Category: 4. Health

The 2025 Los Angeles wildfires reduced more than 15,000 structures to ash in a matter of days. Among the devastation were 11 public and private schools and 30 child care facilities. In all, the fires disrupted the education and daily lives of over 700,000 students.

The fires first erupted on Jan. 7, 2025, in the Pacific Palisades, a small enclave of Los Angeles, and in Eaton Canyon, where the tight-knit community of Altadena is nestled in the foothills just north of Pasadena. Fierce…

Signs of a potential recession this year have been flashing in recent weeks. This…

Hospitals across diverse markets in the United States are terminating non-clinical personnel as they confront intensifying financial pressures. Escalating operational…

Now, findings from researchers at Texas A&M University provide new, evidence-based insight into minimizing the risk of these diseases at canine facilities.

“In adult, healthy humans and animals, these diseases usually cause diarrhea and occasionally other minor ailments, but for infants, puppies and the immunocompromised, infection could…

C. tropicalis is one of the most common fungi to…

Approximately 1% of the world population is considered to have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), exhibiting a series of social and cognitive symptoms. Previous research has linked certain genetic…

A messy legal battle is brewing in the market for AI that reviews health insurance claims.

Palantir Technologies has sued Y Combinator-backed startup Guardian AI and its founders—former employees of its healthcare division—for what it called “brazen” trade secret theft in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Palantir, the $198 billion (market cap) tech behemoth, alleged in the suit that founders Mayank Jain…

In a letter published in Nature Medicine, researchers highlight how mpox — traditionally spread from animals to humans — is now showing clear signs of sustained human-to-human transmission.

Mpox is a viral infection caused by a virus that belongs to the same family as smallpox. The virus can cause a painful rash, fever, and swollen glands and, in…

Researchers at the University of Arizona Wyant College of Optical Sciences have now demonstrated an innovative approach that could…