Category: 6. Health

During World War II, Sweden was officially neutral, but life at home was anything but untouched by the conflict. A new study from Stockholm University shows that the war years fundamentally changed Swedish thoughts about sexual…

Published, peer-reviewed research shows a patent-pending, virus-mimicking platform technology developed at Purdue University improves upon traditional methods of targeting bladder cancer cells with messenger RNA (mRNA)…

Vaccines are a vital tool that save millions of lives every year. Concerningly, the United States is cutting funding for a key organization that saves lives around the world through…

It’s 7:45 am. You grab a takeaway coffee from your local cafe, wrap your hands around the warm cup, take a sip, and head to the office.

To most of us, that cup feels harmless – just a convenient tool for caffeine delivery. However, if that…

Taking paracetamol in pregnancy does not increase the chance that the child will be autistic, or have ADHD or an intellectual disability, a “gold standard” review of the evidence has found.

The findings debunk Donald Trump’s claims last…

CIDRAP news story

16 January 2025 — A $1.6 million vaccine study in the small West African nation of Guinea-Bissau — announced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month — has caused concerns and confusion from the very…

Two new analyses, one from France and one from China, suggest that seasonal influenza vaccination provided moderate protection during the early months of the 2025–26 flu season, despite the rapid spread of influenza A(H3N2) subclade K viruses,…

Amazon is testing workers at its Coventry warehouse for tuberculosis after an outbreak of the lung disease.

A handful of workers from the site were found to have contagious tuberculosis (TB) last year, prompting the UK Health Security Agency…