Nearly one in three people die without essential end-of-life care, study warns
Nearly one in three people in England are dying without the basic care they need in their final days, according to a major new...
Study warns of 1,000-times-stronger-than-morphine opioids at large events
Major celebrations in New Orleans earlier this year may have been accompanied by a troubling rise in the use of powerful synthetic opioids, according...
Why preserved vegetables can turn deadly, and how to stay safe
A food truck in southern Italy recently became the center of a deadly health scare.
A food-borne outbreak linked to preserved vegetables killed two people...
These two animal viruses could become next public health threats
For most people, dangerous viruses seem to appear suddenly, as if out of nowhere. COVID-19 taught the world that diseases jumping from animals to...
Meth overdose deaths have exploded everywhere in the U.S.
Once considered mostly a local problem in the western United States, methamphetamine-related overdose deaths have now become a nationwide crisis.
A new study shows that...
Deadly mushrooms are spreading in California
Health officials in California are warning people to stay away from wild mushrooms after a dangerous rise in poisonings.
Over a short period from November...
COVID-19 still kills more than 100,000 people a year in the U.S.
Even though the United States ended its COVID-19 public health emergency in May 2023, the virus has not gone away.
A new study from the...
Navigating norovirus: insights into stomach bug outbreaks
Outbreaks of a contagious “stomach bug” called norovirus can spread quickly. It often crops up in cruise ships, nursing homes, and other crowded places....
Man died from tick-triggered meat allergy
Doctors at the University of Virginia have confirmed the first known death from a meat allergy caused by tick bites.
The man, a 47-year-old from...
New 15-minute test could speed up hepatitis C treatment
A new test developed by scientists at Northwestern University could make a big difference in the fight against hepatitis C.
This rapid test can detect...