What’s in a name? Why giving monkeypox a new one is a good idea

In its latest update on monkey pox in mid-June, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that cases had been reported from 42 member states across five...

PH Covid-19 daily case average up by 82%

MANILA – The country’s daily average of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases went up by 82 percent from June 13 to 19, the Department of Health (DOH)...

Why can you still get influenza if you’ve had a flu shot?

Pfizer’s and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines are OK’d for the youngest kids

The shots could be available as early as June 21 in the United States The littlest kids in the United States are done waiting for their...

Decades of research document the detrimental health effects of BPA – an expert on environmental pollution and maternal health explains what it all means

Whether or not you’ve heard of the chemical bisphenol A, better known as BPA, studies show that it’s almost certainly in your body. BPA is used...

How do drugs know where to go in the body? A pharmaceutical scientist explains why some medications are swallowed while others are injected

When you take aspirin for a headache, how does the aspirin know to travel to your head and alleviate the pain? The short answer is, it...

Period delay tablets can help you temporarily skip your period – here’s how they work

There’s an underlying law of the universe which dictates a woman’s period will always arrive just in time to disrupt important plans. For any woman who’s...

Monkeypox is a DNA virus unlike coronavirus – here’s what that means for the virus and us

Monkeypox is suddenly on everyone’s radar, having gone from a handful of cases outside of the area where it is endemic to over 1,600 cases in...

FatBlaster Max has just been banned. Why? Here’s everything you need to know about diet supplements

Australia’s regulator has banned FatBlaster Max, an over-the-counter pill that claimed (with no evidence) to be able to help you lose weight. FatBlaster Max can no...

When health care goes wrong: It’s time for transparency in patient safety

The COVID-19 crisis has both divided and galvanized Canadians on health care. While the last three years have presented new challenges to health-care systems across the...