BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 3,000 people out of more than 6,100 confirmed cases, according to the latest government data from Wednesday, as the disease is spreading at an unprecedented speed, faster than efforts to track and slow it.Data from Congo’s Ministry of Health showed the outbreak has recorded … Read more
What should have been one of the happiest moments of a couple’s lives quickly turned into an unimaginable medical nightmare. Nicole and Anthony were thrilled to be welcoming their third baby when Nicole began documenting the moment for her unborn child. “Hey baby number three. We’re in the hospital,” said Nicole in a video she … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A team of researchers led by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, has identified a decades-old oral compound that produced substantial weight loss in obese mice.Rather than suppressing appetite, the compound appears to boost energy expenditure, according to a study published in Science Advances.The molecule, known … Read more
A ketogenic diet produced a substantially greater reduction in liver fat and stronger improvements in several measures of blood sugar control than Mediterranean or very-low-fat diets, despite participants in all three groups losing about the same amount of weight, according to a randomized clinical trial published in Cell Metabolism.The study focused on people with obesity, … Read more
Two people who visited UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh last week have tested positive for measles, prompting Allegheny County health officials to warn of possible exposures in several areas of the hospital. On Tuesday, the health department warned of potential exposure on Thursday in the hospital’s main lobby, third-floor waiting and clinic areas, cafeteria and … Read more
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When you think of rabid animals, maybe raccoons or opossums come to mind. But goats? State health officials say three goats tested positive for rabies last week. Another is presumed to have been infected. The goats were part of a mobile petting zoo called Farm Adventures. Dozens of people may have been exposed across seven … Read more
An emerging fungus that can cause hard-to-treat ringworm is extending its tendrils around the globe, recent research shows. Scientists in Europe studied data from laboratories across dozens of countries. Since 2022, identifications of the fungus Trichophyton indotineae have dramatically increased worldwide, they found. The fungal pathogen is known for causing more serious cases of ringworm … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A North Carolina teenager has died from a rare and often fatal infection caused by an amoeba found in warm freshwater, state health officials said.In a GoFundMe set up by the teen’s mother, she shared that his first symptom was “severe headaches.””I never imagined that something like … Read more
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