The Latest Breaking News from Disease

‘Better and cheaper’: the case for prostate cancer screening among black men

Decision over routine PSA testing is due at end of this month, though some feel the supporting data is unclear

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2025

New generation of space labs could offer hope for motor neurone disease sufferers

Low gravity and intense cosmic radiation, which ages cells, could unlock treatments for currently incurable diseases, scientists say

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2025

Fish farming is booming in Lake Victoria, but pollution and disease are wiping out millions. How to reduce losses

Aquaculture – the farming of fish and other aquatic organisms – is the world’s fastest-growing food production system.

The Conversation · Nov 17, 2025

Science history: 'Patient zero' catches SARS, the older cousin of COVID — Nov. 16, 2002

A person came down with an atypical form of pneumonia in November 2002, but it would be two months before anyone realized it was the start of a pandemic.

LiveScience · Nov 16, 2025

New drug could prevent diabetes complications not fixed with blood sugar control, study hints

An experimental drug compound could be a promising treatment for harmful diabetes complications, per a new study in lab mice and human cells.

LiveScience · Nov 15, 2025

Cartesian Pauses Lupus And Multiple Myeloma Studies As It Shifts Development Focus

Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:RNAC) on Friday shared initial data from the ongoing Phase 2 open-label trial of Descartes-08, its lead cell therapy candidate, for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Benzinga · Nov 14, 2025

Ruth Langsford suffering 'complete and utter blanks' that leave her 'frightened' of developing dementia

After losing her dad to complications from the disease and her mother also being diagnosed, the presenter is on high alert for symptoms

Woman & Home · Nov 14, 2025

Titane director Julia Ducournau's new movie is lighter on the body horror, but stays rooted in the same messy, moving family drama

Big Screen Spotlight | Julia Ducournau's Alpha is more drama than horror movie, but the new film keeps Titane's complicated family dynamics

Total Film · Nov 14, 2025

Yellow fever and dengue cases surge in South America as climate crisis fuels health issues

Disease outbreaks from South America to Europe have been worsened by rising global temperatures, experts say

The Guardian - US · Nov 14, 2025

Sam Altman and husband reportedly working to genetically engineer babies from having hereditary disease

Sam Altman and his husband have reportedly invested in a gene-editing startup which aims to eliminate hereditary diseases

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2025