CEBU CITY, Philippines — The World Health Organization (WHO) considers measles one of the world’s most contagious diseases. It can cause high fever and rash and may lead to serious complications including pneumonia, encephalitis, blindness and death.…
NEW YORK— Flight attendants and pilots are at the highest risk of dying from radiation-related cancers — even more than people who work with radioactive materials, according to a new study. Cosmic radiation comes from space. Only…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The Mandaue City Council has passed a resolution condemning social media posts advocating against vaccination, citing their role in creating vaccine hesitancy among the public amid a low turnout in the city’s measles-rubella…
FLAGSTAFF, Arizona— Serious injuries and medical conditions disrupt people’s daily routines and can impact their confidence and sense of identity. Elite athletes know the challenges from an injury that sidelines them from their sport, requires physical rehabilitation and leaves…
Researchers at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) have developed a pen that can detect early signs of autism in handwriting. …
BUNIA, Congo — The World Health Organization (WHO) chief said Friday that the Ebola outbreak in Congo is spreading rapidly and now poses a “very high” risk there, as a lack of medical resources and anger among the population…
What used to be the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a hormonal condition affecting 1 in 8 women around the world, is now called polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS). So what’s with the change in name? Researchers said…
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A rodent-borne illness is suspected of causing an outbreak aboard a cruise ship that has killed three people and sickened others. Studies indicate hantaviruses have been around for centuries, with outbreaks documented in Asia and Europe.…
A Korean research team reported that individuals who drank coffee three times daily showed greater muscle mass than those who consumed it less than once a day. However, researchers cautioned that the study does not prove coffee…
NEW YORK (AP) — When Tiffany Davis has a question about a symptom from the weight-loss injections she’s taking, she doesn’t call her doctor. She pulls out her phone and consults ChatGPT. “I’ll just basically let ChatGPT…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Alcohol can remain detectable in the bloodstream for up to 12 hours after drinking, but that window narrows with every passing hour. This is a key scientific consideration in cases where testing is…
A new study suggests that babies are able to distinguish between the different objects they see around them at 2 months old, which is earlier than scientists previously thought. …
