Author: Claudinne Miller
Covid-19 seems to age blood vessels – but only among women
New Scientist Women’s arteries seem to be stiffer if they have had covid-19, with the same effect not being found among men.Covid-19 seems to accelerate the ageing of blood vessels, but perhaps only among women. The infection has previously been linked to cardiovascular complications, like heart disease, but how it has this effect isn’t entirely clear. To […]
Aug 20, 2025
Tick-borne disease spreads, causing meat, dairy allergies
The Hill mergency room visits have spiked across the Midwest this summer as millions of Americans grapple with tick bites, but a lesser-known tick-borne illness is causing particular alarm in some communities. Alpha-gal syndrome, transmitted by the lone star tick, creates severe allergies to meat and dairy products that can last for years. The condition essentially forces people to adopt vegan diets, with […]
Aug 20, 2025
They’re not going to live normally: A devastating disease has surged in California
SF Gate They’re not going to live normally’: A devastating disease has surged in Calif. This month, the California Department of Public Health reported that Valley fever cases are on track to surpass last year’s record number of over 12,500 cases.The infection, caused when people inhale spores of the naturally occurring Coccidioides fungus, made up fewer than 1,000 cases back in […]
Aug 20, 2025
A Debilitating Virus Surges Globally as Mosquitoes Move With Warming Climate
NYT Chikungunya, which can disable victims for years, is spreading rapidly, including in China, France and other places that have not seen major outbreaks before. A mosquito-borne virus that can leave infected people debilitated for years is spreading to more regions of the world, as climate change creates new habitats for the insects that carry […]
Aug 20, 2025
The Texas Measles Outbreak Is Over, Officials Say
NYT The larger outbreak, which spread to New Mexico and Oklahoma, is still ongoing. The measles outbreak in West Texas, which hospitalized nearly a hundred and killed two young children, is officially over, state health officials announced in a news release Monday. Officials declare an outbreak over after no new cases have been reported for […]
Aug 20, 2025
Promising bird flu vaccine advances as organoids reveal how H5N1 scars airways
Medical Express Researchers at Texas Biomedical Research Institute have developed a new, proof-of-concept vaccine to protect people from the bird flu strain currently circulating in the United States. The team, led by Professor Luis Martinez-Sobrido, Ph.D. and Staff Scientist Ahmed M. Elsayed, Ph.D., recently published initial results in npj Vaccines. The live attenuated vaccine contains a weakened (attenuated) […]
Aug 20, 2025
New neuroinvasive cases of West Nile detected in New Orleans.
NOLA The Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed a second human case of neuroinvasive West Nile virus in New Orleans, with a third presumptive case under investigation. In response, the city will conduct mosquito spraying Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, officials announced. While most infections are asymptomatic, West Nile can cause serious complications, particularly in […]
Aug 20, 2025
Rates of West Nile Virus increasing throughout Philadelphia region
ABC News The rates of West Nile Virus are increasing throughout the Philadelphia region. This is placing people at significant risk for the mosquito-borne illness. No one has tested positive for West Nile in Pennsylvania this year. However, officials say it has been detected in mosquitoes in nearly every Pennsylvania county. State statistics show 12 […]
Aug 20, 2025
A resident in South Lake Tahoe, California, has tested positive for plague, according to local health officials.
The person is believed to have been bitten by an infected flea while camping, officials said. In a separate incident last month, a person in Arizona died from plague. Plague is a disease caused by a type of bacteria that usually results in about seven cases nationally each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and […]
Aug 20, 2025
The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism
NYT The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism. The health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., says he wants to understand what causes autism. It’s a perfectly laudable goal and one that scientists have been pursuing for decades. But after announcing a large new federal study on the topic, he made a shocking choice by bringing in […]
Aug 20, 2025