Category: 6. Health

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reissued a Level 2 travel notice, advising travelers to practice enhanced precautions due to the ongoing Chikungunya fever outbreak in Guangdong Province,…

The U.S. childhood immunization schedule, the grid of colored bars pediatricians share with parents, recommends a set of vaccines given from birth through adolescence to prevent a range of serious infections. The basic structure has been in…

Seattle — Dec. 18, 2025 — Fred Hutch Cancer Center researchers have developed a new tool that enables anyone to immediately assess their colorectal cancer risk online. Called MyGeneRisk, the free, web-based calculator allows users to…

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WASHINGTON and DALLAS, Dec. 18, 2025 — The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association, along with several other leading medical…

Antibiotic resistance is a growing global health crisis(opens in new window) that makes common infections harder to treat and puts many medical procedures at risk. Now, Carnegie Mellon University researchers have…

Patients with depression are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease, and a new study suggests that stress may help explain why.

Research from Harvard-affiliated Mass General Brigham indicates that the increased risk is driven by…

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — A new retrospective study published in the International Urogynecology Journal (DOI: 10.1007/s00192-025-06209-8) by researchers at Allegheny Health Network’s (AHN) Women’s…

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The multifidus muscle is widely recognized as a crucial stabilizer of the spinal joints, and its condition is often implicated in various lumbar disorders, including low back pain, lumbar disc herniation, and issues with…

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Melioidosis is a little-known tropical disease now seen as an emerging global public health threat. The disease is caused by…