Health

An average of 6,000 calories is consumed at Christmas dinner, triple the recommended daily intake

Opacity surrounds incidents at scientific facilities, with over 400 cases documented in the last half-century worldwide, including a cloud of bacteria that affected 10,000 people in 2019

This year’s pilgrimage to the San Lázaro shrine in El Rincón, on the outskirts of Havana, is taking place amid a serious health crisis that has caused dozens of deaths and the collapse of the healthcare system

The question is no longer about living longer, but about living life to the fullest. These simple guidelines can help you reach old age with full mental faculties

To better understand why some people develop the condition while others do not, researchers have worked together to identify distinct patient profiles

The president’s tax law, which was passed over the summer, cut funding for hormone treatments. This has led to medication shortages and long waits at clinics, causing uncertainty within the trans community

The CEO and founder of Science Corp discusses his company’s latest breakthrough: an ocular prosthesis, implanted with a chip under the retina

Documents sent to Spain’s National Biosafety Commission confirm at least two tests conducted in October and November at the facilities, which are undergoing construction work. Authorities are investigating the possibility of a lab leak

A review of 76 clinical trials underscores the importance of tailoring prescriptions to each individual. Twenty-two percent of patients take this kind of medication indefinitely

Vaccine advisers to the CDC voted to postpone immunization in specific cases, a decision that has raised concerns among experts

The health specialist has published a book that has 80 recommendations for avoiding toxins, as well as advice for a healthier life, away from harmful substances

Emanuel Hernandez and Elena Soboleva founded the Chicago Scream Club in June, and today their sessions attract up to 200 participants and have taken them to more than 10 cities across the US

People come to believe in absurd theories for the same reasons they come to believe in anything else. Their experiences lead them to think those beliefs are true

They often conceal their own talents as they try to fit into a standard mold, and these skills go unnoticed until adulthood. But not being themselves takes its toll on the mind and body

Former soldiers with PTSD, as well as mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor, are undergoing treatment in Tijuana, despite warnings about possible side effects

When physical sensations and thoughts seem so real that they appear to foresee disaster, you may be engaging in a form of covert avoidance behavior

According to the WHO, voluntary depigmentation persists in the country, with a prevalence rate of 50%. Experts warn how the practice has become more common over the last 10 years

US plastic surgeons support the operation, but the Spanish Society of Neurology warns that its therapeutic role is not sufficiently supported

The wellness industry is reinventing itself to attract the other half of the population, mixing in science, quackery and political ideology in the process

An international investigation confirms that beta-blockers, prescribed routinely for four decades, do not provide benefits to most patients recovering from a myocardial infarction

Buttock augmentation surgery has doubled in Florida’s largest city in recent years despite high mortality rates, as new legislation seeks to limit the associated risks

The experimental treatment, developed using cells at La Paz public hospital, achieves a preliminary survival rate of 70% in patients who had exhausted all other options

A major European clinical research event in oncology gives a boost to antibody–drug conjugates, treatments that work like a Trojan horse, delivering chemotherapy to the interior of malignant cells

Of the over-65 population in Spain, 24% have sex once a week, a reality that the health system tends to ignore — making it difficult to diagnose sexually transmitted infections in this age bracket

The government is overhauling a fly production complex in Chiapas to make it the ‘world’s most modern’ facility of its kind, capable of manufacturing millions of sterile specimens as a chemical-free form of pest control

By reducing staff and access to treatment, the suspension of USAID and other funding threatens the country’s progress in HIV care