Cow Wearables Help America’s Dairy Farmers Detect Bird Flu and Other Illnesses - The Wall Street Journal

Dairy producers are increasingly putting internet-connected collars and ear tags on their cows, helping better track the animals’ health and breeding

Former US surgeon general: America is getting a crash course in herd immunity - CNN

The former US surgeon general says Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s tenure will not be defined by his work on nutrition or chronic disease but by how he responds to an inexorably increasing number of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks.

Doctors raise alarm about rise in “sloth fever” infections linked to birth defects - Salon

Oropouche virus has been linked to Zika-like outcomes in pregnant people with cases more than doubling in 2024

Woman Gets a Full-Body MRI Scan Out of Curiosity. Turns Out She Was a Ticking Time Bomb (Exclusive) - AOL

Sarah Blackburn's decision to get a full-body MRI revealed a life-threatening aneurysm, leading to a life-altering surgery

U.S. cuts funding for global network testing for measles as cases grow worldwide - WKMS

That's the perspective of a World Health Organization official after the Global Measles and Rubella Laboratory Network, which detects and controls measles, lost its sole funder.

Parkinson's: Scientists discover how PINK1 protein activates disease - Medical News Today

Researchers have revealed for the first time how a key protein linked to Parkinson's mutates, leads to cell death in the brain by disrupting mitochondria and causes disease.

Nutritionists Reveal The Last Thing They Eat And Drink Before Bed — Some Of It Will Surprise You - HuffPost

Sleepy girl mocktails, yogurt and even chocolate chips top their “nighty night” lists.

Forget running — doing this one thing boosted the calorie burn on my daily walks - Tom's Guide

Spoiler: You don’t need walking poles or a hilly route!

Concerning New Research Links Tattoo Ink to Increased Cancer Risk - SciTechDaily

Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark, analyzing data from Danish twin pairs, have found evidence suggesting that tattoo ink may elevate the risk of skin and lymphoma cancers. This potential risk is linked to the accumulation of tattoo ink in th…

Parts of the brain that are needed to remember words identified - Medical Xpress

The parts of the brain that are needed to remember words, and how these are affected by a common form of epilepsy, have been identified by a team of neurologists and neurosurgeons at UCL.

RFK, Jr. Wants to Let Bird Flu Spread on Poultry Farms. Why Experts Are Concerned - Scientific American

Health secretary RFK, Jr. has repeatedly suggested that farmers should let bird flu spread through flocks. Experts explain why that’s a dangerous idea

Anti-amyloid therapy may keep Alzheimer’s symptoms at bay in certain patients, study suggests - CNN

For the first time, scientists say, they have evidence that using a biologic drug to remove sticky beta amyloid plaques from the brains of people destined to develop Alzheimer’s dementia can delay the disease.

Measles cases top 300 in Texas, NM - The Hill

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story  Texas, New Mexico measles outbreak passes 300 cases More than 300 measles cases have now been confirmed in the ongoing outbreak that began in Texas’s South Plains region an…

Houston janitor who urinated in water bottles at doctor’s office, spreading STDs to workers sentenced to prison - KPRC Click2Houston

A man with multiple sexually transmitted and communicable diseases was sentenced to six years in prison for urinating into office workers’ water bottles, resulting in the victims contracting herpes simplex 1 and hepatitis A, according to prosecutors.

This is how the measles outbreak is quickly spreading - WBAL TV Baltimore

Researchers are struck by the speed of the current measles outbreak across the U.S.

An apple a day keeps tinnitus at bay (and so might coffee) - Boing Boing

Ringing in your ears? Tinnitus is the perception of ringing, buzzing, or other sounds in the ears without an external source. It can be temporary or chronic and is often…