The Latest Breaking News on Health

Woman quarantined in India tests negative for Ebola

A 28-year-old Ugandan woman who sparked an Ebola scare in India after being put in quarantine has tested negative for the deadly virus.

AAP · May 27

A trainer wants you to try this five-minute glute workout to build lower-body strength

And you don’t need any equipment

Fit & Well · May 27

'Game-changing' diabetes treatment approved

Australians living with an early stage of type 1 diabetes can now be treated with the first non-insulin drug saving them years of needles.

AAP · May 27

Older adults using GLP-1s should pay particular attention to three things, according to the CEO of the American Council on Exercise

"The importance of preserving strength, physical function and lean mass generally increases with age," says Cedric X. Bryant, PhD

Fit & Well · May 26

Ebola Comes to Houston's Front Door: Bush Intercontinental Airport Begins Emergency Screening as Bundibugyo Strain Spreads Across Central Africa

Starting tonight at 11:59 PM EDT, George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston, Texas, will begin receiving travelers who have been present in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda, or South Sudan within the last 21 days, directing them toward enhanced federal health screening. The CDC expansion, announced Saturday…

Medical Daily · May 26

Houston on High Alert as Texas Confirms First West Nile Neuroinvasive Case of 2026 — and Mosquito Season Is Just Getting Started

Texas health officials are sounding an early alarm this mosquito season. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has confirmed the state's first human case of West Nile virus for 2026 — and it's a severe one.

Medical Daily · May 26

Tuberculosis Is Surging in Chicago — A Disease the World Thought It Had Under Control

Illinois recorded 353 active tuberculosis cases in 2023, with 154 concentrated in Chicago alone. Experts call what's happening now a "rebound effect" from COVID-era disruptions — and preliminary data suggests 2025 case counts may have climbed another 10 to 20 percent nationally. The question is why city and state officials…

Medical Daily · May 26

NHS watchdog launches inspection of troubled trust after The Independent exposed failures

Exclusive: Cancer patients were among dozens harmed at Royal Salford Hospital, a review of the care of hundreds of women found – now the regulator has been called in

The Independent UK · May 26

La santé des reins : 9% de la population mondiale vit avec une maladie rénale chronique

Les maladies rénales constituent un problème de santé publique majeur. En effet, selon l’OMS, environ 674 millions de personnes vivent avec une maladie rénale chronique, soit 9% de la population mondiale. Ces maladies impliquent une destruction progressive des reins, empêchés d'assurer leur fonction de filtre du sang pour l'organisme et…

Radio France Internationale (Français) · May 26

Doctors compare social media harms for kids to smoking

Britain is consulting ​on restricting ‌children's access to social media, including a ban for under-16s, curfews, time limits ​and curbs on addictive features.

AAP · May 26