Diseases (Page 19)

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a doctor uses a tongue depressor to look down a child's throat

Strep throat is figuring out how to beat our go-to antibiotics

baskets of fish at an outdoor market

We’re still not sure where the novel coronavirus really came from

a woman wears a black face mask on the train in Taipei city in taiwan

The CDC just confirmed a second U.S. case of the Wuhan coronavirus

someone helps an older woman put on a face mask

The timing of the Wuhan coronavirus could be a global-health nightmare

a woman wears a black face mask on the train in Taipei city in taiwan

The Wuhan coronavirus has officially hit the US—but don’t panic

By Rachel Feltman

Amish couple riding on a horse-drawn wagon

A mysterious cluster of deaths amongst Amish children has finally been solved

By Sara Chodosh

We know wildfire smoke affects our health, but the long-term consequences are hazy

By Brian Oliver/The Conversation

virus in a petri dish

A mysterious virus is sickening people in China

By Kate Baggaley

christmas family

Of course the most likely time to have a heart attack is on a holiday

By Sara Chodosh

fruit bats hanging in a tree

It’s time to start paying attention to Nipah virus

Here’s how PrEP medications outsmart HIV

By Alex Schwartz

PreP HIV antiretroviral drugs

What it means to have ‘undetectable’ HIV—and why you need to know

By Alex Schwartz

The weirdest things we learned this week: the origin of moron, forgotten scurvy cures, and bisexual space stations

The weirdest things we learned this week: the origin of moron, forgotten scurvy cures, and bisexual space stations

By Popular Science Team

Researchers may finally know what’s causing the mysterious polio-like illness in kids

Researchers may finally know what’s causing the mysterious polio-like illness in kids

2019 has been a record-breaking year for this rare, deadly virus

2019 has been a record-breaking year for this rare, deadly virus

By Nicole Wetsman

Viagra might help make stem cell transplants easier

Viagra might help make stem cell transplants easier

By Nicole Wetsman

Bacteria can change inside of us to beat antibiotics

Bacteria can change inside of us to beat antibiotics

By Katarzyna Mickiewicz/The Conversation

This deadly fungal disease could use climate change to mobilize

This deadly fungal disease could use climate change to mobilize

By Nicole Wetsman

Shiny tongues, leaky bladders, and the other strange symptoms of vitamin deficiencies

Shiny tongues, leaky bladders, and the other strange symptoms of vitamin deficiencies

By Sara Chodosh

Cancer has now surpassed heart disease as the number one killer in some populations

Cancer has now surpassed heart disease as the number one killer in some populations

The banana as we know it is doomed

The banana as we know it is doomed

By Ellen Airhart

Running in the snow

Remember brown fat? We may finally know why it’s so darn good for you.

Legionnaires’ disease is totally preventable, but surprisingly deadly

Legionnaires’ disease is totally preventable, but surprisingly deadly

By Brian Labus/The Conversation

Artificial intelligence is taking an increased role in diagnosing and treating cancer

Artificial intelligence is taking an increased role in diagnosing and treating cancer

By Nicole Wetsman

Why experts now say daily aspirin could do more harm than good

Why experts now say daily aspirin could do more harm than good

By Sara Chodosh

Baseball players outlive most of us, but some positions are better than others

Baseball players outlive most of us, but some positions are better than others

By Sara Chodosh

People in cancer treatment during hurricanes have lower survival rates

People in cancer treatment during hurricanes have lower survival rates

By Nicole Wetsman

Changing your diet and taking supplements may not do anything for your heart health

Changing your diet and taking supplements may not do anything for your heart health

By Sara Chodosh

The weirdest things we learned this week: Nazis ate camel poop and pregnancy tests spread a fungal plague

The weirdest things we learned this week: Nazis ate camel poop and pregnancy tests spread a fungal plague

By Popular Science Team

Poor lung cancer screening guidelines miss too many African American smokers

Poor lung cancer screening guidelines miss too many African American smokers

By Nicole Wetsman

Too many antioxidants can give you cancer, and other facts about the misunderstood molecules

Too many antioxidants can give you cancer, and other facts about the misunderstood molecules

By Sara Chodosh

‘Prob-eye-otics’ could be the future of eye disease treatment

‘Prob-eye-otics’ could be the future of eye disease treatment

By Tony St. Leger/The Conversation

Plants couldn’t run away from Chernobyl—but that’s what saved them

Plants couldn’t run away from Chernobyl—but that’s what saved them

By Stuart Thompson/The Conversation

The chickenpox vaccine keeps kids safe from more than just itchy red spots

The chickenpox vaccine keeps kids safe from more than just itchy red spots

By Sara Chodosh

This island is many frogs’ last hope for surviving the world’s deadliest pathogen

This island is many frogs’ last hope for surviving the world’s deadliest pathogen

By Alex Schwartz

Soda sales fizzled thanks to Philadelphia’s pop tax

Soda sales fizzled thanks to Philadelphia’s pop tax

By Nicole Wetsman

measles cases may 14 2019

We’re barreling toward a 25-year measles record

By Sara Chodosh

Only more measles cases will make people take vaccinations seriously

Only more measles cases will make people take vaccinations seriously

By Sara Chodosh

California’s tap water could be a cancerous cocktail of pollutants

California’s tap water could be a cancerous cocktail of pollutants

By Nicole Wetsman

Vapes are full of flavors—and fungi

Vapes are full of flavors—and fungi

You know nothing. Meet the real John Snow.

By Sara Chodosh

You might not need a mammogram until you turn 50

You might not need a mammogram until you turn 50

By Nicole Wetsman

Wind turbines do not cause cancer

Wind turbines do not cause cancer

By Kaitlin Sullivan

We’re in the middle of the second-deadliest Ebola outbreak ever

We’re in the middle of the second-deadliest Ebola outbreak ever

By Eleanor Cummins

Healthy food prescriptions could save billions in healthcare costs

Healthy food prescriptions could save billions in healthcare costs

By Nicole Wetsman

23andMe now claims its DNA tests can predict your risk of diabetes

23andMe now claims its DNA tests can predict your risk of diabetes

By Nicole Wetsman

age at which you feel 65

Where you should move to feel young forever, in one chart

By Sara Chodosh

Vaping is probably bad for your heart

Vaping is probably bad for your heart

By Nicole Wetsman

The FDA is questioning the safety of 14 common sunscreen ingredients

The FDA is questioning the safety of 14 common sunscreen ingredients

By Claire Maldarelli

measles prevention poster complications

What Washington can learn from past measles outbreaks

By Kaitlin Sullivan

What we know about diet soda’s connection to heart disease, stroke, and early death

What we know about diet soda’s connection to heart disease, stroke, and early death

By Claire Maldarelli

Here’s why ultra-processed foods are so bad for your health

Here’s why ultra-processed foods are so bad for your health

By Nicole Wetsman

young people at the gym

Cancer rates are rising in young adults. Here’s how to lower your risk.

By Nicole Wetsman

Half of Americans have heart disease, but there are easy ways to reduce your risk

Half of Americans have heart disease, but there are easy ways to reduce your risk

By Claire Maldarelli

baby with measles

1 in 4 kindergartners aren’t fully vaccinated in county with measles outbreak

By Sara Chodosh

A week of holiday junk food could derail your gut microbiome—but there’s hope

A week of holiday junk food could derail your gut microbiome—but there’s hope

By Claire Maldarelli

Ruth Bader Ginsburg just had cancer surgery—here’s why she should be okay

Ruth Bader Ginsburg just had cancer surgery—here’s why she should be okay

By Claire Maldarelli

The link between baby powder and cancer is easier to prove in a courtroom than in a lab

The link between baby powder and cancer is easier to prove in a courtroom than in a lab

By Claire Maldarelli

child in hospital bed

Can we predict flu outbreaks?

By Jessica Wapner

It’s possible to get too much sleep, but don’t let that keep you up at night

By Sara Chodosh

lonesome george

Lonesome George’s genes could reveal the secrets of longevity

By Sara Chodosh

mosquito after biting someone

Mosquito-trapping balloons could help us understand one of the world’s deadliest diseases

By Jillian Mock

Cell phones pose plenty of risks, but none of them are cancer

Cell phones pose plenty of risks, but none of them are cancer

By Nicole Wetsman

Women are less likely to receive CPR—but why?

Women are less likely to receive CPR—but why?