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U.S. HIV Rates Are Declining

By Alice Park

Air Pollution May Be Increasing the Risk of Dementia

By Alice Park

Ticks Carry More Diseases Than Just Lyme

By Jeffrey Kluger

Deadly Waterborne Bacteria Are Surging Due to Climate Change

By Alice Park
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Deadly Marburg Virus Spreads to Tanzania for the First Time

Five of the eight people who contracted the highly virulent disease have died, the World Health Organization said.

By Janice Kew/Bloomberg

Deadly Fungal Infections Are Increasing

Candida auris infections reported by U.S. health care facilities rose by 95% in 2021.

By Haley Weiss

Sick With Something That Isn't COVID-19 or the Flu?

Here's what it might be.

By Jamie Ducharme

How Climate Change Affects the Spread of Lyme Disease

Geography plays a big part in whether a warming world helps or hurts the blacklegged tick.

By Jeffrey Kluger

More Younger Adults Are Getting Colon Cancer

Colon cancer is striking younger American adults with greater frequency, and more tumors are being detected in advanced stages.

By Tanaz Meghjani/Bloomberg

Bruce Willis Has Frontotemporal Dementia. Here's What It Is

The condition is a rare form of dementia.

By Alice Park

Bird Flu Isn’t a Danger to Humans...Yet

Outbreaks of avian flu are decimating poultry farms worldwide, but the virus would need some very specific mutations to pose a significant threat to humans.

By Haley Weiss

Severe Asthma Patients on Ways Their Doctors Could Improve Treatment

It's not 'just asthma.'

By Elizabeth Millard

What It’s Like to Live With Stiff Person Syndrome

“It feels like I’m walking on broken glass,” one patient said.

By Alice Park

Long COVID Isn't the Only Post-Viral Illness

Post-viral illnesses are more common than you think—but they got little attention prior to the pandemic.

By Jamie Ducharme

You're More Likely to Get Sick in the Winter

Why do you catch more viruses in the winter? New research suggests your body's immune defenses aren't as strong in cold weather.

By Jamie Ducharme

A New Drug Could Slow Alzheimer’s Disease, Data Show

Researchers report on a critical step toward an effective treatment for the neurodegenerative disease.

By Alice Park

Why So Many Asthma Patients Don’t Follow Their Medication Plans

A look at the latest measures to improve adherence, including new technologies and refinements to provider-patient interactions.

By Markham Heid

How People With Diabetes Can Lower Stroke Risk

People with diabetes have more cardiovascular issues, but these problems aren’t inevitable.

By Elizabeth Millard

Bariatric Surgery for Type 2 Diabetes

Research indicates that surgery can put diabetes into remission, and it’s safe and cost-effective.

By Markham Heid

How People With Diabetes Manage Their Blood Sugar

When it comes to daily blood-sugar regulation, finding an individual approach is key

By Elizabeth Millard
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