health

Post-surgical infections more likely due to skin bacteria than hospital bugs, study finds

Health care providers and patients have traditionally thought that infections patients get while in ...

science | 6 months ago

Climate change a health risk for 70% of world's workers, UN warns

More than 70% of workers around the world face climate change-related health risks, with more than 2...

us | 5 months ago

2 hunters may have died of prion disease from eating contaminated deer meat, researchers say

Researchers have drawn a possible link between the deaths of two hunters in the last couple of years...

us | 5 months ago

Two new malaria vaccines are being rolled out across Africa — how they work and what they promise

Malaria incidents are on the rise. There were 249 million cases of this parasitic disease in 2022, f...

science | 5 months ago

Poultry producers must reduce salmonella levels in certain frozen chicken products, USDA says

Poultry producers will be required to bring salmonella bacteria in certain chicken products to very ...

us | 5 months ago

Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid says he's being treated for Bell's palsy

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Joel Embiid said after the Philadelphia 76ers' win over the New York Knicks Th...

us | 5 months ago

Prosecutors say they will not retry George Alan Kelly, Arizona rancher accused of murder near the US-Mexico border

Prosecutors said Monday they will not retry an Arizona rancher whose trial in the fatal shooting of ...

us | 5 months ago

Justice Dept will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, sources say

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug ...

us | 5 months ago

Pregnancy-related deaths fall to pre-pandemic levels, new CDC data shows

U.S. pregnancy-related deaths have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, new government data suggests....

us | 5 months ago

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signs bill to repeal 1864 ban on most abortions

Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has relegated a Civil War-era ban on most abortions to the past ...

us | 5 months ago

In a first, an orangutan is seen using a medicinal plant to treat injury

An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant— the latest example of ho...

politics | 5 months ago

Denmark to liberalise its abortion law to allow the procedure until 18th week of pregnancy

Denmark's government said May 3 it is relaxing its restrictions on abortion for the first time in 50...

world | 5 months ago

Miss USA Noelia Voigt suddenly resigns, urges people to prioritize mental health

Noelia Voigt, who was crowned Miss USA in 2023, unexpectedly stepped down on Monday and posted a mes...

us | 5 months ago

The price of Kim Kardashian’s Met Gala corset look? Guts, lungs, heart

Kim Kardashian has served up controversial Met Gala looks for over a decade. Every year, her waist s...

science | 5 months ago

New breast cancer genes found in women of African ancestry, may improve risk assessment

Twelve breast cancer genes identified in women of African ancestry in a large study published on Mon...

science | 5 months ago

The use of AI in drug development | Explained

Drug development is an expensive and time-consuming process. However, the advent of Artificial Intel...

technology | 4 months ago