A Survey of Sewage in 42 European Cities Finds Resistance Genes Spreading Fast
A gene that lets bacteria defeat last-resort antibiotics turned up in the wastewater of 31 cities, up from 12 in 2019, with the sharpest rises in the south and east.
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In a Swedish Trial, a Weight-Loss Drug Cut Heavy Drinking by More Than a Third
Patients with alcohol use disorder who received semaglutide reported 38 percent fewer heavy-drinking days over six months, compared with 17 percent for those on a placebo.
After an Early Southern Winter, Europe’s Hospitals Brace for Flu to Arrive Ahead of Schedule
The E.U. health agency says an H3N2 strain that drove a sharp season in Australia and Chile is already circulating in several member states, weeks earlier than usual.
Why Measles Is Back in Some of Europe's Richest Cities
Outbreaks this year have clustered not in poor regions but in affluent urban districts where vaccination rates have quietly slipped below the threshold.
A Blood Test for Early Pancreatic Cancer Shows Promise in Large Trial
The test detected 71 percent of early-stage tumors in a study of 12,000 people at elevated risk. Researchers cautioned that false positives remain a concern.
