If you need some motivation to keep from eating too much this Thanksgiving, here it is: Doctors in Romania pulled an 11 cm (4.3 inch) living, writhing round worm from a woman’s left eyelid.

New experiments raise important questions about what it means to die. n December 9, 2013, 13-year-old Jahi McMath was checked ...

A growing corner of the internet is convinced its intestines are full of parasites — and that unproven, doctor-disdained cleanses are the solution.

Some stretches of American asphalt have reputations that go far beyond routine congestion or a tricky merge. They are the ...

An experimental vaccine protects genetically modified mice against severe allergic reactions for up to a year, according to ...

Researchers led by the Institut Pasteur, Université Paris, have developed a vaccine that elicits anti-Immunoglobulin E ...

(Beirut) – A political prisoner died on November 19, 2025, in the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) notorious al-Razeen Prison after more than a decade of unjust imprisonment and torture allegations, Human ...

Bird flu viruses are a particular threat to humans because they can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever, one of the body's ways of stopping viruses in their tracks, according to new ...

If you or someone you know is in immediate danger as a result of domestic violence, call 911. For anonymous, confidential help, you can call the 24/7 National Domestic Violence Hotline at ...

Southeast Asia has been hit by unusually severe floods this year, with late storms killing more than 1,200 people and leaving ...

Our year-end coverage continues with a look at the best performances on film of 2025. Rather than divide categories into ...