Category: 6. Health

A deadly, drug-resistant fungus is extending its tendrils around the world. Research out this month finds that the public health threat of Candida auris has steadily climbed over time.

Researchers reviewed the scientific…

If you’re thinking of plopping your infant in front of a screen to get some peace and quiet, you might want to reconsider – higher screen exposure in infancy was linked to longer decision times later on and higher anxiety symptoms in the teenage…

Relative to uninfected control patients, those hospitalized with acute respiratory infections (ARIs) due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) or influenza were at substantially higher adjusted risk for all-cause death, heart attack, exacerbation…

Through December 10, the world has seen more than 500,000 chikungunya cases worldwide, with almost 300,000 in the Americas region alone, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported in a risk assessment yesterday.

With a…