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The DNR said there have been 600 reports in Washington County and 100 reports in Waukesha County.

Nairobi, Kenya | URN | The Aga Khan University Hospital, in Nairobi (AKUH, N), has performed the region’s first robotic-assisted gallbladder removal surgery, marking a major step forward in the adoption of advanced minimally invasive surgical care in East Africa. The procedure, medically known as robotic-assisted laparoscopic cholecystectomy, combines conventional keyhole surgery with robotic technology … The post Ag

A person from out-of-state may have exposed others to measles while at the New Stanton Service Plaza on the westbound side Pennsylvania Turnpike, according to the state Department of Health. The potential exposure happened on Aug. 17, officials said. Anyone w…

The influence of the hormone progesterone on mood is well known. Now researchers from the University of Barcelona have shown how higher levels of progesterone during the menstrual cycle are linked to less distinct patterns of activity in areas of the brain in…

Aging is inevitable, but it's certainly not consistent.

At a specialist childhood obesity clinic, almost all of the children are not in school. Why?

The things you're doing to make your sleep better could actually be making your sleep worse.

A shared biological mechanism that helps explain chronic exhaustion in conditions including long COVID and PTSD has been identified by researchers at the University of East Anglia and Oxford BioDynamics. The paper, published in the Journal of Translational Me…

For Wednesday, Sept. 2, WGN’s Dina Bair has the latest on new medical information.

Following an intense and disruptive flu season that caught many experts by surprise last year, what should people expect this season?

In a highly unusual move, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is not counting two measles-associated deaths reported by the state of Pennsylvania.

Results bolster hopes that the drug daraxonrasib could prove effective against a variety of tumours.

The latest government data shows Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed more than 3,000 people out of over 6,100 confirmed cases, with the disease is spreading at an unprecedented speed.

Pennsylvania health officials are responding after they said some travelers at a service plaza along the Turnpike in Westmoreland County may have been exposed to measles.

UPMC will close its Center for Integrative Medicine — which offers services like acupuncture, chiropractic therapy and medical hypnosis — after more than 25 years, the hospital system confirmed Wednesday. The center in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside…

While rabies in wildlife isn’t entirely new to North Dakota, state veterinary experts say the timing and location of these recent cases are cause for concern.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is tracking Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease cases.

She's such a happy cat.

Hormone replacement therapy started between ages 46 and 56 was tied to lower Alzheimer's and dementia risk, a major new UK Biobank study suggests.

Reports of more than 600 dead deer, likely due to epizootic hemorrhagic disease, or EHD, have been received recently, according to the DNR.

More than 500 measles cases have now been confirmed in Pennsylvania so far this year, according to updated figures from the state health department. The count sat at 540 confirmed cases Wednesday, up more than 40 from Monday, when the state offered its last u…