You've probably heard about respiratory viruses like RSV and the flu, but now doctors are saying a new virus is on the rise. Cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, spiked this spring, according to the CDC. The virus causes many of the same symptoms as the flu , including coughing, runny nose, sore throat, and fever. Older people and young children are most vulnerable, and many don't know they have it until they are tested at a hospital.
Rescuers searching the hazardous slopes of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi volcano found more bodies among the climbers caught by a surprise eruption two days ago, raising the number of confirmed and presumed dead to 23.
The maker of Ozempic is suing two pharmacies in Florida for allegedly selling impure versions of the popular weight loss and diabetes management drugs.
A new study published in the journal Science observed chin strap penguins in Antarctica and found that they take thousands of small naps a day each lasting only about four seconds.
