U.S. measles cases have surpassed 5,000 cases as officials from the World Heath Organization meet to evaluate the country's measles-free status. NBC News' Erika Edwards discusses how the decline in MMR vaccines administered has contributed to the growth of cases.
Cholera has killed more than 3,000 people worldwide since the start of the year, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, insisting its goal of cutting global cases by 90% by 2030 remained in reach.
Meeting the World Health Organization's recommended annual guidelines for air pollution resulting from fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide has the potential to save more than 9 million lives a year in low- and middle-income countries, say University of Cambridge researchers.
Malaria remains one of the deadliest infectious diseases worldwide. According to World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, there were more than 280 million cases in 2024, with 610,000 people dying from the parasitic infection. Ninety-five percent of deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa, where children under the age of 5 are particularly affected. Prompt treatment is crucial. Nevertheless, some patients die from malaria even when treated with medication.
A potentially deadly disease caused by a soil-dwelling bacterium long found in tropical regions may be slowly gaining a foothold in the continental United States and other regions around the world. The discovery of the bacterium in Mississippi is raising new questions about how doctors should identify infections and track its spread.
Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in Norway, which also has one of the highest incidence rates in the world.
In routine clinical practice, local radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians can reliably interpret amyloid PET scans to aid in the diagnosis and management of Alzheimer's disease, showing good agreement with interpretations by amyloid PET specialists. According to a new study published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, local interpretations of nearly 1,500 scans showed excellent agreement with expert panel assessments, demonstrating that visual reads performed in community settings are highly reliable.
A liver drug could be used to slow down the progression of Parkinson's disease as it joins the world's largest trial of treatments for the condition.
A well-napped child is a cheerful and happy child. In a world where both parents have to work, most children spend their first five years attending childcare, right around the time they transition from regular daytime naps to sleeping through the night. A recent study published in Sleep Medicine investigated whether attending childcare changes the number of times a child naps on that day compared with days spent at home, and how that relationship shifts as children grow older.
Dialysis should not necessarily be regarded as the default option for older people with kidney failure, the first randomized study of its kind in the world, led by the University of Bristol, has found.
Alta Pierson competed in the Huntsman World Senior Games and won hearts on social media when a video of her running went viral. The centenarian’s tips for a long life.
The World Health Organization on Wednesday celebrated "major progress" against neglected tropical diseases, with some like sleeping sickness all but disappearing, but urged more investment and faster and broader action.
The World Health Organization on Wednesday approved clinical trials for two new Ebola vaccines, as doctors fight to control an outbreak in Africa that has killed more than 5,300 people.
Cholera has killed around 1,800 people so far this year in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is also battling its deadliest Ebola outbreak, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
A quarter of teens globally engage in basically no physical activity—not even an hour of exercise a week—the World Health Organization said Wednesday, warning that this significantly raises health risks.
A world-first national program has discovered more than a third of babies thought to have a peanut allergy could safely have the diagnosis removed. And the findings are changing how Australia's health care system approaches infant food allergies.
The evidence that climate change threatens human health has never been stronger. Yet a new report suggests that world leaders are giving less attention to its health consequences in international political debate.
Social media trending hashtags such as skinny girl dinner and thinspiration are promoting restrictive eating and a lifestyle centered on staying thin to millions of people around the world. This hunger for thinness is also finding its way into the misuse of GLP-1 drugs (glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists), a medical breakthrough that has transformed the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity but is often being misused by people living with eating disorders.
Dozens of global health and environmental organizations called on the World Health Organization on Tuesday to revise decades-old standards for nitrate levels in drinking water, arguing they do not reflect recent scientific evidence about potential health risks.
Senior Coordinating Producer Sue Kroll travels the world covering the news, but tonight she shares her own story about her battle to fend off Alzheimer’s and the steps she’s taking to avoid the brutal disease. NBC News’ Senior National Correspondent Kate Snow reports Sue’s story.
In a study conducted by the World Bank and Georgetown University, scientists, including lead author Syed Shabab Wahid, DrPH, are investigating how climate change–induced heat exposure is an emerging public health concern with potential mental health consequences.
An international team led by Northumbria University has developed and validated a simple five-factor risk score to identify older people at elevated risk of dementia in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)—where around 60% of the world's dementia cases now occur.
Close your eyes and cover your ears. Much of the world around you disappears from view and hearing, yet your sense of being present, of being conscious, remains. What creates that basic feeling of being "you"?
South Korea, dealing with one of the lowest fertility rates in the world, is trying to change course by offering loads of incentives for young adults to have kids. The real solution might not be only economic, but cultural too. NBC News' Janis Mackey Frayer reports from Seoul.
"The Fireside Database: Large-Scale Evidence from 25,419 Psychedelic Support Interactions," published in Science Advances, provides researchers and policymakers with an empirical window into psychedelic use and support outside clinical settings.
Once a supplement favored mainly by fitness fanatics, creatine has quickly become one of the most widely used dietary add-ons in the world.
A patient has undergone pioneering stem-cell therapy to treat Parkinson's disease, the Japanese drugmaker behind the treatment said on Friday, in a world first following its conditional approval in the country.
A new series in The Lancet argues for the need to investigate a paradox of men’s health: why men experience worse health outcomes than women, even though they hold undeniable…
Stockyards in New Mexico that had closed due to the New World screwworm outbreak are bustling again
The World Health Organization reports that a nurse has been killed and a health worker severely injured in an attack while responding to an Ebola alert in Congo
More Americans are rejecting everything they’ve been taught about food.
Jalen Hurts, star quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles, may be out for the season after doctors discovered a serious blood clot that could have been life-threatening. Tom Hanson reports.
The World Health Organization is demanding answers from Russia amid reports of a second suspected case of plague. Imtiaz Tyab reports.
The World Health Organization says public risks are low after a plague center worker's death, but Marco Rubio says Moscow should "share more information with the world."
Alan Alda, now 90, best-known for his role as "Hawkeye" Pierce on the classic TV series "M*A*S*H," talks about living with Parkinson's disease, which he refuses to let define him.
Alan Alda, now 90, is one of the country's most-beloved actors, best-known for his role as "Hawkeye" Pierce on the classic TV series "M*A*S*H." Alda talks with CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook about his challenging childhood, dealing with polio and his mother's schizophrenia; his decades of work to help scientists and health care professionals communicate more clearly; and about living with Parkinson's disease, which he refuses to let define him.
This is a MedPage Today story. Both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommend vitamin A for all patients with measles -- not just severe cases -- but experts warn that this shouldn't be seen as a replacement for vaccination. In a recent opinion piece for Fox News, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote that studies support the administration of vitamin A "under the supervision of a physician for those with mild, moderate, and severe infection" and that it can reduce mortality from the disease. He also indicated that the CDC had recently broadened its recommendation to use vitamin A in all measles cases, not just severe disease. While Kennedy appeared to support measles vaccination in that opinion piece -- he wrote that vaccines "contribute to community immunity, protecting those who are unable to be vaccinated due to medical reasons" -- he also noted that the choice to vaccinate is a personal one. Taken together, experts...
