science-health

Distributing a rabies vaccine dropped from air is a targeted, wildlife-centered public health practice used in North America and parts of Europe to prevent rabies spread in wild...

Naegleria fowleri, often called the brain-eating amoeba, is a single-celled organism found in warm freshwater worldwide, including Virginia during summer months. Infection by th...

When people say male and female births are equally likely, they usually mean that, all else being equal, each birth has about a 50% chance of resulting in a boy or a girl. In ev...

Detecting Legionella bacteria in water systems is central to preventing Legionnaires’ disease, a severe form of pneumonia caused by inhalation of contaminated aerosols. The Ce...

Ingi and corona questions often arise when people seek clarity about a possible connection between a named individual, Ingi, and coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This evergreen e...

Naegleria fowleri is a free-living amoeba found in warm freshwater environments worldwide. In Oregon, reported cases are exceptionally rare, and public health monitoring focuses...

The world record for holding breath without pure oxygen refers to the longest time a healthy person can pause breathing on a single inhale of room air, relying only on oxygen st...

As of the most recent comprehensive estimates from major global authorities, the confirmed COVID-19 deaths reported worldwide are in the millions, with the true toll likely high...

For most people, drinking soda does not make you shorter in the sense of changing your genetic maximum height. Height is primarily determined by genetics, supported by nutrition...

The question of whether there will be a Fountain of Youth 2 is best answered as an evolving scientific endeavor rather than a single product. Aging research now targets the biol...