Disease

Coverage of infectious and chronic diseases — their causes, mechanisms, epidemiology, prevention strategies, and the latest science on how the body fights back.

For patients, alpha-gal syndrome can be startling. A tick bite in the summer can lead, months later, to hives, gastrointestinal distress, or even life-threatening anaphylaxis hours after eating a hamburger or steak.
About 1,500 measles cases have been reported in the US so far in 2026.
I hate to deliver (groan) bad news, but—as I've said many times before—you'd better be careful with the supplements you're gulping down. They're unregulated and may be unsafe, ineffective, or both.
Last year, the WHO released alarming data on dementia, a group of conditions marked b
Death certificates serve as narratives explaining individual deaths. They are rooted in fact, but their significance can shift depending on which details are included, omitted, or misunderstood.
The second law of thermodynamics tells us that systems naturally drift toward disorder. Left alone, gradients dissipate, structures decay, and entropy increases.
Join Cameron English and Dr. Chuck Dinerstein on Episode 159 of the Science Dispatch podcast as they discuss:
Join Cameron English and Dr. Chuck Dinerstein on Episode 157 of the Science Dispatch podcast as they discuss:
An Everyday Symptom Hides a Deeper Story