Category: 6. Health

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has once again issued a stark health warning. Gates emphasise that despite the monumental progress in the fight against polio, the world remains vulnerable until the disease is completely eradicated. Speaking at…

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With age comes a natural decline in cognitive function, even among otherwise healthy adults without dementia. A new study finds that a cognitive training program may boost production of a brain chemical that plays a role in memory and attention.

Nurse Rod Salaysay works with all kinds of instruments in the hospital: a thermometer, a stethoscope and sometimes his guitar and ukulele.

In the recovery unit of UC San Diego Health, Salaysay helps patients manage pain…

Breast cancer remains the most common cancer among women worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2024, around 2.4 million women were diagnosed with breast cancer globally, and approximately 685,000 women died from the…

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But Hartmann sees this as less of a concern for people who do live together. “People who live together share a higher proportion of the microbes in their mouth than people who don’t,” she says. “I doubt this is driven by such an indirect route as…

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