A cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection. The MV Hondius reached Rotterdam on Monday morning, carrying 25 crew members and two medical personnel. All passengers had disembarked already. The c…

Small increases in physical activity as part of our daily lives can bring long-term benefits to our health.

There are a lot of wellness trends that make health experts roll their eyes in skepticism. But there is one big trend that many experts can get behind – with a few caveats: fibermaxxing.

Remote Ushuaia in Argentina, known as the southernmost city on earth, has found itself at the center of a global media storm involving the deadly hantavirus outbreak. Local tourism operators and officials are scrambling to stem the reputational fallout that t…

The WHO declared the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern.

Trying to hit your fiber goals for the day? Dietitians recommend adding these toppings to your salad for a fiber boost.

A new study has revealed a previously hidden layer of the human genome.

In the final minutes of life, the dying brain has been observed producing a synchronized surge of high-frequency electrical activity that exceeds anything recorded in healthy, waking humans — and the scientific literature still cannot say what it means.

Getting older might seem like a slow, gradual process – but research suggests that this is not always the case.