But researchers are revisiting something surprisingly simple: the role of warmth, food, and familiar kitchen habits in how the body processes pain.
It’s not a supplement or a complicated recipe, just warm lemon-ginger water with one tiny twist: a pinch of black pepper.
South Carolina has confirmed a measles outbreak, marking a worrying spike in a nationwide surge unseen since the disease was declared eradicated in the early 2000s.
Listeria can survive in chilled foods and may cause severe illness in susceptible people, though most cases involve mild flu-like stomach symptoms.
The state has seen a sharp rise in pertussis cases in 2025, with 115 confirmed infections compared to 49 in all of 2024.
The CDC has issued a Level 2 travel advisory, particularly highlighting Matanzas province near Havana.
Defined as lingering illness lasting at least three months post-infection, long COVID can involve over 200 symptoms, varying from mild to disabling.
The patient had not traveled outside her area, raising concern as chikungunya is typically spread by mosquitoes in tropical or subtropical regions.
Experts warn that careless antibiotic use and the COVID-19 pandemic’s surge in prescriptions have fueled this alarming growth.
Madison County has reported its first confirmed case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in nearly a decade, with the patient hospitalized.


















