In experiments with mice, researchers found a yeast was linked to irritable bowel disease-like symptoms when left…
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Born and raised in NYC, Ed covers public health, disease, and weird animal science for Gizmodo. He has previously reported for the Atlantic, Vice, Pacific Standard, and Undark Magazine.
Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 Vaccine Will Reportedly Get New Warning Label Over Rare Nerve Condition
Around 100 cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome have been linked to the vaccine, but experts say its benefits still…
Common diseases caused by germs like salmonella and avian influenza have been ruled out so far.
An 8-year-old girl suffered a rare case of lice inhabiting her eyelashes.
Older adults who lost all their teeth had the highest risk, but people who wore dentures appeared to be better…
Several companies, including Moderna, have recently announced the start of clinical trials for the seasonal flu…
The labeling change will limit how many of the 5 million Americans with Alzheimer's disease will have access to the…
The odds of dying from cancer in the U.S. have gotten lower year after year, though it's not clear how the pandemic…
On average, it took 79 days for the elevated resting heart rate of people with covid-19 symptoms to drop back to…
“Patients should have confidence that their treatment plans are based on science, not cozy relationships between Big…
The "hygiene hypothesis," which says that exposure to dirt and germs strengthens our immune system, may be…
Health officials claim the Pfizer vax was only 64% effective at preventing infection from Delta but was still highly…
About one in five pets that lived with a previously infected owner had antibodies themselves, but the animals didn't…
The study, based on misrepresented safety data, argued that vaccines would kill two people for every three lives…
When vaccinated people rarely caught the viral illness, they spent fewer days sick and in bed, the research found.
It's unknown how three people in three states caught the often-fatal tropical disease melioidosis, which isn't…
The CDC's Rochelle Walensky said the agency won't change its guidance on vaccinated people not needing to wear masks…
The awkward injury was surgically repaired and thankfully didn't lead to lasting disability, UK doctors say.
Counties with state prisons were linked to 11% more cases during the pandemic's first wave
The discovery of the bacteria in a 5,000-year-old hunter-gatherer suggests it took time for plague to become the…