Health

In an age of vaccine skepticism, parents trust pediatricians most  The Washington Post Opinion | Parents, Doctors and Vaccines for Children  The New York Times Nevada child vaccine rates continue decline, raising herd immunity concerns  The Nevada Independent Opinion: How to contain the viral spread of vaccine disinformation  STLtoday.com Even small drops in vaccination rates for US children can lead to disease outbreaks  Gavi, the …

Getting older doesn’t automatically mean slowing down. Sure, your body changes, but aging well isn’t about defying time—it’s about maintaining function, flexibility, and strength where it counts. And here’s the thing: when we talk about fitness after 60, most people focus on how much they can lift or how fast they can walk. But there’s a better measure—the quality of …

Coyotes with rare genetic mutation could be expanding in the Bay Area  SFGATE Source link

Asian Longhorned Tick Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Kansas Department of Agriculture The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) are alerting the public to the first known occurrence of the Asian longhorned tick (ALHT), Haemaphysalis longicornis, in Kansas. KDHE identified the ALHT after it was found on a dog in Franklin …

Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.co.uk  By LAURA PARKIN, SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER Published: 09:20, 10 October 2025 | Updated: 13:45, 10 October 2025 Demi Lovato flashed her toned midriff as she led the stars attending the first-ever National PrEP Day in Los Angeles on Thursday.  The singer, 33, was joined at the event by Cardi B, 32, who is pregnant with …

Cohort selection The TwinsUK study contains around 16,000 participants. From a preselection of 4,800 donors, we invited 1,796 to participate based on several criteria, receiving buccal swabs from 1,236 donors (Extended Data Fig. 2a). The use of these samples was approved initially by the North West Research Ethics Committee (REC 19/NW/0187 and REC 24/NW/0106), and informed consent was provided by …

17 Chronically Ill People Share The Shocking Misdiagnoses That Nearly Cost Them Their Lives  BuzzFeed Source link

Summary: Chronic pain affects nearly 50 million Americans, yet new research reveals the brain may have an internal switch that can turn it down. Scientists identified a group of neurons in the brainstem that regulate long-term pain by integrating signals related to hunger, fear, and thirst. When survival needs take priority, these neurons dampen pain through neuropeptide Y signaling, suggesting …

Androgenetic alopecia, also known as male pattern baldness or female pattern hair loss, is one of the most widespread causes of hair thinning in both men and women. While topical minoxidil is an approved therapy, its limited ability to dissolve in water and penetrate the skin reduces its effectiveness. Researchers reporting in Advanced Healthcare Materials have found that stevioside, a …

A deadly measles outbreak in Texas ended in August, but outbreaks in other parts of the United States continue to add hundreds of new measles cases to this year’s record national total. There have been an average of 27 new measles cases reported each week since the end of August, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control …