More than a week after his home was wrecked in a deadly earthquake that hit southern Turkey, Mohammad Emin’s body is still covered in dust and grime. Like countless other victims of a catastrophe that killed more than 41,000 in Turkey and
A cow that died recently on a Dutch farm tested positive for mad cow disease, the government of the Netherlands announced Wednesday, in a rare case of the cattle illness that can cause a fatal brain disease in people who eat tainted
Last year, President Biden proclaimed February American Heart Month, inviting all Americans to participate in National Wear Red Day. National Wear Red Day will be observed on Feb. 3, 2023, to honor those who have lost their lives to heart disease as
Artificial intelligence (AI) could help detect the onset of Parkinson’s disease earlier by analysing people’s speech. This is the conclusion of a team of researchers from Lithuania, who explained that patients with early-stage Parkinson’s tend to speak in a quieter manner —
Japan is set to downgrade its classification of COVID-19 to that of a less serious disease on May 8, revising its measures against the coronavirus such as relaxing guidance that people wear masks in public indoor places, NHK public broadcaster said. COVID
The Carter Center said Tuesday that only 13 human cases of Guinea worm disease were reported worldwide last year. After decades of progress, the eradication program’s director cautioned the end phase of the global effort to eradicate the parasitic disease will be
The United States is experiencing a dire shortage of infectious disease specialists, according to the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), a medical association based in Arlington, Virginia. “Infectious disease (ID) physicians have repeatedly demonstrated their importance during critical worldwide crises, such
SARS-CoV-2 — the virus which causes COVID-19 — can get into the tissues of the brain and other non-respiratory sites, autopsies have revealed. Prior to the work, infectious disease specialist Dr Daniel Chertow of the US National Institutes of Health said, “the
Some 90,000 people are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) in the United States each year — which is roughly a 50% increase from previous estimated incidence rates, according to a recent 2022 Parkinson’s Foundation-backed study. “The soaring numbers of Parkinson’s disease cases