Health

The proliferation of difficult-to-treat bacterial diseases represents a growing threat, according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Report. The report reveals that, between 2018 and 2023, antibiotic resistance increased by more than 40 percent in monitored pathogen-drug combinations, with an average annual increase of 5-15 percent. According to data reported by more than 100 countries to …

Pigs that are resistant to a deadly viral disease have been created by scientists at Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute. The gene-edited animals remained healthy when exposed to classical swine fever (CSF), a highly contagious and often fatal disease. The virus was eradicated in the UK in 1966, but there have been several outbreaks since and it continues to pose a major …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The most widely used COVID-19 vaccines may offer a surprise benefit for some cancer patients – revving up their immune systems to help fight tumors. People with advanced lung or skin cancer who were taking certain immunotherapy drugs lived substantially longer if they also got a Pfizer or Moderna shot within 100 days of starting treatment, according …

How to Do It is Slate’s sex advice column. Have a question? Send it to Jessica and Rich here. It’s anonymous! Dear How to Do It, My girlfriend loves to have sex after I get home very sweaty from the gym. This should be a good thing. Wrong! I can’t stop feeling insecure about how much I must smell and how gross I …

A woman suffering from crippling depression and anxiety was found to have the world’s deadliest disease ravaging her entire body. The 43-year-old from Massachusetts was admitted to the psychiatric ward at Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital with severe depression and plans to commit suicide by overdosing on medication. She had several severe stressors in her life, including bipolar disorder, domestic violence, …

Certain cancers are becoming a bigger problem for just about everyone. New research shows cases of several obesity-related cancers have been rising across the globe and across different age groups. Scientists in the UK examined cancer surveillance data spanning 15 years from dozens of countries, including the U.S. They found that, in most countries, several cancer types had increased in …

A fitness trend has people donning extra pounds — in the form of a weighted vest — in order to intensify their workout. But is it safe?  Weighted vests can help in burning more calories and improving heart workload, but caution is advised, especially for those with health conditions, CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook said on “CBS Mornings …

A mum who tragically died from advanced bowel cancer earlier this year urged people to be aware of the symptoms of the disease in the final months of her life. Krystal Maeyke, 39, passed away on 5 July, more than two years after she first began to notice signs that something wasn’t quite right with her health. But as she …

The federal government shutdown has brought respiratory virus surveillance to a halt at the national level, leaving local governments, health systems and the general public with critical blind spots as the season starts to ramp up. Key federal reports on flu, Covid-19 and RSV haven’t been updated in nearly a month, even as virus activity picks up. These viruses kill …

If you’re American, there’s a chance you just became ‘obese’ overnight without actually gaining any weight – yes, really. As per a Centres for Disease Control and Prevention 2024 report, more than 2 in 5 US adults are classified as obese, and that number could be set to skyrocket following new health guidance. This is because the criteria for diagnosing …