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As the summer season heats up, many people are looking to cool off in swimming pools and oceans. However, it’s important to remember that these bodies of water can harbor harmful bacteria and viruses, which can cause illness, including some waterborne illnesses.

Your immune system becomes activated when your body recognizes anything that is foreign—such as an invading microbe, plant pollen, or chemical. This often triggers a process called inflammation. Intermittent bouts of inflammation directed at truly threatening invaders protect your health.

Liver disease is a condition that affects the normal and healthy functioning of the liver, which plays vital roles in filtering blood, aiding digestion, removing toxins, and producing essential vitamins and minerals. Unfortunately, cases of liver disease are increasing, and

Several studies claim that alcohol, especially wine, has some health benefits and somehow motivates you to have a drink at the end of the day to “relax”. However, while alcohol may have some benefits, its harmful effects outweigh those benefits.

On July 23, 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. Monkeypox is a virus that belongs to the same family as smallpox and chickenpox. As of June 19, 2023, the

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced late Wednesday that the state’s highway patrol has seized enough fentanyl in San Francisco in the past six weeks to kill the city’s entire population nearly three times over. Since the governor launched a public

Can the HIV pandemic ever be ended, and can UK healthcare providers and planners ever be confident they are winning the battle until HIV is defeated globally? While COVID-19 was declared a pandemic after just a few months and can

The United States is currently facing its deadliest drug threat ever, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. This crisis is fueled by a drug called Xylazine, which is increasingly being referred to as the “zombie drug.” The threat of this

Doctors are warning of a little-known virus that is causing suffering in intensive care units and pediatric hospitals. While neocoronavirus, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus often cause overcrowding in hospitals during the winter months, cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) have

The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a global network called the International Pathogen Surveillance Network (IPSN) in collaboration with partners to protect people from the threat of infectious diseases. The IPSN is a platform connecting countries and regions to

It’s time to add one more to your list of reasons to get fit: being physically active can help reduce the risk of death from influenza and pneumonia. Published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, the study found that

UNICEF recently announced that it will provide the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to 52 countries. In 2023 alone, UNICEF will provide this life-saving vaccine to a quarter of the world’s countries. Seven countries – Bangladesh, Cambodia, Swatini, Kiribati, Mongolia, Nigeria