There are lots of winter bugs circulating at the moment. Generally, you are best to stay at home, avoid vulnerable people, ...

Cancer is a leading cause of sickness and death in the Philippines, imposing a heavy socioeconomic burden on patients and their families. From January to June 2024, cancer was among the top three ...

Should vaccination rates drop across the board, one of the first diseases to be resurrected would almost certainly be measles ...

FRESNO, Calif. — A quartet of illnesses is “overwhelming and overloading” Fresno -area emergency rooms as respiratory virus season reaches its peak in California, medical experts said.

International Theatre Festival of India In Collaboration with Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, Colombo University of Visual and Performing Arts, Colombo 6-9 February 2025 Tower Hall Theatre, Colombo ...

Pharmac is consulting on funding a new progestogen-only oral contraceptive pill called desogestrel (branded as Cerazette) from 1 April 2025. A range of oral contraceptive pills are currently available ...

Laleen Jayamanne and Namika Raby (Part I of this article appeared in The Island on Friday (31 Jan.) Women’s Mental Health: Trance/Dance in Folk Rituals The lecture Namika heard on ‘pregnancy cravings’ ...

Dr. Matthew Simmons, UPMC Western Maryland vice president of medical staff affairs, said vaccines provide the “single most powerful intervention” that have saved lives.

The Vermont Department of Health is investigating an outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease at a long-term care facility in Windsor, which has infected at least six people and ...

A recent spike of influenza A cases in New York has pushed Strong Memorial Hospital beyond its capacity and medical professionals are asking Rochester-area residents to take precautions. There were 45 ...