Health officials in Louisiana are urging beachgoers to take precautions during a summertime surge in infections from a flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters.Louisiana has confirmed nine cases of Vibrio vulnificus infections this year, the state’s health department said last week in a news release. All were hospitalized, and five died. During the same period … Read more
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, I am an aunt to two wonderful niblings and am lucky enough to be … Read more
Having normal blood pressure, no diabetes, and not smoking from age 48 to 68 are associated with nearly 13 additional years, on average, of dementia-free life, according to a new study. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Dementia is one of the fastest-growing health burdens worldwide. Every year, 10 million new cases are diagnosed globally, according to the World … Read more
Get the Well Enough newsletter with Harry Bullmore for tips on living a healthier, happier and longer lifeGet the Well Enough email with Harry BullmoreGet the Well Enough email with Harry BullmoreEven a slight reduction in daily vigorous exercise could elevate cancer risk by 15 per cent, new research suggests. Experts warn that replacing physical … Read more
COVID-19 can cause brain injuries that are still visible on scans years later in people with neurological symptoms related to long COVID.Existing research shows that cognitive dysfunction in long COVID is associated with blood-brain barrier disruption, an enlarged hippocampus, elevated brain injury markers, and reduced brain volume on MRI scans. Now, researchers in Canada have shown … Read more
This is an updated version of a story first published on Feb. 15, 2026. The original video can be viewed here. Today, an increasing number of Americans across the political spectrum – from Make America Healthy Again activists to everyday shoppers – are voicing concern about the health impact of ultraprocessed foods – those boxed and wrapped … Read more
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Health officials in Louisiana are urging beachgoers to take precautions during a summertime surge in infections from a flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters. Louisiana has confirmed nine cases of Vibrio vulnificus infections this year, the state’s health department said last week in a news release. All were hospitalized, and … Read more
Washington — Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, said on Sunday that “I trust the science” on vaccines, as measles cases have risen to their highest levels in 35 years, sparking concern among some parents about their children returning to school this fall. “I think that parents, for most kids, especially for … Read more
The common belief about smiling in photographs is that it does not really matter, that a smile is a small social performance we all know how to fake, and that whatever a face does for a fraction of a second in a college portrait cannot possibly say anything meaningful about the next three decades of … Read more
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Health officials in Louisiana are urging beachgoers to take precautions during a summertime surge in infections from a flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters.Louisiana has confirmed nine cases of Vibrio vulnificus infections this year, the state’s health department said last week in a news release. All were hospitalized, and five … Read more