Tag: Health

Poppy seeds have been making headlines for all the wrong reasons. What may seem like an innocent addition to baked goods or tea can actually be laced with opioids and morphine, leading to serious...

Parasitic worms, also known as nematodes, are a common cause of infection in humans worldwide, leading to symptoms like pain, swelling, and even blindness. Recent research published in the journal Nature Microbiology suggests that...

For most of the 20th century, each decade saw an increase of about three years in the average lifespan of people in developed countries. This meant that someone born in the early 2000s could...

The first round of a global effort to vaccinate children in the Gaza Strip against polio concluded in mid-September, with almost 560,000 kids receiving initial doses amid humanitarian pauses in the ongoing war. The...

In 350 B.C.E., Aristotle made the first observation of what is now known as nearsightedness or myopia. Fast forward over two thousand years later, health officials are raising alarms about the increasing prevalence of...

This year, the flu shot in the US will only protect against three subtypes of the influenza virus: H1N1, H3N2, and the "Victoria lineage" of the influenza B virus. The "Yamagata lineage" has been...