A Common Blood Pressure Medicine Could Help Fight a Deadly Superbug - ScienceAlert
A blood pressure drug has the potential to combat one of the most common, difficult-to-treat bacterial infections, according to a new study. A team of researchers, led by scientists at the Houston Methodist Research Institute in Texas, has shown that the drug Candesartan cilexetil could help stop a kind of antibiotic-resistant bacteria called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA.
Man Gets Horrific Case of Diarrhea After Overdosing on Experimental GLP-1 - Gizmodo
Using an experimental drug sold over the internet to lose weight is an inherently risky gamble. That’s a lesson a 32-year-old man had to painfully learn first-hand after he experienced horrific bouts of diarrhea likely caused by overdosing on the GLP-1 medication retatrutide.
Apparent hantavirus outbreak kills 3 on cruise ship, sickens at least 3 more, health officials say - CBS News
Updated on: May 4, 2026 / 7:51 PM EDT / CBS/AP Cape Town, South Africa — A suspected outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three people, including an elderly married couple, and sickened at least three others, according to health officials and the cruise operator. The ship was waiting for help Monday near Cape Verde, an island nation off Africa's west coast, but local officials had not allowed anyone to disembark, the operator said.
Yawning does something unexpected to your brain: MRI scans reveal how yawning and deep breathing differ | Health - Hindustan Times
Yawning is an involuntary reflex action that is widely considered to be a sign of fatigue, boredom, or stress. However, a study published in the Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, titled Biomechanics of contagious yawning: Insights into cranio-cervical fluid dynamics and kinematic consistency, has revealed something unexpected about the effect of yawning on the flow of fluid that protects the brain.