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Two men from Rochester, New York died from a type of pneumonia after being exposed to a harmful fungus living in bat poop used to grow cannabis.

The rare autoimmune condition causes Scott Nell’s skin to harden and thicken

The study suggests that frequent use of this common pain reliever may be linked to several serious complications, such as peptic ulcers, heart failure, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease.

Australia has recorded the highest number of a deadly bacterial infection in two decades, as experts call for newer vaccines to be rolled out.

A vet explains the most common skin conditions in dogs and the treatments available.

Senate minority leader contracted the disease as a child, before the wildly successful vaccine was licensed

One of the most common blood tests in the world, CBC tests are run billions of times each year, can be imprecise. Experts are turning to machine learning to change that.

‘The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives and held out the promise of eradicating a terrible disease,’ said outgoing Republican Senate leader

The polio vaccine has all but obliterated the illness that once killed thousands and paralyzed 15,000 people nationwide every year.

Infectious or chronic diseases such as long COVID, Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injury can cause inflammation in the brain, or neuroinflammation, that weakens muscles. While scientists are aware of this link between inflammation and muscle weakness, the molecules and processes involved have been unclear.

More than 500 cases of unknown illness have emerged in rural, remote Panzi in western Democratic Republic of the Congo.