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Category Archives: Health and Medicine
The Legacy of Henrietta Lacks
Henrietta Lacks had an ordinary background. Her mother died after giving birth to a 10th child when she was four. This prompted her father to […]
The Importance of Global Ebola Prevention Efforts
Ebola Virus Disease or Ebola has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern a couple of times by the World Health Organization since […]
Elon Musk: DOGE Gutted Ebola Efforts. Here’s What Happened and Its Impact
Elon Musk, during his first appearance in the cabinet meeting of the Trump administration, held on 26 February 2025, and representing the controversial U.S. Department […]
New Bat Coronavirus Discovered In China: Has Same Infection Route As COVID-19
A team of Chinese researchers spearheaded by Shi Zhengli, a virologist known for her research on coronaviruses in bats and currently directs the Center for […]
Explainer: The Human Endogenous Retroviruses
Imprinted deeply in the human genome are traces of ancient retroviruses that infected pre-human ancestors about 2 to 60 million years ago. Specifically, through the […]
Dangers From Raw Milk Consumption: Common Diseases
French chemist Louis Pasteur developed a method for preserving food using heat in 1864. The practice of thermal processing can be traced further back to […]
The Five Dimensions of Physical Fitness
Physical fitness is the ability to demonstrate a set of physical skills that enable an individual to perform specific tasks effectively and efficiently. Take note […]
Explainer: How H5N1 Bird Flu Harms Cats
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 is known to infect a range of felid species. This virus is one of the several known causative agents of […]
Deactivating USAG-1: A Drug For Regrowing Teeth
Researchers from Kitano Hospital and Kyoto University in Japan have been developing a drug that deactivates a gene called USAG-1 to treat tooth loss and […]