ESCANABA — The world is full of medical oddities, conditions which defy our understanding. Examples abound, from chronic fatigue syndrome to Charcot joints, many “interesting” diseases can afflict the human body. One of them certainly is Mueller-Weiss Syndrome (MWS) and the collapsing ...
ESCANABA — Many readers will recall the day when a visit to the doctor was exactly that. You walked into the doctor’s office, greeted the receptionist (who you had probably known for years), and eventually saw your doc who likely had cared for your family for a generation. As with so many ...
The Trump administration appears to be expanding RSV vaccinations to some adults starting at age 50, down from 60, following the advice of a recently fired panel of government vaccine advisers. The decision appears on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention webpage but as of Wednesday ...
The Trump administration's vaccine advisers are bringing up an old flu-shot debate: whether it's time to wipe out the last small fraction of those vaccines that contain a controversial preservative called thimerosal. It's a question seemingly laid to rest years ago, as studies showed no ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Researchers sequenced whole genomes from the teeth of a remarkably well-preserved skeleton found in a sealed ...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — In the time before widespread vaccination, death often came early. Devastating infectious diseases ran rampant in America, killing millions of children and leaving others with lifelong health problems. These illnesses were the main reason why nearly one in five ...