Rates of precancerous lesions that can develop into cervical cancer have fallen among young women in the U.S., likely due to widespread use of the HPV vaccine. (Image credit: Naeblys via Getty Images) The United States has seen a significant…
WHO is investigating a bizarre series of deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where its flag is featured in the image. (Image credit: Hacer Keles via Getty Images) The World Health Organization (WHO) suspects poisoning or meningitis may be…
A man ate a huge burger very quickly and ended up in hospital. (Photo credit: novanym 95 / 500px via Getty Images) Patient: A 30-year-old male from Singapore. Symptoms: The patient presented to the emergency department complaining of abdominal bloating…
The image shows the victim writhing in pain as the large reptile latched onto his groin area, likely biting through his trousers and into his penis, in the forests of Pantanal, Brazil. Loading videoVideo unavailableClick to playClick to playVideo will…
Two husky dogs attacked a nine-year-old boy, severely damaging his face from his eyes to his lower lip, leaving his father, taxi driver Valentin Korolev, 48, in a state of despair. Loading videoVideo unavailableClick to playClick to playVideo will start…
Binge drinking is defined as consuming four or more drinks for women and five or more drinks for men in a two-hour period. (Image credit: Jackyenjoyphotography via Getty Images) Alcohol often flows freely during holidays and other events. But how…
Russian traveller Olga Perminova, 53, was on the Podi Menike train, which passes through picturesque areas of Sri Lanka, when she tragically hit her head on a rock while taking a selfie. A woman has died on a famous railway…
(Photo courtesy of Olga Pankova via Getty Images) Alcohol causes approximately 100,000 cases of cancer and 20,000 cancer deaths each year in the United States, making it the third leading preventable cause of cancer after tobacco and obesity. In 2025,…
Patients with Norrie disease are either born blind or lose their vision within a few months of birth. (Image credit: Glasshouse Images via Getty Images) Disease name: Norrie disease Affected populations: Norrie disease is an extremely rare inherited genetic disorder…
Excessive consumption of added sugar, found in sweets like doughnuts, can speed up the aging process of cells. (Image credit: LauriPatterson via Getty Images) New research suggests that a diet rich in nutrients and low in added sugar may slow…
(Image credit: lielos via Getty Images) A new study has shown that the human body does not age at a constant rate throughout adulthood; instead, the process accelerates significantly between the ages of 44 and 60. The study, published August…
Earlier this year, María Brañas Morera celebrated her 117th birthday. (Image credit: Arxiu de la família Brañas Morera, (CC0 1.0 UNIVERSAL Deed), via Wikimedia Commons) Maria Brañas Morera, the oldest person on the planet, has passed away. She was 117…