Six Emergency Features You Should Enable on Your iPhone
Lifehackerby Emily Long5d ago
We all carry our phones everywhere—which means your device is a lifeline in the event of an emergency.
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top 35%The bloodsucking insect with a saw for a mouth: how the tsetse fly bites through almost anything
The Conversation Africaby Daniel Masiga, Head of Global Health Thematic Research Programme, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology5d ago
Tsetse flies transmit some of Africa’s most persistent parasitic diseases. They have affected human health, livestock production and rural development for generations, across a region spanning...
Nearly 1 in 4 students are chronically absent from school – kids who feel happy and safe are less likely to miss class
The Conversation (US)by Yi-Chih Chiang, Assistant Professor of P-12 Educational Administration, Idaho State University5d ago
Chronic absenteeism – referring to students who miss 10% or more days of the school year – has become one of the most urgent problems across American schools since the onset of the COVID-19...
The CDC has a new director – now comes the hard part
The Conversation (US)by Nahid Bhadelia, Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases, Boston University5d ago
The new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Erica Schwartz, confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Aug. 5, 2026, is only the second CDC director to face Senate confirmation.
Bayern Munich's Jamal Musiala collapses on pitch again
DW Englishby Matt Pearson5d ago
Germany international Jamal Musiala has collapsed during a match for the second time in four days.
Senators Criticize Trump Administration’s Demands to Access Health Data as a Condition for Lifesaving Aid
ProPublicaby Anna Maria Barry-Jester6d ago
What Happened: Citing reporting by ProPublica, eight Democratic U.S. senators have criticized the Trump administration’s demands to access the health data of millions of people as a condition of...
You Want To Join a Clinical Trial. Here’s What To Know About the Hurdles. - KFF Health News
KFF Health Newsby Michelle Andrews6d ago
You Want To Join a Clinical Trial. Here’s What To Know About the Hurdles. Connecting people with clinical trials is complicated — even if people identify a promising match, there’s a slew of...
Medicare’s Paying Less for Cataract Surgery. Eye Doctors Are Turning to Lucrative Lasers. - KFF Health News
KFF Health Newsby Phil Galewitz6d ago
Medicare’s Paying Less for Cataract Surgery. Eye Doctors Are Turning to Lucrative Lasers. Tammy Chalala, a retired dietitian in New York, was thrilled with the results of her cataract surgeries...
'Blockbuster' one-shot low back pain drug in the home stretch of final test
New Atlasby Bronwyn Thompson6d ago
A highly anticipated drug trial is in its final stages as its 350 participants receive their single dose to treat chronic low back pain.
India’s New Pharma Policy Could Make Life-Saving Drugs More Expensive
Frontlineby Ameer Shahul6d ago
For more than five decades, India has built a pharmaceutical ecosystem founded on a simple but powerful principle: reward genuine innovation but ensure that life-saving medicines become affordable.
Systemic neglect keeps Jharkhand's aspiring teachers out of classrooms
India Development Reviewby Jasmine Bal6d ago
In April 2026, nearly 8,000 teachers across Jharkhand taught in classrooms while fasting in protest.
Southwest France steps up mosquito control after 20 chikungunya cases
RFI Englishby RFI6d ago
Southwest France steps up mosquito control after 20 chikungunya cases Mosquito control operations are being stepped up across southwestern France after more than 20 locally contracted cases of the...
Cell-preservation technique could make CAR-T cell therapy more accessible
MIT Newsby Anne Trafton | MIT News6d ago
Immune cells that are engineered to attack cancer cells, known as CAR-T cells, are used to treat some types of blood cancer.
Mallorca 1820: X‑raying Europe’s last major plague epidemic
El País Englishby Miguel Ángel Criado6d ago
That summer must have been terrifying: between May and October, one in three residents in the area died of plague.
A hospice patient's last wish was to snuggle a golden retriever 'with puppy breath.' Gladdie was the girl for the job
Good Good Goodby Kamrin Baker6d ago
Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice, which serves mountain and foothill communities in Colorado, has spent 45 years fulfilling the final requests of its patients.
Millions of Africans are displaced without crossing a border – and their needs are often overlooked
The Conversation Africaby David James Cantor, Director of the Refugee Law Initiative, School of Advanced Study, University of London6d ago
The eruption of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo in May 2026 sparked a major crisis.
Neurodiversity in the Clinic - JSTOR Daily
JSTOR Dailyby Livia Gershon6d ago
Some autistic people have long criticized the “medical model” of disability, which treats atypical development as a pathology and seeks to “cure” it, or at least help patients become as close as...
The $300 Full-Body Scan Celebrities Swear By Is Coming to the U.S. Next Month—I Tried It First
Beauty - ELLEby Katie Berohn6d ago
One day in London this May, I undressed and changed into a butter-yellow robe. It was almost the same shade of lemon as everything else in the room: the walls, the full-length curtains, the...
You Can Now Use Whoop's Blood Tests Without a Membership
Lifehackerby Meredith Dietz6d ago
Whoop, the company best known for its screen-free fitness band, continues to expand its domain in the broader healthcare space.
Many youth athletes quietly struggle with eating disorders – Colorado mandates new training that could turn things around
The Conversation (US)by Erin Harrop, Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of Denver6d ago
Colorado requires middle, junior high and high school coaches in public and private schools to attend training on mental health.