Ketut Subiyanto/Pexels, CC BY-SA Research Checks interrogate newly published studies and how they’re reported in the media. The analysis is undertaken by one or more academics...
Vegan diets have become increasingly popular over the years, especially among people looking to improve their health. Indeed, a growing body of evidence shows that plant-based...
MANILA – The weekly cases of leptospirosis this year are higher than the previous five years except in 2019, with the country logging 2,560 infections from...
MANILA – The Philippines has logged 12,124 typhoid fever cases from Jan. 1 to Nov. 2, but no regions have been reported above the epidemic threshold,...
Viruses and bacteria have a very long history. Because viruses can’t reproduce without a host, they’ve been attacking bacteria for millions of years. Some of those...
Up to one in ten cases of breast cancer in Australia is linked to drinking alcohol. Midlife women are already at increased risk for breast cancer...
When it comes to dealing with stress, we’re often told the best things we can do are exercise, make time for our favourite activities or try...
Newfoundland and Labrador made history in September as the first Canadian province to implement a sugar-sweetened beverage tax. Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes also exist outside of Canada,...
The new British prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has a lot to contend with at this time of economic uncertainty in the UK. But prioritising the nation’s...
Respiratory syncytial virus, more commonly known as RSV, sends thousands of children to the hospital every year in the U.S. But during September and October 2022,...