Health

KARACHI, Pakistan — “My five children often slept hungry when my husband did not get work,” Khadija Bibi, a 37-year-old from Thatta in Sindh province of Pakistan, told Zenger News. “He is a mason helper and […]

Coast Guard rescue teams airlifted an injured mariner from the Vicious Cycle, a commercial fishing vessel, 130 miles southwest of the Hawaiian island of Kailua Kona on April 27. An Air Station Barbers Point MH-65 […]

The British variant of COVID-19 is more contagious than the original virus, a recent study from Tel Aviv University shows. In fact, it’s 45 percent more contagious. Researchers analyzed data from some 300,000 PCR tests […]

Seeking to support their children’s development, some parents encourage them to study music. “Children are generally interested in music and dance,” said Víctor Villegas Segovia, a private saxophone teacher in Veracruz. But it’s helpful to […]

Too many of us neglect sleep — with serious consequences. Some people, bearing big responsibilities, consider sleep a luxury. But subjecting the body to long hours without rest is detrimental to one’s health. Working at night […]

To stay in the good graces of their bosses, to earn an extra income, or to simply get the job done, many people work overtime. “It’s best for a person to work 8 hours, so […]

SEVILLE, Spain — The parents of a 10-year-old boy suffering from a rare disease have compared it to going through mourning as they “buried the dream of a healthy son” and woke up to the new […]

Glioblastoma is a particularly aggressive form of brain cancer, accounting for half of all primary brain cancers. It has a 40 percent survival rate after a year and just 5 percent after five years, even […]