Cart is empty Osaka Metropolitan University researchers have detected alarming rates of Escherichia albertii, an emerging foodborne pathogen, in retail chicken meat in Bangladesh. The study is published in the International Journal of Food Microbiology.
Oregon health officials investigate rare brain disease blamed for two deaths
Health officials in Hood River County, Oregon, are investigating three cases of a rare and fatal brain disease known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
Misinformation about fentanyl exposure threatens to undermine overdose response
Fentanyl, the deadly synthetic opioid driving the nation’s high drug overdose rates, is also caught up in another increasingly serious problem: misinformation.
Smoking/vaping combo poses health risks, research suggests
People might think they can reduce their risk of cancer by occasionally swapping their cigarettes for a vape pen—but they would be wrong, a new study says.
Long-term measles health risks include immune amnesia, brain swelling and hearing loss, experts say
Measles is more than a rash, runny nose and a fever—it can cause brain swelling, blindness and wipe out the immune system’s memory, leaving unvaccinated children, and even adults, vulnerable to infection long after recovery.
President Hichilema welcomes EU support to revamp Zambia Railways.
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says there is urgent need to restore the functionality to Zambia Railways, describing the current state of the network as unsustainable for national progress. The Head of State has commended the European Union’s (EU’s) commitment to supporting the railway’s rehabilitation, describing the move as timely and essential. Speaking during a courtesy call […]
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Republicans in Congress are eyeing cuts to Medicaid: But what does Medicaid actually do?
Republicans in Congress are eyeing $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid, the joint federal-state government health care program for lower-income people.
More psych hospital beds are needed for kids, but neighbors say not here
In January, a teenager in suburban St. Louis informed his high school counselor that a classmate said he planned to kill himself later that day.
US Embassy warns American citizens in Zambia over new Cybersecurity Law.
THE United States Embassy has issued a cautionary notice to all American citizens residing in or planning to visit Zambia regarding a new law mandating the interception and surveillance of all electronic communications in the country. In a statement shared on its official Facebook page, the embassy explained that the law requires Information and Communication […]
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How Orange County plans to sterilize mosquitoes to limit spread of disease
Mosquito season has arrived in Southern California. That means more mosquitoes will be flying around looking for someone to bite.