Scientists in China believe they've discovered a novel tickborne germ that can infect and sicken people, dubbed the Wetland virus.
Aaron James has remained healthy since the historic procedure: "I’m pretty much back to being a normal guy."
The researchers hope their discovery could result in treatments that make flu and allergy seasons less miserable.
Scientists have developed a gel-based version of semaglutide that could reduce how often people need to take it.
The family of 70-year-old William Bryan is suing over what they say was a deadly organ mix-up.
The theory that holding a radiation-emitting device to your ear for hours could cause cancer certainly feels true, but decades of study has found no link.
Health officials in Oxford, Massachusetts, voted unanimously to enact a voluntary curfew until the year's first hard frost, after a local resident was hospitalized with the Eastern equine encephalitis virus.
Scientists in Germany have shown that chlamydia bacteria can successfully infect the human gut, at least in the lab.
Scientists have found evidence that high-risk HPV infections can kill men's sperm cells and impair their fertility.
Two large-scale phase III trials have found that Bayer's elinzanetant can safely and effectively reduce hot flashes, paving the road to FDA approval.
Higher flexibility correlated with a lower risk of dying early in middle-aged people.
The tiny, omnipresent pieces of plastic are linked to a wide array of health problems in humans and animals.
GLP-1 drugs are effective weight loss tools, but exactly how they work is still mysterious.
A new study gives more details on how fasting works.
Dozens of people across 21 states have recently been sickened by Salmonella bacteria tied to small turtles, the CDC reports.
I'm pretty sure losing part of someone's head betrays the Hippocratic oath.
Compared to bacteria, fungi are much harder to kill once they take root in the body.
The FDA has just authorized the first at-home, over-the-counter test for syphilis, developed by NOWDiagnostics.
Doctors in Iran describe a rare form of synesthesia triggered by orgasm and certain kinds of pain.
Researchers have detected the first case of Thelazia callipaeda infection in a Pennsylvania black bear—a troubling sign that the worm has established a foothold in North America.
