Public Health

‘The Whole Health System Is Collapsing Around Us.’ Doctors Say Gaza Is on the BrinkDoctors say they are operating without anesthesia, hospitals have run out of space to put the wounded, and the dead are being buried in mass graves. Powered by WPeMatico https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Grace Browne

High Blood Pressure Is the World’s Biggest Killer. Now There’s a Plan to Tackle ItOnce considered a disease of the affluent, hypertension now affects a third of all adults. The WHO wants nations to get organized to combat it. Powered by WPeMatico https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Maryn McKenna

Yes, There’s a New Covid Variant. No, You Shouldn’t PanicThe Pirola Covid variant has an alarming number of mutations, but it doesn’t seem to be taking hold or causing severe illness. Powered by WPeMatico https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Grace Browne

Extreme Heat Threatens the Health of Unborn BabiesExposure to excessive heat during pregnancy has been linked to everything from preterm labor to low birth weight, and those risks are rising as the world warms. Powered by WPeMatico https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Grace Browne

Ticks and the Diseases They Carry Are Spreading. Can This Drug Stamp Them Out?A small study showed that feeding deer a type of ivermectin reduced the number of ticks drinking their blood. (Yes, it’s that ivermectin. No, you shouldn’t eat it.) Powered by WPeMatico https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Maryn McKenna

The Supreme Court Preserves Abortion Pill Access—TemporarilyThe high court has maintained access to a drug used in medication abortion while it weighs a final decision on the pill.https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Emily Mullin Powered by WPeMatico

The Search for Long Covid Treatments Takes a Promising TurnScientists believe lasting symptoms following a coronavirus infection is not a single disorder. New clinical trials could more effectively reach solutions.https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Grace Browne Powered by WPeMatico