Even secondhand smoke can fill your body with a cancer-causing metal, study finds
You do not have to smoke cigarettes to be exposed to dangerous chemicals from tobacco.
A new study has found that simply breathing in secondhand...
Why One Flu Shot May Keep More Older People Out of the Hospital
Every year, influenza, commonly known as the flu, affects millions of people around the world.
For many people, the illness causes several days of coughing,...
Silent Kidney Disease Affecting 844 Million People Worldwide
Most people know that heart disease, cancer, and diabetes are major health threats.
Far fewer people realize that chronic kidney disease is rapidly becoming one...
Smart rescue drone could save people who fall overboard at sea
Falling overboard from a ship is one of the most dangerous emergencies at sea.
Every minute matters, and the chances of survival can quickly decrease...
AI-designed Universal Vaccine Could Stop Future Pandemics Before They Start
For many years, the world has relied on vaccines to protect people from dangerous infectious diseases.
Vaccines have saved millions of lives by helping the...
Could One Vaccine Protect Against Future Coronavirus Outbreaks?
The COVID-19 pandemic showed how quickly a virus can spread across the world and disrupt daily life. Millions of people became ill, healthcare systems...
Rare hantavirus outbreak leaves cruise ship passengers fighting for their lives
A rare hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship traveling near Antarctica has alarmed scientists after several passengers became critically ill and three people...
Dangerous Hantavirus found in nearly one-third of rodents in parts of the pacific northwest
A new study has found that a dangerous virus carried by rodents may be far more common in parts of the Pacific Northwest than...
Scientists discover worrying spread of deadly rodent virus in Washington and Idaho
Researchers studying rodents in the Pacific Northwest have uncovered surprising evidence that a potentially deadly virus may be quietly circulating much more widely than...
Scientists directly measure how smoking makes lungs stiffer and harder to breathe
Scientists have long known that smoking damages the lungs, but a new study has now shown in detail how smoking physically changes lung tissue...