A Salmonella outbreak in Latvia has sickened at least 120 people. The Center for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC) initially received information about 40 cases of acute intestinal infection in two preschools in Riga. An epidemiological investigation was started to find the source, and laboratory examination of stool samples was organized. The number of registered cases…
Dear Miss Manners: I have MS. I know that most people are aware of what a dreadful disease it is. But when I tell someone that I have MS, as I must sometimes do, some people say “I’m sorry” — emphasis on “sorry,” as if it is a death sentence. There are other reactions, as…
Women with breast cancer who have reconstructive surgery after a mastectomy are much less likely to have complications if they have a polyurethane-coated implant, according to research. About 55,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK every year, of whom about 30% have a mastectomy. Many of these will subsequently have radiotherapy. Many…
Encouraging men to have more frequent ejaculations may boost their fertility, according to researchers who found that sperm deteriorates over time as it remains in the body. The longer men went without sex, the more their sperm showed signs of DNA damage and oxidative stress, and the more tests rated the sperm as less viable…
Public satisfaction with the NHS has risen for the first time since 2019, but people remain deeply frustrated with stubbornly long waits to receive GP, A&E or hospital care. The proportion of voters in Britain satisfied with the way the NHS runs has increased from the record low of 21% seen last year to 26%….
Medical tests are marketed on social media as a way to empower people to take control of their health, but experts are warning to be wary of the harms influencers don’t mention. Three controversial tests – full-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, blood tests for testosterone levels and the Anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) or “egg-timer” test,…
A recording of Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s deposition is played for the jurors on March 4 in Santa Fe, N.M. Jim Weber/Santa Fe New Mexican/AP hide caption toggle caption Jim Weber/Santa Fe New Mexican/AP SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico jury ruled Tuesday that Meta knowingly harmed children’s mental health and concealed…
Hospital-treated infections like cystitis were associated with higher dementia risk, regardless of other comorbidities, observational data indicated. The link between severe infection and dementia was consistent across sex and education subgroups. Infections occurred on average 5 to 6 years before dementia diagnosis. Dementia risk rose after older adults had severe infection and the risk was…
It’s the end of an (albeit short) era: OpenAI is reportedly shutting down Sora, the company’s once-viral AI video generation app. The Wall Street Journal was the first to break the story, and reports that the company is shuttering the app as part of a grander plan to streamline OpenAI ahead of a potential IPO…
Models suggest something is wrong with our picture of the early solar system Panther Media Global / Alamy The inner solar system may have formed differently from how we have long thought it must have. For decades, researchers have thought that the rocky planets formed from a single disc of dust and debris in the…
