The Latest Breaking News from Disease

Every year, from December to April, the Harmattan sweeps across Africa. This cool, dry and dust-laden wind gets its name from haramata, a word in the Ghanaian language Fanti.

The common cooking ingredient has sparked fierce debate since the US health secretary urged people to avoid it

The move is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line with RFK Jr's vaccine views

The jeopardy over our country’s work remains, and we’re bracing ourselves for a scary situation we know all too well

A European regulatory committee has rejected Eli Lilly’s U.S.-approved Alzheimer’s disease treatment over potentially dangerous risks of brain bleeding and swelling

Authorities have already had to slaughter thousands of cattle and strict measures to control the epidemic are in place in both countries.

Alzheimer’s disease is usually associated with old age. But around 5%-10% of all Alzheimer’s cases occur in people under the age of 65. Early-onset Alzheimer’s disease progresses more rapidly and often strikes people in the prime of their lives. Treatment options remain limited.

For a disease afflicting 35.5 million people in the U.S., chronic kidney disease flies under the radar. Only half the people who have it are formally diagnosed.

Nearly every modern medical treatment can be traced to research funded by the National Institutes of Health: from over-the-counter and prescription medications that treat high cholesterol and pain to protection from infectious diseases such as polio and smallpox.

Researchers have now identified a specific dietary approach that promotes longevity and disease-free aging.

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