Category: 5. Health

How can medical cannabis help treat patients over 50 years old with a variety of age-related health issues? This is what a recent study published in Cannabis hopes to address as an international team of researchers investigated the benefits of medical…

Strep A is a bacterial infection that can infect both children and adults. Worldwide, 750 million people are affected by Strep A, which leads to over 500,000 deaths each year. The infection is caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes and is transmitted…

Cancer affects millions of individuals and their loved ones each year. Both hematologic or blood cancers, and solid tumors can have fatal outcomes. Fortunately, the advancement of medicine and technology has helped generate robust and effective therapies…

An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas, and two nearby counties and continues as of early March 2025. To date, 147 people have been reportedly diagnosed with TB in the outbreak, with…

As much as half of the fentanyl sold on Philly’s streets contains an industrial chemical used in plastics manufacturing. That’s according to our November 2024 testing of fentanyl samples collected in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood, regarded as the largest open-air drug market…

Treatment for two rather than one may help prevent another bout of a common and unpleasant vaginal syndrome.

For many women who develop bacterial vaginosis, the syndrome returns weeks or months after treatment. A clinical trial of women in monogamous relationships with male partners…

Crohn’s disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and the causes are unclear but studies have linked it to autoimmunity, genetic risk factors, stress, and certain environmental conditions. Scientists have now found an association between Crohn’s…

The COVID-19 pandemic transformed over the past five years from a catastrophic threat that has killed over 7 million people to what most people regard today as a tolerable annoyance that doesn’t require precaution. Nonetheless, COVID-19 continues to kill over 2,000 people per month…

Aspartame is a synthetic sweetener that was created in 1965. It is estimated to be more than 150 times as sweet as sugar, and is commonly used as a sugar replacement in drinks, food products, and medicines. It’s been marketed as a way to indulge in sweet…