Public Health

Vaping and smoking may damage blood vessels

Long-term use of e-cigarettes or vaping, can strongly impair the function of the body's blood vessels, increasing the risk for heart disease.

Why some people are mosquito magnets

It’s impossible to hide from a female mosquito—she will hunt down any member of the human species by tracking our CO2 exhalations, body heat,...
Monkeypox virus

Monkeypox virus can spread widely within specialist hospital isolation rooms

Monkeypox virus can be shed into the surrounding environment by people who are infected, particularly in shed skin particles and in debris from monkeypox...

How to break free of opioids

With established evidence supporting the relationship between opioid usage and addiction, it’s no surprise that physicians like Brian Callaghan, M.D., M.S., are committed to researching...

Healthy lifestyle may lower death risk in former smokers

In a study from the National Cancer Institute, scientists found former smokers who stick to a healthy lifestyle have a lower risk of dying...

Flu could come raging back

With COVID-19 dominating the headlines and everyone's lives for the past two years, the flu may seem like an afterthought. However, this upcoming flu season...

Monkeypox may cause heart problems

Scientists from São João University Hospital Center found a 31-year-old male with confirmed monkeypox infection developed acute myocarditis approximately one week following the onset of...

Marijuana, hallucinogen use at all-time high among US young adults

In a study from the University of Michigan, scientists found that marijuana and hallucinogen use in the past year reported by young adults 19...

U.S. life expectancy continued to decrease in 2021 duo to the COVID-19 pandemic

An updated analysis of American COVID-19 deaths throughout 2021 highlights a continued drop in overall life expectancy as well as persistent disparities by race...

Should you worry about the polio virus?

In the early 20th century, polio virus struck fear in the hearts of many parents as wave after wave of infection paralyzed or even...