Illness

UN reports nearly 9,300 chickenpox cases amid overcrowding in Gaza

Data provided to news agencies indicated that the number of reported infections had reached nearly 9,300, with more than half of the cases identified in Khan Yunis.

Displaced Palestinian children play in water as they shelter at a school on a hot day, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, July 1, 2026.
Lettuce is displayed for sale at an H-E-B grocery store on May 11, 2026 in Austin, Texas.

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

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


We all make this bathroom mistake - here's how to avoid it

This common mistake (almost all of us make it!) causes infections, diseases and the spread of many bacteria around the house.

 Don't panic written on an empty toilet paper roll (Illustrative).

COVID, flu or RSV? How to tell the three common diseases apart

Lots of people suffer from breathing difficulties, coughs, sore throat and fevers – and these could be symptoms of all three of these viruses. So how do you know when to do a COVID test?

A woman blowing her nose into a tissue, possibly after sneeze or while sick

Can a fungus actually start a zombie apocalypse?

The video game adapted to a show, The Last of Us, features a fungus that can turn people into zombies. This fungus actually exists.

 Ant infected by Ophiocordyceps unilateralis fungus

Have cracked nails? These are the health problems you might have

Our nails are important, and most of us maintain them. Cracked nails, though, may indicate real problems.

 Example of Koilonychia iron deficiency anemia.

Follow your gut: The connection between digestive processes and meditation - study

Meditation can do far more than just help you change your mood; it can help your gut health reach where it needs to be.

 Tibetan Buddhist monks attend a lecture at Sera monastery in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China November 19, 2015

10 healthy habits of people who almost never get sick

Here are ten habits of people who almost never get sick – as rare as those people may be.

 The pandemic has influenced large segments of the population to exercise

Gross! Doctors remove 382 gallstones from woman's gallbladder

A woman was suffering from pain throughout her body when she discovered the shocking reason for her suffering.

 Woman clutching stomach in pain (Illustrative)

Four home remedies for a sore throat that really work

This burning sensation should pass within a few days, but even a few days of pain in the throat every time you try to swallow saliva can cause a lot of suffering.

A woman blowing her nose into a tissue, possibly after or sneeze or while sick

Here are all the best methods to clear a stuffy nose in seconds

Flu season is upon us, and with it are a handful of home remedies. Here are some tried-and-tested tricks to clear your blocked nose.

 Woman blowing nose (Illustrative)

Here's why you shouldn't warm up chicken in the microwave

Studies have found that smaller, portable devices may not be able to heat or cook frozen chicken enough to kill various bacteria.

 A cage-free chicken (illustrative)