Illness

FDA reverses lettuce warning: Taylor Farms cyclospora test was a false positive

Taylor Farms has confirmed that this product is not part of its current recall, the FDA said, as it seeks to curtail the largest foodborne illness outbreak in the United States in recent years.

Lettuce is displayed for sale at an H-E-B grocery store on May 11, 2026 in Austin, Texas.
Former US Marine Robert Gilman, who serves a prison sentence for assaulting a Russian police officer in 2022, attends a court hearing in Voronezh, Russia April 6, 2026.

Jailed US citizen, former marine taken to Russian hospital for undisclosed illness - report

A woman consults with her doctor; illustrative.

Can 'being a b****' really prevent autoimmune disease? Viral meme may hold some truth

Weight loss medication

Study found possible link between weight loss medications and osteoporosis


COVID-19 restrictions lowered death rates for other illnesses, says study

A Canadian study examined the impact face masks, social distancing and other mandated restrictions had on respiratory illnesses besides COVID-19.

 Cars line up at a drive-through COVID-19 testing center in Ganey Taaruha Tel Aviv, on January 3, 2022.

Study finds brain changes similarly to Alzheimer’s following COVID-19 infection

Many people don’t understand the long-term effects of COVID-19 and prefer to catch it and get it over with, yet a new small study gives the best reason to stay away from the virus.

Elderly man (illustrative)

This tumor in one man’s brain turned out to be something else entirely

The tumor found in this man's brain turned out to be something repulsive and completely different than expected.

 The brain

This man couldn’t sit or lie down. Then he had this first-of-its-kind surgery

Yonatan couldn’t sit or lie down until he met this doctor.

 Back pain

Recovering from COVID-19? This is your chance of being reinfected

What is reinfection? How easy is it to get reinfected? All your questions are answered here.

Test tube with Coronavirus label is seen in this illustration taken on January 29, 2020.

Havana syndrome could be caused by electromagnetic energy pulses targeting US diplomats

"Pulse electromagnetic energy...plausibly explains" the symptoms of Havana syndrome reported by some 1,000 US diplomats and spies.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks on the Havana Syndrome, which U.S. officials refer to as "anomalous health incidents", in the Benjamin Franklin Room of the State Department in Washington, DC, US November 5, 2021

Seven signs that you may have already had coronavirus

Here's how to know if you’ve already been sick and recovered from the novel coronavirus.

 Woman blowing nose (Illustrative)

80% of women suffer from this during pregnancy. What can be done?

Eighty percent of women suffer from this problem in pregnancy. What treatments are available?

A pregnant woman sits on a bed holding her belly.

What a nightmare! How a pedicure led to a woman's leg getting amputated

How did one small infection lead to the amputation of an entire limb?

 A woman's feet after a pedicure (Illustrative)

Myasthenia gravis 101: Your guide to a complex medical condition

This medical condition, which occurs primarily in young women and older men, causes severe muscle weakness.

Illustrative photo of two elderly people staring at a beach.