Based on the memoir of neurologist Oliver Sacks showcasing his treatment in the 1960s of the patients who had survived the 1920s encephalitis lethargica epidemic, ‘Awakenings’ is a beautifully ...

Nov. 3, 2023 — Researchers have pioneered a novel treatment for the most common autoimmune encephalitis. By reprogramming white blood cells to target and eliminate ... The Quail Could Be the ...

But usually disease was already rife — in 18 outbreaks of infectious jaundice, eight each of poliomyelitis and encephalitis, and odd instances of rarer ills. The most unusual epidemic of 1952 ...

There is a new epidemic permeating the local basketball community. More and more league organizers are neglecting their financial obligations to employees, part-time workers, broadcast partners ...

Despite online claims, there's no new epidemic or official alerts, making it a seasonal spike. Lately, there’s been a lot of buzz online, especially on platforms like X (formerly Twitter), about ...

Are multiple viruses spreading in China, five years after the Covid pandemic broke Wuhan? Social media is flooded with posts about crowded health centres, with many claiming that a state of ...

Dr. Jean-Luc Leymarie, a general practitioner from France, expressed his concern, saying, "It’s been a long time since I’ve seen such a major epidemic." "Unfortunately, the majority of severe ...

While many may believe the days of pandemics are behind us, a new bird flu epidemic could threaten that assumption, leading to more economic turbulence. Americans received three rounds of stimulus ...

As many as two billion people suffer from it — including me. Can science finally bring us relief? Credit...Marcus Schaefer for The New York Times Supported by By Jennifer Kahn Jennifer Kahn is a ...

China is reportedly grappling with a surge of respiratory illnesses, including human metapneumovirus (HMPV), influenza A, Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Covid-19, overwhelming hospitals and crematoriums.

The first Monday of the new year marks the first day back at school or in the office for lots of Americans, and often conversations around the water cooler begin with the question, ‘How were ...

Videos that have emerged on social media appear to show hospitals in China overwhelmed by the outbreak of human metapneumovirus (HMPV). Social media posts suggest that multiple virus outbreaks in ...