Ed Cara

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As Measles Cases Top 2,000, the U.S. Is on Brink of Losing Its Elimination Status - Gizmodo

Health December 31, 2025

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 beeοΏ½...

A Deadly Mad Cow-Like Disease Is Spreading Among North American Deer - Gizmodo

Health December 30, 2025

We’re not ending 2025 without a last bit of awful news: Wildlife officials are sounding the alarm about a dangerous brain illness spreading among deer in North America. Over the last several weeks,...

Uh Oh: Male Mosquitoes Can Feed on Our Blood, Too - Gizmodo

Technology December 28, 2025

The mosquito scourge might somehow be even worse than we thought. Intriguing research out this month finds it isn’t just females that are capable of sucking our bloodmales can apparently do it, too....

RFK Jr. Tried to Wreck the Childhood Vaccine Schedule Over the Weekend - Gizmodo

Health December 23, 2025

Vaccines are in more danger than ever before. Over the weekend, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. nearly succeeded at shrinking down the childhood vaccine schedule. On Saturday,Β Politico report...

Researchers Tested Herpes Drugs for Alzheimer’s. It Backfired - Gizmodo

Health December 18, 2025

The journey to finding an effective treatment for Alzheimer’s disease seems to have hit another dead end. The latest casualty: medications designed to tackle the viral illness herpes. Researchers a...

Emerging β€˜Super Flu’ Strain Is Spreading Fast. Here’s What You Need to Know - Gizmodo

Health December 16, 2025

The flu season is picking up pace, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. And it’s looking to be a doozy this winter. According to the CDC’s surveillance, seasonal fl...

The Worst Ways RFK Jr. Has Harmed Public Health This Year - Gizmodo

Health December 14, 2025

Let’s not mince words here: it’s been a really rough year for public health and science in the U.S. And much of the blame can be placed squarely on America’s scandal-ridden antivaxxer-in-chief R...

Plant-Based Diets Can Work for Kids, but New Study Outlines Concerning Risks - Gizmodo

Health December 14, 2025

Is your child thinking about becoming a vegetarian or vegan? Research this week shows the potential benefitsand perilsfor kids who stick to these diets. Researchers examined the scientific literaturοΏ½...

Tanning Beds Are Giving Us Skin Cancer Where the Sun Doesn’t Shine - Gizmodo

Health December 14, 2025

With winter right around the corner, some of you might be thinking about taking a trip to your local tanning bed. But be warned, a study out this week finds these devices can be especially harmful toοΏ½...

Officials Told Ohio School to Trash 72 Dead Vultures Like Garbage. Turns Out They Had Bird Flu - Gizmodo

Health December 10, 2025

An Ohio elementary school recently became the site of an animal massacre you’d expect to see at the start of a horror movie. Staff and students at St. Bernadettes School in Clermont County discover...