the nose and throat from respiratory v

Updated on:July 19,2026

Ebola cases in Congo near 300 as more joyful stories from recovered medical workers emerge

by Justin KabumbaDirector General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, right, shakes hands with Ezo Etienne, a health worker who recovered from Ebola in Bunia, Congo, Su

Updated on: July 14,2026

Ebola cases in Congo near 300 as more joyful stories from recovered medical workers emerge

by Justin KabumbaDirector General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, right, shakes hands with Ezo Etienne, a health worker who recovered from Ebola in Bunia, Congo, Su

Updated on:July 14,2026

Predicting the financial strain of cancer

by Hayley Kamin,Medical University of South CarolinaCredit: www.kaboompics.com from PexelsResearchers at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center have developed a machine learning tool to identify cancer patients

Updated on: July 23,2026

Predicting the financial strain of cancer

by Hayley Kamin,Medical University of South CarolinaCredit: www.kaboompics.com from PexelsResearchers at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center have developed a machine learning tool to identify cancer patients

Updated on:July 23,2026

How digital platforms and policy shifts reshape GLP-1 affordability

by JMIR PublicationsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA News and Perspectives report on emerging pharmaceutical access models in the United States has been published in theJournal of Medical Internet

Updated on: July 21,2026

How digital platforms and policy shifts reshape GLP-1 affordability

by JMIR PublicationsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA News and Perspectives report on emerging pharmaceutical access models in the United States has been published in theJournal of Medical Internet

Updated on:July 21,2026

Maternal RSV vaccine cuts infant hospitalizations by 70%, study shows

byUniversity of PittsburghCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA study led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC published inJAMA Network Open, found that vaccination against respirator

Updated on: July 23,2026

Maternal RSV vaccine cuts infant hospitalizations by 70%, study shows

byUniversity of PittsburghCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA study led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC published inJAMA Network Open, found that vaccination against respirator

Updated on:July 23,2026