Electrocutions, disease and no pay: how workers risk exploitation in Europe’s datacentres
As thousands of datacentres are constructed across Europe, the Guardian and Investigate Europe have uncovered disturbing evidence that some workers b...
New study estimates 75% of deceased ex-NFL players had brain disease CTE
Research looked at prevalence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in 2,362 players who died in 2008-2023A new study published on Wednesday estimates t...
Warning signs could predict inflammatory bowel disease a decade before diagnosis
Antibody patterns in the blood may help doctors identify people at risk so they can be treated earlier, research showsPatterns of antibodies in people...
CDC to send ‘disease detective’ to help tackle Pennsylvania measles outbreak
State has confirmed six measles-related deaths and county at center of outbreak lacks its own health departmentThe county at the center of Pennsylvani...
Science Corporation implants its vision-restoring chip in its first Stargardt disease patient
Max Hodak, the former president and co-founder of Neuralink, detailed on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt how his company's work with PRIMA is part of its ...
‘Neither war nor peace’: Palestinians in Gaza on existing amid disease, despair and ruins
People tell of lives changed beyond recognition after the 7 October attacks by Hamas three years ago and the subsequent Israeli offensive Ahmed Ishtai...
Only 3% of US sickle cell patients receive red blood cell exchange for disease, researchers find
Various factors block sufferers of disease from receiving treatment that is effective and has widespread availabilitySickle cell patients are missing ...
Rabies concerns grow in the US – but it’s unclear if there’s an increase of the fatal disease
Rabid goats at a North Carolina petting zoo and a diseased beaver attacking a Maryland boy have set the public on edgeRecent unusual incidents involvi...
Trump funding cuts may force Alzheimer’s disease study to shut down, affecting 600 aging adults
The Trump administration canceled a grant studying two low-income, majority Black neighborhoods in PittsburghScientific funding cuts imposed by the Tr...
Legionnaires’ disease outbreak kills one and infects others in the South Bronx
The disease is a form of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria, which can grow in warm water and spread through mist produced by cooling towersOne p...
‘Superhuman’ AI tool spots heart disease in less than 2 seconds
Technology trained on millions of routine ECGs could fast-track high-risk patients for treatmentDoctors have developed a “superhuman” AI tool that can...
AI can detect heart disease in women using mammograms, study suggests
Experts say findings mean breast screenings for cancer could also flag cardiovascular problems in womenDoctors have discovered a way to use routine ma...
Flight attendant’s breast cancer was occupational disease, court rules
Sophie Lainault, who worked for Air France, wins legal case linking illness to more than 12,600 hours on flightsA flight attendant in France has succe...
Brain disease in dead NFL players 'higher than previously shown'
A new study says at least one in four ex-NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had a degenerative brain disease but the true figure could be much...
UK men with heart disease at higher risk of developing and dying from cancer
Decade-long study finds stark gender difference in outcomes of people with heart diseaseMillions of men with heart disease have a higher risk of devel...
Carrie Ann Inaba Details Fear Sjogren’s Disease Would Cost DWTS Job
Carrie Ann Inaba tried to waltz away from sharing her health struggles.
After the Dancing With the Stars judge was diagnosed with Sjogren’s disease i...
Lion saved as cub from Ukraine war and brought to US battles rare fungal disease
Four-year-old Taras, who now resides at a Minnesota sanctuary, was diagnosed with an often fatal infectionA lion that escaped the war in Ukraine after...
‘Alarming’ surge in bluetongue disease among UK sheep
Farmers advised to vaccinate after recent hot weather provides ideal conditions for virus-carrying midgesThere has been an “alarming” surge in the num...
GPs’ breast cancer guidelines ‘miss’ 95% of women who will develop disease
Findings prompt calls for review of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence criteriaYoung women in England who later develop breast cancer a...
When it comes to keeping secrets, nobody does it better than Carly Simon.
Take the much-dissected lyrics of her 1972 hit "You're So Vain." The legend...
Risk of Parkinson’s disease may increase with prolonged exposure to road traffic noise
Pioneering study linking noise pollution to Parkinson’s finds 3% increase in risk for every 11.5dB rise in noise levelsLong-term exposure to road traf...
Fifth person dies in New York City amid legionnaires’ disease outbreak
Outbreak has been traced to Upper East Side cooling towers, but Mamdani says source of exposure has been eliminatedA fifth person has died in New York...
CDC cuts leave US less prepared for disease outbreaks, former officials warn
As measles, hantavirus and cyclospora spread, experts say lost staff and expertise are slowing the responseA series of health challenges – hantavirus,...
Fourth person dies in New York City legionnaires’ disease outbreak
US health officials say source of Upper East Side cluster has likely been eliminated after 76 people fell illAn outbreak of legionnaires’ disease in N...
