Articles by Ed Cara
The arrival of semaglutide and similar GLP-1 drugs in recent years has ushered in a new era of obesity treatment. These drugs, which mimic the GLP-1 hormone, help people lose substantially more weigh�...
A six-year-old dog named Woody has just earned a new lease on life, thanks to a rare type of brain surgery performed by veterinarians in Portland, Oregon.
Surgeons at DoveLewis Animal Hospital condu�...
The International Space Station (ISS) is one of the most unique environments where life has ever existed, out in the low orbit of Earth. And research out today finds that bacteriophagesthe viruses th�...
An incredibly rare, tragic death in the UK might still have a silver lining.
Late last December, British resident Andre Yarham died at the age of 24 from an extremely early form of dementia. Yarham �...
Talk about the souvenir from hell. A recent case report documents how a woman’s overseas trip to South America left her playing host to a worm parasite stuck in her eye.
Researchers in Chile and el...
A dose of the gym might do wonders for both an ailing body and mind. A report out today finds that exercise can provide similar benefits for depression as other widely used treatments.
Scientists in�...
This winter is playing host to an especially bad flu season in the United Statesone that might leave you with plenty of worries and questions.
Perhaps the most pressing concern, especially for those�...
The influenza season is in full swing, and it’s already proving to be deadly for some of the most vulnerable Americans around: children.
Several states have reported their first pediatric flu death...
A deadly, drug-resistant fungus is extending its tendrils around the world. Research out this month finds that the public health threat of Candida auris has steadily climbed over time.
Researchers r�...
2025 has proven to be a nightmare year for measles, with the U.S. reaching a toll not seen in decades.
According to the latest data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, there have bee�...
