Majority of Americans think alcohol bad for health: poll

Acetaminophen is one of the most common painkillers and is found in hundreds of different medications. While safe at recommended doses, acetaminophen overdose is the leading cause of acute liver injury in the U.S.

The off-label use of ketamine to treat chronic pain is not supported by scientific evidence, a new Cochrane review has found.

A COVID infection, particularly in women, may lead to blood vessels aging around five years, according to research published in the European Heart Journal.

18 August 2025 Distinguished colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 24th intercountry meeting of poliovirus laboratory directors in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Your work is critical to the Region’s progress towards polio eradication. The precision, dedication, and collaboration that define this laboratory network are essential to timely detection, effective outbreak response, and ultimately, eradication. I would like to thank our hosts, the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and Dr Iman Shankiti, WHO Representative in Jordan, for her leadership and support. Our Region remains the only one where wild poliovirus type 1 still circulates—confined to Afghanistan and Pakistan. While both countries face persistent challenges—including access and insecurity—2025 has seen a decline in cases, giving us a critical window to stop transmission within the next 6-12 months. At the same time, we continue to respond to outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in Djibouti, Palestine, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Earlier outbreaks in Egypt and Sudan were successfully ended, thanks to a swift response and sensitive surveillance. As we move closer to eradication and eventual certification, the quality of surveillance and laboratory performance becomes even more important. I commend your efforts to meet the targets of the Global Poliovirus Surveillance Action Plan, particularly regarding the timeliness of poliovirus detection. Environmental surveillance is now operational in 17 of the Region’s 22 Member States, and is being planned for rolled out in Libya, Morocco, Qatar, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates. All polio laboratories in the Region remain WHO-accredited—a reflection of your professionalism and commitment. Cross-regional collaboration has Read more...

18 August 2025 Distinguished colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 24th intercountry meeting of poliovirus laboratory directors in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Your work is critical to the Region’s progress towards polio eradication. The precision, dedication, and collaboration that define this laboratory network are essential to timely detection, effective outbreak response, and ultimately, eradication. I would like to thank our hosts, the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and Dr Iman Shankiti, WHO Representative in Jordan, for her leadership and support. Our Region remains the only one where wild poliovirus type 1 still circulates—confined to Afghanistan and Pakistan. While both countries face persistent challenges—including access and insecurity—2025 has seen a decline in cases, giving us a critical window to stop transmission within the next 6-12 months. At the same time, we continue to respond to outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in Djibouti, Palestine, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Earlier outbreaks in Egypt and Sudan were successfully ended, thanks to a swift response and sensitive surveillance. As we move closer to eradication and eventual certification, the quality of surveillance and laboratory performance becomes even more important. I commend your efforts to meet the targets of the Global Poliovirus Surveillance Action Plan, particularly regarding the timeliness of poliovirus detection. Environmental surveillance is now operational in 17 of the Region’s 22 Member States, and is being planned for rolled out in Libya, Morocco, Qatar, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates. All polio laboratories in the Region remain WHO-accredited—a reflection of your professionalism and commitment. Cross-regional collaboration has Read more...

Ann Johnson became paralyzed after a brainstem stroke at age 30. As a participant in a clinical trial led by researchers at UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco, she finally heard her voice again.

A global mental health crisis is evolving. And at the forefront of the surging rates of mental health disorders globally are women, who are disproportionately affected when compared to men.

One of the world's most dangerous water-borne microorganisms, commonly called a "brain-eating amoeba," has recently been detected in two drinking water supplies in southwest Queensland.

When you order a coffee, do you ask for it to be "extra hot?"

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Children's Hospital Colorado have found that better control of chronic eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE)-associated inflammation during childhood leads to less stiffening of the esophagus, resulting in fewer disease complications. Using Endoluminal functional imaging (FLIP), the study team suggests this could be a key marker for assessing disease severity and progression. The findings were published online today by the journal Gastroenterology.

One of the biggest challenges in cancer treatment is that certain cancers reappear after chemotherapy—and an aggressive type of blood cancer called acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is notorious for this. Now, new research from The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) points to a previously unknown molecular mechanism behind that chemoresistance, and a way to potentially disarm it.

New research, led by Queen Mary University and published in the journal Clinical Psychological Science, has revealed that highly sensitive people (HSP) are more likely to experience mental health problems compared to individuals who are less sensitive. Findings suggest that these individuals could benefit more from interventions such as mindfulness and techniques to strengthen emotional regulation skills.

High metabolic syndrome (MetS) severity, expressed by the continuous metabolic syndrome severity score (cMetS-S), is associated with development of chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study recently published in Kidney Diseases.

A considerable proportion of patients with high-grade serous cancer (HGSC) have missed opportunities for risk assessment with genetic testing and for surgical prevention, according to a study published online August 13 in JAMA Surgery.

New research presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Vienna, Austria (15–19 September) shows that early detection of individuals at risk of diabetes is possible by analyzing the electronic records of people living within the same household for risk factors.

For children with monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis (MNE), sleep fragmentation is negatively associated with physical and social quality of life, with N2 stage moderating the deleterious effects of fragmentation, according to a study published online May 13 in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Researchers have discovered eight new genes associated with schizophrenia, in the largest exome-sequencing study of the disorder ever conducted. The breakthrough, made by scientists at the Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics (CNGG) at Cardiff University, provides new information and improves the understanding and future treatment development for schizophrenia.

When you see something—a tree in your backyard, say, or the toy your toddler hands you—that visual information travels from your retinas to your brain. And like a train stopping at stations along its route, the information pauses at particular regions of the brain where it's processed and sent along to its next location.