Health & Medicine

NEW YORK, July 25 — When you’re sick, you usually blame one bug. But in reality, your body can host a whole…

ROME, July 25 — In the corridors of microbiology, few bacteria carry as storied a past as Streptococcus pneumoniae , a pathogen…

KARACHI, July 25 — Cost-effectiveness analysis, a method of comparing the relative costs and outcomes of different courses of action, has become…

ITASCA, Ill., July 25 — The American Academy of Pediatrics, the largest professional association of paediatricians in the United States, holds a…

WASHINGTON, July 22 — The Health Ministry issued a warning on July 21 about unregulated weight loss powders and supplements flooding social…

GENEVA, July 22 — A warning from the Health Ministry on July 21 has thrown a spotlight on the shaky scientific foundation…

MALE, July 22 — A sharp warning from the Maldives Health Ministry on July 21 has put TikTok at the centre of…

WASHINGTON, July 22 — The promotional clips flooding TikTok and other social media platforms make a seductive promise: drop as much as…

MALE, July 22 — The Maldivian Health Ministry issued a public warning July 21 against the promotion of quick weight loss products…

WASHINGTON, July 22 — The agency that oversees health coverage for tens of millions of Americans approaches new treatments with a caution…

NEW YORK, July 21 — A class of medications originally designed for type 2 diabetes is drawing new attention for its potential…

OTTAWA, July 21 — The building on Colonnade Road is quiet this afternoon, its surveillance systems humming through servers that link Ottawa…

NEW YORK, July 21 — Most of us have a pretty good grasp on PTSD — the fear and hypervigilance that can…

GENEVA, July 21 — The figure that matters: 196 countries are bound by the International Health Regulations, the only international legal treaty…

GENEVA, July 21 — In the corridors of global health agencies, a familiar concern has resurfaced. Measles, a disease whose very name…

ROME, July 21 — In the corridors of psychology, few concepts carry as rich and disturbing a lineage as narcissism, a term…

MANILA, July 21 — Vaccine hesitancy — a delay in accepting or refusing vaccines despite their availability and proven effectiveness — has…

WASHINGTON, July 21 — Fifteen years after it became law, the Food Safety Modernization Act still stands as the most radical rewrite…

WASHINGTON, July 21 — The morning light catches the gold epaulettes of a uniformed officer walking the marble corridors of the Department…

MANILA, July 21 — For millions of students and workers across Asia who spend long hours in front of screens, the feeling…

NEW YORK, July 21, 2026 — Scientists are cracking open the genetic code behind PMOS, a hormonal and metabolic disorder that has…