The World Health Organization confirmed two cases of the Marburg virus in Ghana. The highly-infectious disease is similar to Ebola and has no vaccine.
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How stress may accelerate aging of the immune system
A study helps clarify the association between social stress and faster immune system aging. It also highlights potential ways to slow down immune aging.
Study: Dads’ money woes can set stage for family conflict
Programs that don’t take hardship into consideration could overlook families whose incomes exceed eligibility thresholds, yet still face economic instability at home.
Congress wants more red-flag laws. But GOP states, gun groups resist.
As President Biden pushes for more state red-flag laws, GOP and gun-rights groups prepare to push back in state legislatures.
More than reading glasses — new options for ‘old’ eyes
The good news is that there are a multitude of options to manage presbyopia.
Kids’ coronavirus vaccines are hard to find in Fla. Many blame DeSantis.
The governor told parents they were ‘free to choose.’ But many say they’re struggling to find the shots.
When cancer smells like love
Washcloth uselessly in hand, I turn to my husband, who waits patiently. I don’t want to need help. Yet I am humbled by the intimacy of this moment, by my husband’s tenderness.
Confusion post-Roe spurs delays, denials for some lifesaving pregnancy care
Miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies and other common complications are now scrutinized, jeopardizing maternal health.
Sex in your 20s is supposed to be easy. For some women, it’s painful.
Even many doctors don’t realize that this can be a problem for younger as well as older patients, experts say.
Doctors treating monkeypox complain of ‘daunting’ paperwork, obstacles
Some worry the window is closing to prevent the virus from becoming permanently entrenched in the United States.
