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Closeup of a young woman sticking out her tongue.

AI tongue scanner can diagnose illnesses with 96 percent accuracy

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a compound that is effective against common bacteria that can lead to rare, dangerous illnesses. This image shows untreated Streptococcus pyogenes bacterial culture full of healthy microbes, labeled green (left). After treatment by GmPcide, the dish is full of dead bacteria (red; right).

A breakthrough in fighting bacteria that causes ‘flesh-eating’ illness

By Laura Baisas

a scientists with a gloved hand prepares a blood sample in a test tube

FDA approves new blood test to detect colon cancer

By Laura Baisas

Close up of pills in blister packs

How will astronauts handle expired drugs on Mars?

This rotifer has just survived a life-threatening infection. When a fungal disease attacked, she switched on hundreds of genes that her ancestors copied from microbes, including antibiotic recipes stolen from bacteria.

No sex? No problem. These tiny, asexual animals steal genes to make their own medicine

By Lauren Leffer

As ‘zombie’ deer disease spreads, scientists look for answers

By Jim Robbins / Yale Environment 360

cows crowded indoors at a farm

Can we prevent a bird flu pandemic in humans?

By Lauren Leffer

swimming in the pool

How to avoid getting sick at the barbecue, in the pool, or on the trail this summer

By Bill Sullivan / The Conversation

Microplastic pile close-up

Every human semen sample contained microplastics in new study

steam rising over blue water in a pool built by ancient romans

What Britain’s famed Roman Baths could teach us about microbes

By Laura Baisas

a human skull on a dark background with E270 printed on it

4,000 year-old Egyptian skulls show attempts at brain surgery to treat cancer

By Laura Baisas

Clues from bird flu’s ground zero on dairy farms in the Texas panhandle

Clues from bird flu’s ground zero on dairy farms in the Texas panhandle

By Amy Maxmen / KFF Health News

Why you shouldn’t drink raw milk

By Kerry E. Kaylegian / The Conversation

Small Plastic pellets on blue cloth

Every human testicle contained microplastics in a new study

Three 3D printed polypills

One 3D-printed ‘polypill’ could fit an entire day’s medications

Scotland suddenly has a lot of mosquitoes

Scotland suddenly has a lot of mosquitoes

Tandem insulin pump installed on woman's stomach

FDA issues recall for diabetes app after over 200 reported injuries

Woman wearing Razer Zephyr Mask

Surprise! That futuristic COVID mask was even sketchier than we thought

white cow's milk on a grocery store shelf

Bird flu virus traces detected in 1 in 5 pasteurized cow milk samples

By Laura Baisas

an yellow-ish bag of liver cells in a suspension.

Experimental treatment grows livers from lymph nodes

By Laura Baisas

person taking photos of themselves in the dark

Please think twice before letting AI scan your penis for STIs

Microscopic image of virus cell impaled on silicon wafer needles

New material neutralizes 96-percent of virus cells using nanospikes

dairy cows eating animal feed

Bird flu detected in dairy cow milk samples

By Laura Baisas

a prehistoric tooth in a lab

Rare traces of tooth decay and gum disease found in Bronze Age teeth

By Laura Baisas

a sign outside of a construction site reads "danger, asbestos removal in progress"

EPA rule finally bans the most common form of asbestos

By Laura Baisas

human remains uncovered in Sweden.

Kissing and eating during the Stone Age ‘could be lethal’

By Laura Baisas

A pair of mountain goats camera trapped walking along a hiking trail near Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Canada.

Nature wasn’t healing: What really happened with wildlife during pandemic lockdowns

By Lauren Leffer

A doctor puts a bandage on the upper arm of a senior citizen.

CDC recommends Americans 65 and over get additional COVID-19 vaccine

By Laura Baisas

Varda W-1 capsule reentry video screenshot

Watch the plasma fly in space capsule’s dramatic fall to Earth

A syringe with a measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine next to its packaging.

How to check your measles vaccination status amid outbreak

By Laura Baisas

Pigs in sty at factory farm

Gene-edited pigs immune to deadly virus could arrive on farms by next year

A common vole in a wooded area.

First Alaskapox death reported: What you should know about the virus

By Laura Baisas

Illustration of 3D printed brain tissue culture with 25nm scale

Scientists have 3D bioprinted functioning human brain tissue

Chronic wasting disease currently is known to infect only members of the cervid family—elk, deer, reindeer, caribou, and moose.

Possibility of wildlife-to-human crossover heightens concern about chronic wasting disease

By Jim Robbins / KFF Health News

Green dots representing spores are dispersed from a leaf.

Watch ‘tiny tornadoes’ spread plant pathogens

By Laura Baisas

Elon Musk alleges Neuralink completed its first human trial implant

Dead elephant seal pups in the front line with an adult male carcass contrasting in size, and another adult individual in the background. The beach in Argentina is empty of living seals that should be thriving in the area at this time of the year.

Seal pup die-off from avian flu in Argentina looks ‘apocalyptic’

By Laura Baisas

The packaging for an inhaler called Flovent HFA. Flovent is a popular inhaled corticosteroid that helps keep inflammation in the lungs low and the airways open for people with asthma.

Popular corticosteroid asthma inhaler Flovent was discontinued this month

By Laura Baisas

The skull of a Swedish Viking dating back to the 10th through 12th Century CE undergoes a dental examination.

Vikings filed their teeth to cope with pain

By Laura Baisas

A researcher handles a petri dish while observing a CRISPR/Cas9 process through a stereomicroscope at the Max-Delbrueck-Centre for Molecular Medicine.

FDA approves the first gene-editing treatment in the US

By Laura Baisas

A French bulldog standing in a pile of leaves.

An unknown respiratory illness is sickening dogs in the US, but ‘don’t panic’

By Laura Baisas

A photomicrograph of Chlamydia trachomatis taken from a urethral scrape. If left untreated, chlamydia can cause severe and costly reproductive and other health problems.

FDA authorizes at-home chlamydia and gonorrhea test for the first time

By Laura Baisas

An extreme close up of a mosquito biting human skin.

How ingredients in everyday soap could help fight malaria

By Laura Baisas

colorful dna strands; illustration

Can our eyes ever fix themselves?

By Aparna Nathan

A researcher handles a petri dish while observing a CRISPR/Cas9 process through a stereomicroscope at the Max-Delbrueck-Centre for Molecular Medicine.

The UK becomes the first country to approve CRISPR treatment

By Laura Baisas

A black and white photograph of the The HMAS Culgoa. The vessel was a Modified River Class Frigate, sometimes known as the Bay Class. The Australian naval vessel was launched in September 1945 and was decommissioned in April 1954.

Lung cancer in naval personnel linked to asbestos exposure

By Laura Baisas

Ozempic weight loss drug injectable on red background

The unintended side effects of popular weight loss drugs

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A horizonal view of an injectable medication called Zepbound from pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly.

What is Zepbound? Here’s how the newly FDA-approved weight loss drug works.

By Laura Baisas

Hot dogs at the grocery store without meat warning labels

Graphic warning labels might convince people to eat less meat

Person with short brown hair and bright yellow shirt on a light blue background holding tissue up to runny nose

Why runny noses are good for you

By Alexandra Ossola

A microscopic image of small drug-resistant germs in yellow surrounding a larger human cell, in red.

Poop transplants might protect vulnerable patients from superbug infections

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Cape Fear River in North Carolina, which is polluted by PFAS, seen from above after a storm

8 new types of ‘forever chemicals’ found in river linked to US cancer cluster

Woman sneezing into tissue on train

FTC smacks down makers of bogus ‘invisible mask’ against COVID-19

Climate change could help fungal diseases thrive

Climate change could help fungal diseases thrive

By Shreya Dasgupta/Knowable Magazine

A pinkish human brain against a black background.

New human brain atlas is the most detailed one we’ve seen yet

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Bacteriophage destroying antibiotic-resistant bacteria during phage therapy. Illustration.

Viruses could be an unlikely ally in battling antibiotic-resistant bacteria

By Jessica Craig

Centenarian blood tests give hints of the secrets to longevity

Centenarian blood tests give hints of the secrets to longevity

By Karin Modig/The Conversation

Disease plagues Tasmanian devils—except for on one island

Disease plagues Tasmanian devils—except for on one island

By Jessica Wynne Lockhart/Hakai Magazine

A pair of chickens at a poultry farm. Bird flu has been detected in at least 67 countries.

USDA bans French poultry imports over avian influenza vaccine

By Laura Baisas

The study of smell loss still struggles for support

The study of smell loss still struggles for support

By Hannah Docter-Loeb/Undark

The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is jointly awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman. This is an illustration of the two scientists.

mRNA vaccine innovators win the Nobel Prize in medicine

By Laura Baisas

A person receiving chest compressions.

What really happens during a near-death experience

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

An open mouth showing a drug delivery patch adhered to a cheek.

Afraid of needles? Check out this octopus-inspired drug patch.

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

An MRI scan of a human brain on a screen. Scanning the brain can help clinicians find abnormalities and the links between them.

Substance use disorder may be connected to a specific brain circuit

By Laura Baisas