Clinical medicine

Image: Puwadol Jaturawutthichai (Shutterstock)A Washington woman with tuberculosis who has refused treatment for over a year is set to be arrested as a result. According to the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, the woman had…

Image: David McNew (Getty Images)Apple is reportedly close to creating a noninvasive glucose test for diabetics through a new sensor on its Apple Watch. The technology has been in the works since 2010, when then-Apple CEO and founder…

If natural approaches like boosting your water and fiber intake don’t help to alleviate your constipation, a new pill that takes a radically different approach to constipation treatment could help those wanting to avoid medications. It…

An illustration of white blood cells.Illustration: Shutterstock (Shutterstock)An experimental treatment that uses donor white blood cells to fend off cancer continues to show promise, early research in humans has found. The therapy…

Image: Shutterstock (Shutterstock)An experimental mRNA cancer-fighting vaccine jointly developed by Moderna and Merck has reportedly succeeded in a Phase II trial. According to the companies, melanoma survivors who received the vaccine…

On the left, an arrow points to cerebral microbleeds captured in the left temporal lobe in a migraine case with aura. On the right, the arrow points to another possible abnormality on the same side of the microbleeds. Image: RSNA and…

Newsom has served as governor of California since his inauguration in 2019.Image: Emma McIntyre (Getty Images)California Governor Gavin Newsom says California is moving forward with a plan to produce its own insulin after he signed a…

Monkeypox is the latest emerging germ to alarm public health experts, with over 4,000 reported cases globally this year, including at least 300 in the U.S. While this viral illness may not be as fast-spreading as covid-19, it’s…

Image: Shutterstock (Shutterstock)Experts at Harvard and elsewhere are proposing a new type of bankbe set up nationwide: a poop bank. In a paper this week, they argue that it should be possible for people to deposit a fecal sample…

A bottle of influenza vaccine at a CVS pharmacy and MinuteClinic on September 10, 2021 in Miami, Florida.Photo: Joe Raedle (Getty Images)New research suggests even more benefits for flu vaccination in older people. The study found that…