Health

Dominic Hughes Global Health Correspondent Getty Images The study examines the impact of emergency vaccine roll-outs for five major infectious diseases, including Ebola Emergency vaccination programmes – rolled out in response to outbreaks of five major diseases – are believed to have reduced deaths by around 60% over a period of 23 years, according to a new study. A similar …

Thousands could be at risk of suffering from a chronic disease this summer simply by skipping the doctor, research has suggested. About 476,000 people are diagnosed with Lyme disease in the US every year, an infection caught from tick bites that causes muscle pain, brain fog and fatigue. But new research from Oregon found that only 35 percent of patients who …

Humans in all nations and culture chase youth. In 2024 alone, global spending on anti-aging products was roughly $74 billion. But what if the key to slower aging and longer life hides in psilocybin, the compound found in psychedelic mushrooms? This sounds strange. Yet science now says it might be true. Researchers at Emory University made a surprising …

Credit: MotivateBootCamp. In recent years, the popularity of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy has soared so dramatically that they’ve inspired new vocabulary, spurred global shortages, and prompted moral debates. Prescription growth hit 13% in just three months, with 2 million Americans now using the drug. Marketed as “miracle drugs,” these medications, part of a class called GLP-1 receptor agonists, …

Emily Haley inherited her father’s fair complexion, and was diligent all her life about wearing SPF on her face and body.  She knew skin cancer was a possibility, given her parents’ history of skin cancer, but when a strange spot appeared on her forehead, she thought it was a pimple. The spot appeared a little over a year ago and lasted …

The magic number shows up on smartwatches, fitness apps and office step challenges. For many, hitting 10,000 steps in a day has become a marker of good health — a goal that prompts post-dinner walks, lunchtime laps around the block and a reason to park a little farther away. While the target is widely embraced by doctors and their patients, …

Our desks keep us glued to chairs for hours, yet our bodies keep score. After meals, our blood sugar spikes, particularly if we remain sedentary. Two fresh studies have now analyzed the respective benefits of walking and doing squats, in terms of their ability to lower those glucose surges. One test pitted simple body‑weight squats against walking sessions of different …

Want to remember things better as you get older? The secret might be surprisingly simple: focus on feeling good. Recent research involving over 10,000 people aged 50 and above has found that people with higher wellbeing perform better on memory tests as they age. The study, which followed participants for 16 years, checked their wellbeing and memory every two years. …

Mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus have been identified in Oregon for the first time this year, according to the Oregon Health Authority. Three pools — groups of up to 50 mosquitoes — tested positive for the virus in eastern Oregon’s Malheur County. No cases of people contracting the virus in Oregon have been reported so far to federal health …

Making exercise a regular habit can be difficult for many people. A new study suggests that tailoring it to your personality might help. You’re more likely to make exercise a habit if you enjoy doing it. Establishing new habits is hard (to say the least). It takes mindset work and consistent practice to make any new habit stick. But there …