The Latest Breaking News from Disease

Study involving 150,000 participants shows the likelihood of Covid-19 patients dying was up to 81 times higher in the first three weeks

The performer, who continued to do comedy after developing the neurodegenerative disease, ‘died with dignity on his own terms,’ says his girlfriend and caretaker.

Though Alzheimer’s disease affects more than 55 million people worldwide, there’s still no cure for the condition – and treatment options are limited.

‘Study important for the large segment of American adults who eat fewer than three meals each day’

One in nine Americans ages 65 and over had Alzheimer’s disease in 2022, and countless others were indirectly affected as caregivers, health care providers and taxpayers. There is currently no cure – available treatments primarily focus on prevention by encouraging protective factors, such as exercise and healthy diet, and reducing…

A new study shows abnormal flooding and drought are associated with pediatric diarrhea in some parts of the world

For decades, a report from the nation's top doctor — the U.S. surgeon general — has been an influential call to action.

Jose Maria Casais's 2,700 euros-a-month income from a pension and incapacity benefits ought to leave him better off than most of his fellow Spaniards.

Local organizations and health authorities on Tuesday sounded the alarm about the unprecedented increase in the number of deaths from cholera reported in northwestern Syria in recent days. Concerns are also mounting over the spread of the disease in camps for the displaced. More than half a million displaced living…