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Consuming excessive salt and inadequate potassium, protein is making North Indians prone to life-threatening diseases: Study
Amidst the rich palette of North India's culinary legacy, where each dish tells a story of traditio…
Serena Williams's husband and Reddit cofounder says he was diagnosed with Lyme disease and is starting treatment
Alexis Ohanian announced that he has Lyme disease, despite displaying no symptoms.
Julia Pugachevsky
Groundwater to get over 3 degrees warmer by century's end, threatening water quality and safety: Study
Groundwater is projected to warm by 2-3.5 degrees Celsius before the turn of this century, potentia…
PTI
A woman was misdiagnosed with 2 serious, life-threatening diseases before doctors realized she had an inflammatory skin condition
A woman spent years trying treatments for hidradenitis suppurativa. A vegan diet helped her symptom…
Julia Pugachevsky
CDC: US infants are falling sick with a life-threatening virus that triggers fever, delirium, seizures, and sepsis
At least one newborn died in June after contracting a dangerous form of parechovirus, and the CDC s…
Hilary Brueck
The FDA just approved an RSV vaccine to protect newborns from a life-threatening virus that hospitalizes thousands of babies a year
A doctor says she feels 'powerless' against RSV — a 'terrifying' virus that kills hundreds of…
Hilary Brueck
UN warns of 'massive loss of life' and 'atrocity crimes' if Israel moves in on Rafah
The United Nations warned of increased "atrocity crimes" if Israel moves forward with an assault on…
Katie Balevic
Almost 15% of people worldwide have had Lyme disease, research suggests. Side effects can include life-threatening heart inflammation and arthritis.
About a quarter of people won't have a telltale bullseye rash, which means Lyme disease symptoms ca…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
A woman went to Mexico for an experimental multiple sclerosis treatment. She developed a life-threatening meningitis infection from contaminated equipment.
A patient developed a bacterial meningitis infection after traveling abroad to Mexico for an experi…
Kate Hull
A top antibiotic expert almost died after a gardening cut caused a life-threatening, drug-resistant bacterial infection
The pandemic whistleblower says he could've died if he hadn't demanded a test for his antibiotic-re…
Hilary Brueck
A woman's shingles infection developed into flesh-eating bacteria, which left her fighting for her life in an extremely rare case
A 59-year-old woman needed a significant stretch of skin, fat, and muscle tissue removed due to nec…
Andrea Michelson
A Black nurse was discharged from the hospital with a life-threatening tear in her artery. Her doctor dismissed it as a migraine.
Ashanti Coleman's carotid artery was ruptured and 50% blocked, but she says her pain was ignored. H…
Anna Medaris Miller
The pandemic is making it harder for drug companies to develop treatments for other life-threatening diseases
Biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies like Bristol Myers Squibb and Eli Lilly delayed clinical…
Joey Hadden
2 people hospitalized in New York City after mosquito bites left them with life-threatening West Nile virus
A record number of mosquitoes in New York City have been detected to carry West Nile virus, which c…
Andrea Michelson
A woman is trying out a 4-dose Lyme disease vaccine as we approach the worst summer for ticks yet
Pfizer's Lyme vaccine trial, if successful, could herald the first major advance in the fight again…
Hilary Brueck
CDC: 'Unusually large' number of newborns infected with potentially life-threatening virus that can trigger fever, poor feeding, and seizures
At one hospital, 23 'previously healthy' newborn babies were diagnosed with parechovirus. Experts t…
Hilary Brueck
New York Jets running back Tevin Coleman: Sickle-cell trait threatened my career. Now, I'm raising a daughter with sickle-cell disease.
After the birth of their twins, the couple knew a diagnosis was coming for their daughter; she had …
Kelly Burch
A woman got a life-threatening infection after a tummy tuck — and says the doctor just told her to 'toughen up'
Jamie Hilburn, a 28-year-old single mom, treated herself to a tummy tuck for her birthday. Post-pro…
Anna Medaris
Doctors saved my baby's life but the nurses saved me
The author shares how she's forever grateful for the nurses who took care of her while her infant w…
J.B. Lacombe
3 people have died from a fungal disease after traveling to Mexico for cosmetic procedures, and hundreds more could be at risk
Three Americans have died after getting fungal meningitis linked to cosmetic procedures in Mexico. …