Feed MRSS-S Noticias, english.elpais.com, health en-us https://english.elpais.com Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:37:27 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-07-15/pollution-leaves-a-mark-on-health-study-finds-more-microplastics-in-heart-attack-patients.html Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:37:27 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-07-15/pollution-leaves-a-mark-on-health-study-finds-more-microplastics-in-heart-attack-patients.html Jessica Mouzo Quintáns The research suggests that smoking as well as breathing polluted air could facilitate the entry of these tiny particles into the bloodstream via the lungs The research suggests that smoking as well as breathing polluted air could facilitate the entry of these tiny particles into the bloodstream via the lungs GRAEME SLOAN (EFE) plasticos A trash bin overflowing with plastic packaging in Washington, D.C. A trash bin overflowing with plastic packaging in Washington, D.C. <p>The blood flowing through the arteries carries oxygen, nutrients and a great deal of information about our lifestyle. There, in the current that runs through those vessels and supplies the heart, lies data about our degree of physical activity, our diet and, according to a recent article, the pollution we are exposed to. <a href="https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag447/8725569?redirectedFrom=fulltext&amp;login=false" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag447/8725569?redirectedFrom=fulltext&amp;login=false">A study</a> published Wednesday in the journal <i>European Heart Journal</i> detected more microplastics in the blood of heart attack patients than in people who are healthy or who have chronic ischemic heart disease. Smokers and people more exposed to air pollution also showed a higher presence <a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2024-07-05/surrounded-by-microplastics-the-tiny-pollution-we-drink-eat-and-breathe.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2024-07-05/surrounded-by-microplastics-the-tiny-pollution-we-drink-eat-and-breathe.html">of these microscopic materials</a>.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-07-15/pollution-leaves-a-mark-on-health-study-finds-more-microplastics-in-heart-attack-patients.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-07-12/change-jobs-leave-your-partner-why-cant-some-people-stop-giving-advice.html Sun, 12 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-07-12/change-jobs-leave-your-partner-why-cant-some-people-stop-giving-advice.html Patricia Fernández Martín Someone shares a problem and another person immediately seeks a solution, ignoring the fact that it wasn’t even requested Someone shares a problem and another person immediately seeks a solution, ignoring the fact that it wasn’t even requested Depresión Juárez Casanova (EL PAÍS) Giving advice <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/56CDHWKHSFCHHFLVHTKDXM2PJI.jpg?auth=7f69e05b4362a96109323e23cc065701e9f69b247c1fec5ddee5402185ee790f" width="2563" height="2256" alt="."></img><p>You have to do this. Listen to me. Send that résumé. That person isn’t right for you. Move somewhere else. <a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-05-28/spaniards-work-half-an-hour-more-per-week-than-the-european-average-and-four-more-than-the-dutch.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-05-28/spaniards-work-half-an-hour-more-per-week-than-the-european-average-and-four-more-than-the-dutch.html">Quit that job</a>... Phrases like these are heard often in conversations among friends, family or co-workers. It happens often in settings where the line between care, empathy and control is blurred. Some people feel a constant need to give advice, even when it hasn’t been asked for. They believe they’re doing something good, but often end up intruding in other people’s lives and sometimes damaging relationships. Those on the receiving end don’t always know how to stop the intrusion without seeming rude. Unsolicited advice can come across as invalidation or carry an implicit message: “You don’t know how to manage your own life; let me explain how to do it better.” That feeling can trigger guilt, resistance and even distance, especially when the advice comes from someone close.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-07-12/change-jobs-leave-your-partner-why-cant-some-people-stop-giving-advice.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-09/un-takes-historic-step-and-declares-neglected-tropical-diseases-a-human-rights-issue.html Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:44:52 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-09/un-takes-historic-step-and-declares-neglected-tropical-diseases-a-human-rights-issue.html Patricia R. Blanco A resolution led by Malawi and adopted unanimously recognizes that combating these conditions, which affect more than 1 billion people, requires action against factors such as poverty, lack of safe water and discrimination A resolution led by Malawi and adopted unanimously recognizes that combating these conditions, which affect more than 1 billion people, requires action against factors such as poverty, lack of safe water and discrimination Planeta Futuro Guillermo Maceiras / Fundación Anesvad (EL PAÍS) No usar Planeta Futuro - Enfermedades Tropicales Desatendidas Henrietta shows her swollen legs, a result of lymphatic filariasis, at her home in Kakatta, Liberia, after being diagnosed through the Liberian Ministry of Health’s Transform project, supported by the Anesvad Foundation. Henrietta shows her swollen legs, a result of lymphatic filariasis, at her home in Kakatta, Liberia, after being diagnosed through the Liberian Ministry of Health’s Transform project, supported by the Anesvad Foundation. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/DUUKLVKWC5G4NGJ6BAZG2TNYDI.jpg?auth=def889299cb71955286a373990d75b07a5a2f21b2e3aaf2e268834c623101a9a" width="7576" height="5051" alt="Henrietta shows her swollen legs, a result of lymphatic filariasis, at her home in Kakatta, Liberia, after being diagnosed through the Liberian Ministry of Health’s Transform project, supported by the Anesvad Foundation."></img><p>For two decades, Blandine Madom has lived with lymphatic filariasis, a parasitic disease better known as elephantiasis, which causes severe swelling of the limbs. When EL PAÍS met her last February in a Baka settlement in southern Cameroon, her legs were badly swollen from the condition, one of the roughly 20 illnesses classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as <a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2024-08-20/the-dramatic-story-of-a-malaria-survivor-two-weeks-in-a-coma-37-operations-and-both-legs-amputated.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/health/2024-08-20/the-dramatic-story-of-a-malaria-survivor-two-weeks-in-a-coma-37-operations-and-both-legs-amputated.html">neglected tropical diseases</a>.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-09/un-takes-historic-step-and-declares-neglected-tropical-diseases-a-human-rights-issue.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/2XJQ5TQ7WBFDRG26PLD3QCF4E4.jpg?auth=8a57f2b32840a8f6a31adbaf9eacdead96644336688cb4c8bbd5765afdbc12da" width="5094" height="3396" alt="A woman with a visibly swollen arm waits to be seen during a mission to identify new cases of neglected tropical diseases in Grand Bassa, Liberia."></img> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-07-08/marisol-donis-criminologist-asylums-were-tools-for-the-confinement-and-social-control-of-women.html Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:12:58 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-07-08/marisol-donis-criminologist-asylums-were-tools-for-the-confinement-and-social-control-of-women.html Jessica Mouzo Quintáns The writer’s new book tells the stories of the victims who were locked away in psychiatric institutions simply for breaking the gender rules of their era The writer’s new book tells the stories of the victims who were locked away in psychiatric institutions simply for breaking the gender rules of their era Emily Dickinson Santiago de Compostela ÓSCAR CORRAL (EL PAÍS) Marisol Marisol Donis photographed in Vigo. Marisol Donis photographed in Vigo. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/JMBCG37P6RAYRMG5CYKO5A6DGE.JPG?auth=b046e3dba0fcb0681557f8a56dd7957a84a289d678286aa9a47ea7df3cd46b8f" width="3000" height="2000" alt="Marisol Donis photographed in Vigo."></img><p>Luisa was locked up in an asylum for dreaming of cherubs. Juana was committed so her inheritance could be seized. Julia was confined for being irritable, energetic, and impulsive. Carmen was confined at her husband’s request, despite having no symptoms. The painter Leonora Carrington also ended up in a mental institution, on her father’s orders, after beginning a relationship with an older, married painter.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-07-08/marisol-donis-criminologist-asylums-were-tools-for-the-confinement-and-social-control-of-women.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-07-08/obesity-is-inherited-how-genes-shape-our-relationship-with-food.html Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:11:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-07-08/obesity-is-inherited-how-genes-shape-our-relationship-with-food.html Enrique Alpañés More than 3,000 genetic variants influence a person’s susceptibility to weight gain. That inherited risk has become even more significant due to environmental factors More than 3,000 genetic variants influence a person’s susceptibility to weight gain. That inherited risk has become even more significant due to environmental factors Nature Ozempic IAN HOOTON/SPL (Getty Images/Science Photo Library RF) Obesity is inherited Obesity is determined by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Obesity is determined by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. <p>Obesity is written in our DNA and predicts, like a genetic prophecy, the body type we will have. A few decades ago it was easier to rebel against that fate — to fight our genetic programming and keep extra pounds at bay. But in an obesogenic world, surrounded by ubiquitous cheap and <a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-05-13/obesity-epidemic-splits-the-world-in-two-slowing-in-rich-countries-surging-in-poorer-ones.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-05-13/obesity-epidemic-splits-the-world-in-two-slowing-in-rich-countries-surging-in-poorer-ones.html">addictive food products</a>, it is increasingly difficult. A series of recent scientific articles has strengthened this idea, which is gaining traction in the age of Ozempic and is helping to challenge the notion that obesity is a matter of personal choice or willpower.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-07-08/obesity-is-inherited-how-genes-shape-our-relationship-with-food.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-07-04/why-are-we-so-willing-to-believe-the-incredible.html Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-07-04/why-are-we-so-willing-to-believe-the-incredible.html Francesc Miralles When the world becomes too heavy, the outlandish becomes an antidote to reality When the world becomes too heavy, the outlandish becomes an antidote to reality Francesc Miralles Paul Auster The Simpsons: Hit and Run Thomas Alva Edison Yorgos Lanthimos MARÍA HERGUETA (EL PAÍS) EPS 2597 INTRO PSICOLOGIA MISTERIO COTIDIANO <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/KHSRCCAKS5BBTEYP3CNN6L2DOI.JPG?auth=ba67493e9836098edaafcc1e234e960b21965e02793450b5aec7a094a19bec6a" width="2500" height="2214" alt="."></img><p>In 1993, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2024-05-01/five-essential-novels-by-paul-auster.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2024-05-01/five-essential-novels-by-paul-auster.html">Paul Auster published</a> <i>The Red Notebook</i>, in which he collected the most notable coincidences and oddities from his life and those of his friends. One such incident was a letter that the author, who died in 2024, found in his home mailbox. It was a returned missive that Auster was supposed to have sent to a certain Robert M. Morgan at his Seattle address. On the envelope the recipient’s name had been crossed out and someone had written, “Not at this address.”</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-07-04/why-are-we-so-willing-to-believe-the-incredible.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><h3>Words made to measure</h3><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">— In his </span><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, </em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">John Koenig takes on the task of naming emotions and feelings we experience that were not yet in our vocabulary.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">— One of the most beautiful neologisms is </span><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">anemoia</em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, which describes </span><a href="https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2023-10-14/modern-nostalgia-why-do-young-people-ache-for-a-past-they-never-lived.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">nostalgia for a time you have never experienced</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. The </span><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">anemoic</em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> person always feels out of place and longs for another world, time or situation.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">— Another one is </span><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">gnossienne</em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. According to Koenig, it is the awareness that someone you know has a mysterious inner life—meaning that the way that person thinks and behaves in private is very different from what you imagine.</span></p><p></p> https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-01/clinton-said-we-glorified-death-jaime-king-and-the-long-recovery-of-the-heroin-chic-muse-who-was-a-real-life-addict.html Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:43:24 GMT https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-01/clinton-said-we-glorified-death-jaime-king-and-the-long-recovery-of-the-heroin-chic-muse-who-was-a-real-life-addict.html Carlos Megía The American model and actress was one of the most recognizable faces of the aesthetic that defined the 1990s. Decades later, her career offers a reassessment of the personal cost of that era and the long effort to build a life beyond that image The American model and actress was one of the most recognizable faces of the aesthetic that defined the 1990s. Decades later, her career offers a reassessment of the personal cost of that era and the long effort to build a life beyond that image Donna Karan Nebraska Chanel (moda) Christian Dior Alexander McQueen Bill Clinton New York Daily News Archive (NY Daily News via Getty Images) Model James King, 20, who appears on the the August cover of Jamie King at age 20, when she was on the cover of Cosmopolitan after a hiatus due to her substance abuse. Jamie King at age 20, when she was on the cover of Cosmopolitan after a hiatus due to her substance abuse. <p>Before <a href="https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-02-05/when-healthy-living-becomes-repression.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-02-05/when-healthy-living-becomes-repression.html">wellness became a multimillion-dollar industry</a>; before models talked openly about mental health, fertility, Mercury retrograde calendar dates or self-care, fashion turned emaciation into aspiration. Early-1990s beauty meant sunken eyes, pronounced bones, a languid attitude, messy hair, a vacant stare and a general look of stunned bewilderment. Of all the young women who came to embody that aesthetic, few paid as high a price as Jaime King. For years she was one of the faces of <a href="https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-03-26/the-return-of-extreme-thinness-disguised-as-health-they-used-to-tell-you-you-were-fat-now-they-tell-you-you-have-inflammation.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-03-26/the-return-of-extreme-thinness-disguised-as-health-they-used-to-tell-you-you-were-fat-now-they-tell-you-you-have-inflammation.html">so-called <i>heroin chic</i></a>, the trend that turned fragility into a form of glamour. Decades later, her greatest triumph is not so much having become one of the decade’s most popular models as having survived the persona—and the aftermath—that fashion imposed on her.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-01/clinton-said-we-glorified-death-jaime-king-and-the-long-recovery-of-the-heroin-chic-muse-who-was-a-real-life-addict.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-30/beckhams-supplements-promise-better-health-but-the-small-print-tells-a-different-story.html Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:29:52 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-30/beckhams-supplements-promise-better-health-but-the-small-print-tells-a-different-story.html Daniel Mediavilla The former soccer player’s company, IM8, sells a multivitamin supplement costing between $8 and $9 a day The former soccer player’s company, IM8, sells a multivitamin supplement costing between $8 and $9 a day David Beckham Marketing IM8 Beckham David Beckham, with IM8 products. David Beckham, with IM8 products. <p>David Beckham was famous for the elegant curl he could put on the ball. When he took a free kick, the ball would begin on a straight trajectory before suddenly swerving at the last moment, leaving goalkeepers no time to react. The English footballer exploited a goalkeeper’s predictive error with his technique, luring them with a decoy.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-30/beckhams-supplements-promise-better-health-but-the-small-print-tells-a-different-story.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-06-27/the-animals-condemned-to-live-behind-bars.html Sat, 27 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-06-27/the-animals-condemned-to-live-behind-bars.html Jorge Velasco García Brussels promised to end the practice of caging livestock five years ago, but the law is still pending and millions of hens and pigs remain in confinement  Brussels promised to end the practice of caging livestock five years ago, but the law is still pending and millions of hens and pigs remain in confinement  Animales Europa Carlos Castro (Europa Press / Getty Images) (EL PAÍS) NEGOCIOS 21/06/2026 LEGAL A caged hen on a farm in Lugo, Spain. A caged hen on a farm in Lugo, Spain. <p>To be born, grow and die hardly able to move; battery hens that can’t open their wings, rabbits that never step on grass, and breeding sows immobilized for weeks on slats. That is the reality for 300 million animals in Europe. In 2021, Brussels promised to put an end to animal confinement with a law to progressively <a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2025-02-26/kois-neighborhood-activist-there-is-a-movement-in-the-us-to-have-chickens-in-backyards.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2025-02-26/kois-neighborhood-activist-there-is-a-movement-in-the-us-to-have-chickens-in-backyards.html">eliminate cages in livestock farming</a>. The Commission was responding to the demands of more than 1.4 million citizens who supported the <a href="https://food.ec.europa.eu/animals/animal-welfare/eci/eci-end-cage-age_en" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://food.ec.europa.eu/animals/animal-welfare/eci/eci-end-cage-age_en">End the Cage Age initiative</a>. Five years later, that promise is a dead letter.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-06-27/the-animals-condemned-to-live-behind-bars.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><h3>Labels to avoid misleading consumers</h3><p>A ban on cages does not in itself guarantee a profound transformation of the livestock model. The National Association for the Defense of Animals (ANDA) fears that some companies will take advantage of the ban to improve their image without introducing real changes. “The only way to avoid this is by establishing sustainability labelling that allows consumers to differentiate between industrial and non-intensive production,” says its director, Alberto Díez. “Everyone has the right to be in the market, but each one in his place.”</p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-23/africas-lucrative-nutritious-grasshopper-business-runs-into-western-prejudice-against-eating-insects.html Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:20:39 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-23/africas-lucrative-nutritious-grasshopper-business-runs-into-western-prejudice-against-eating-insects.html Abdullahi Jimoh Sold around the world, their protein content is comparable to meat, according to the FAO. But the possibility of expanding their consumption as a food alternative is coming up against a limited presence in global food strategies and a lack of data on best production practices Sold around the world, their protein content is comparable to meat, according to the FAO. But the possibility of expanding their consumption as a food alternative is coming up against a limited presence in global food strategies and a lack of data on best production practices África México Nigeria Planeta Futuro Abdullahi Jimoh (EL PAÍS) Planeta Futuro - No usar - Saltamontes en Nigeria Fried grasshoppers at a stand in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Fried grasshoppers at a stand in Maiduguri, Nigeria. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/LCCTTXKG35HZRI3MNVL6NOGC2I.jpg?auth=270bb546d079520c4caa9c512e1723066e26f5d60370cee24132fa827ddc87b6" width="1016" height="762" alt="Fried grasshoppers at a stand in Maiduguri, Nigeria."></img><p>Every morning in Wulari, a neighborhood of Maiduguri in Borno State, Nigeria, the air fills with the rich aroma of freshly fried grasshoppers. At a small roadside stand, Ayuba Naomi, 35, serves a steady stream of customers who arrive before the first batch is even ready. “Grasshoppers are widely eaten. Our customers have increased. We send to places like Abuja, Lagos, Kano and even to countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom,” she says. “When demand is high, especially from customers outside Maiduguri, we can sell around three sacks in a day,” she adds. Some of her buyers also come from neighboring Cameroon.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-23/africas-lucrative-nutritious-grasshopper-business-runs-into-western-prejudice-against-eating-insects.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-21/sex-life-after-prostate-surgery-we-need-to-rethink-concepts-like-virility-and-change-the-rules-of-the-game.html Sun, 21 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-21/sex-life-after-prostate-surgery-we-need-to-rethink-concepts-like-virility-and-change-the-rules-of-the-game.html Rita Abundancia Suffering from prostate cancer or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is not the end of a relationship. Technology and sexologists offer solutions to maintain erections and orgasms, even if ejaculation is no longer possible  Suffering from prostate cancer or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is not the end of a relationship. Technology and sexologists offer solutions to maintain erections and orgasms, even if ejaculation is no longer possible  Cáncer EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS (Getty Images) When the prostate is removed, the patient loses the ability to ejaculate. However, experts point out that this does not prevent a man from having orgasms. When the prostate is removed, the patient loses the ability to ejaculate. However, experts point out that this does not prevent a man from having orgasms. <p>There are two moments in human life that are greatly feared. This is because, for centuries, they were seen as the official end of sexual life. In women, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-09/women-who-experience-premature-menopause-are-at-greater-risk-of-stroke-and-heart-failure.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-09/women-who-experience-premature-menopause-are-at-greater-risk-of-stroke-and-heart-failure.html">menopause</a> not only signified the end of fertility, but also the end of a satisfying sex life, given the arrival of vaginal dryness, a lack of sexual desire, and the discomforts typical of this stage. And men weren’t exempt from this ordeal: in their case, it came in the form of prostate problems, with surgeries that could put an end to erections and/or ejaculation. Both topics were thorny issues that were best left unspoken.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-21/sex-life-after-prostate-surgery-we-need-to-rethink-concepts-like-virility-and-change-the-rules-of-the-game.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-06-20/insecure-men-make-for-big-business-the-testosterone-craze-that-is-exploiting-the-masculinity-crisis.html Sat, 20 Jun 2026 03:30:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-06-20/insecure-men-make-for-big-business-the-testosterone-craze-that-is-exploiting-the-masculinity-crisis.html Enrique Alpañés Hormone therapies promise to increase muscle mass and sex drive, while bringing down depression. But because of advertising claims and ideological elements, this means that only a minority of men who inject themselves do so for medical reasons  Hormone therapies promise to increase muscle mass and sex drive, while bringing down depression. But because of advertising claims and ideological elements, this means that only a minority of men who inject themselves do so for medical reasons  Miami Dubái Influencers MAGA Donald Trump Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kylie Cooper (REUTERS) U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.  U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.  <p>“You have to hack your body. I think that people from my generation will live to be 100.” This was a comment made by 50-year-old businessman José Elías, on a Spanish-language podcast titled <i>The Formula for Success</i>. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-06-20/insecure-men-make-for-big-business-the-testosterone-craze-that-is-exploiting-the-masculinity-crisis.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-18/cannabis-increases-the-risk-of-psychotic-episodes-but-legalization-does-not-always-have-the-same-consequences.html Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:18:09 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-18/cannabis-increases-the-risk-of-psychotic-episodes-but-legalization-does-not-always-have-the-same-consequences.html Pablo Linde Two reviews reaffirm the problems the substance causes for mental health and highlight the complex debate around regulation Two reviews reaffirm the problems the substance causes for mental health and highlight the complex debate around regulation Cannabis Marihuana The Lancet Colorado SOPA Images (SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) cannabis A young man smokes a joint in London. A young man smokes a joint in London. <p>Government strategies for addressing cannabis use have been a constant debate in recent decades within regulatory and public health circles. It is acknowledged that consumption, especially at an early age, increases the risk of <a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2024-02-28/what-protects-us-from-developing-a-mental-disorder.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/health/2024-02-28/what-protects-us-from-developing-a-mental-disorder.html">psychosis</a>. At the same time, the experiences of various countries after changing their laws show that not all forms of legalization produce the same outcomes: where cannabis is freely commercialized on the market, problematic use increases, but that is not the case in places where the state controls sales.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-18/cannabis-increases-the-risk-of-psychotic-episodes-but-legalization-does-not-always-have-the-same-consequences.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-06-17/could-ozempic-reduce-violent-crime-it-weakens-the-leap-from-impulse-to-action.html Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:18:18 GMT https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-06-17/could-ozempic-reduce-violent-crime-it-weakens-the-leap-from-impulse-to-action.html Enrique Alpañés A population study indicates that the link between impulsivity, alcohol, and violence falls by as much as 62% among users of these drugs A population study indicates that the link between impulsivity, alcohol, and violence falls by as much as 62% among users of these drugs Ozempic The Lancet George Frey (REUTERS) Ozmepic and Mounjaro are two of the most popular weight-loss drugs. Ozmepic and Mounjaro are two of the most popular weight-loss drugs. <p>The link between alcohol and violence is well documented. Some studies estimate that between 30% and 50% of assaults and homicides are committed by someone who is at least somewhat intoxicated. But a study published on June 17 in the journal <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/17459125" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/17459125"><i>Criminology</i></a> suggests that relationship could be weakened in an unexpected way: by <a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2025-10-16/ozempic-does-not-cure-self-esteem.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/health/2025-10-16/ozempic-does-not-cure-self-esteem.html">Ozempic</a>. The study is population-based, used a sample of 821 adults, and does not allow claims of direct effects on criminality. Still, it offers clues about how violence takes shape in the brain — and about how we might control it.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-06-17/could-ozempic-reduce-violent-crime-it-weakens-the-leap-from-impulse-to-action.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-16/bouts-of-vomiting-nausea-and-abdominal-pain-the-little-known-syndrome-stalking-daily-cannabis-users.html Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:04:29 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-16/bouts-of-vomiting-nausea-and-abdominal-pain-the-little-known-syndrome-stalking-daily-cannabis-users.html Oriol Güell Domínguez Nearly one in five regular users suffers from a chronic, under-diagnosed condition little known even among health staff Nearly one in five regular users suffers from a chronic, under-diagnosed condition little known even among health staff Cannabis Marihuana Hospital Clínico Barcelona Carlo Echegoyen (EL PAÍS) A young man lights a joint. A young man lights a joint. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/RNMWMNQRT5F5XEZSLUM64WQEIE.jpeg?auth=2197c9df0669ab58eff9bf695ce567763c835fd58d911c86a968ccefa054f1d6" width="1600" height="900" alt="A young man lights a joint."></img><p>During a shift in the emergency department at the Ramón y Cajal Hospital in Madrid, Beatriz Mexía treated a 19-year-old man with severe nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. “He could not tolerate even a sip of water and was dehydrated. We gave him intravenous fluids, but the usual anti-emetics could not stop the vomiting,” she recalls. This fourth-year family medicine resident, who works at the Los Alpes Health Center in Madrid, that night witnessed a chronic, common — but little-known in Spain, even among health staff — clinical scenario caused by daily cannabis or marijuana use: cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS), characterized by severe, cyclical episodes of vomiting and nausea.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-16/bouts-of-vomiting-nausea-and-abdominal-pain-the-little-known-syndrome-stalking-daily-cannabis-users.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-11/hospitals-in-malawi-team-up-with-artificial-intelligence-to-reduce-child-mortality.html Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:26:33 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-11/hospitals-in-malawi-team-up-with-artificial-intelligence-to-reduce-child-mortality.html Leonard Masauli In one of the poorest countries in the world, an AI monitoring system detects early deterioration in hospitalized patients and helps overstretched medical staff intervene before it's too late In one of the poorest countries in the world, an AI monitoring system detects early deterioration in hospitalized patients and helps overstretched medical staff intervene before it's too late Malawi UN Tanzania Gabón Zimbabue Ruanda Planeta Futuro Leonard Masauli (EL PAÍS) Hospitals in Malawi A nurse on the pediatric ward at the Mangochi District Hospital. A nurse on the pediatric ward at the Mangochi District Hospital. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/ZQM2TKM3FZDXPLICHYFSWFNPQM.jpg?auth=eefe48e8823e7c028c6dde61dab31c331d2dea8d400337eaff01d380b1de44fe" width="1003" height="752" alt="A nurse on the pediatric ward at the Mangochi District Hospital."></img><p>“Before we could have four deaths [of children] in a week or 15 days, but now we record maybe one death,” says Blessings Juma, head of the pediatric ward at Mangochi District Hospital in Malawi. The health worker attributes this change to IMPALA, a monitoring system with artificial intelligence designed to detect early deterioration in hospitalized patients and thus reduce <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-05-08/dissolving-usaid-could-lead-to-an-additional-14-million-deaths-by-2030.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-05-08/dissolving-usaid-could-lead-to-an-additional-14-million-deaths-by-2030.html">child mortality</a> in low-resource clinics.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-11/hospitals-in-malawi-team-up-with-artificial-intelligence-to-reduce-child-mortality.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-10/pandemics-that-werent-how-to-nip-an-outbreak-in-the-bud.html Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:36:51 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-10/pandemics-that-werent-how-to-nip-an-outbreak-in-the-bud.html Patricia R. Blanco Doctors, epidemiologists and surveillance systems have managed to contain flares of cholera, mpox and Marburg virus before they become international crises Doctors, epidemiologists and surveillance systems have managed to contain flares of cholera, mpox and Marburg virus before they become international crises Ébola UN Uganda África El Salvador Malaria Gabón Planeta Futuro Gradel Muyisa Mumbere (REUTERS) Ebola Health personnel equipped with personal protective equipment to respond to the ebola outbreak on May 31 in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Health personnel equipped with personal protective equipment to respond to the ebola outbreak on May 31 in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo. <p>On December 10, 2024, a woman arrived at a health facility in Pariak, a town in the state of Jonglei in South Sudan, with diarrhea, vomiting and symptoms of dehydration. She had recently returned from an area affected by <a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-08-01/as-climate-change-leads-to-more-and-wetter-storms-cholera-cases-are-on-the-rise.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-08-01/as-climate-change-leads-to-more-and-wetter-storms-cholera-cases-are-on-the-rise.html">cholera</a>. In one of the most vulnerable countries in the world, where millions of people lack regular access to clean water and health services, this could have been the beginning of a new emergency.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-10/pandemics-that-werent-how-to-nip-an-outbreak-in-the-bud.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-10/poisoned-in-the-fields-of-the-rio-grande-valley-parkinsons-advances-in-the-agricultural-heart-of-texas.html Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:58:01 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-10/poisoned-in-the-fields-of-the-rio-grande-valley-parkinsons-advances-in-the-agricultural-heart-of-texas.html Daisy Yuhas The neurological disease has been repeatedly linked to exposure to certain pesticides widely used on crops in the southeastern Texas borderlands The neurological disease has been repeatedly linked to exposure to certain pesticides widely used on crops in the southeastern Texas borderlands Texas Párkinson Rio Grande Environmental Protection Agency Michael J. Fox Delcia Lopez (MyRGV) Parkinson Rio Grande Valley Migrant farmworkers on temporary work visas, in an onion field in Edinburg, Texas, May 5. Migrant farmworkers on temporary work visas, in an onion field in Edinburg, Texas, May 5. <p><i>This story is part of a series by Public Health Watch and </i><a href="http://myrgv.com" rel=""><i>MyRGV.com</i></a><i>. Puente News Collaborative is a partner in this collaboration.</i></p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-10/poisoned-in-the-fields-of-the-rio-grande-valley-parkinsons-advances-in-the-agricultural-heart-of-texas.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><h3>Help for Parkinson’s patients in the Rio Grande Valley</h3><p><strong>Seek appropriate care</strong>. Dr. CJ Martínez-Menéndez, a neurologist at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, emphasizes that Parkinson’s treatment is a team effort. Finding a neurologist is the first step; ask for a referral to a movement disorders specialist, physical therapists and occupational therapists, and possibly a psychiatrist or psychologist for emotional support.</p><p></p><p><strong>Join a support group. </strong>Two hospital systems — South Texas Health System and DHR Health System — hold monthly meetings. Another group meets at Siesta Retirement Village in Weslaco, Texas. Myla Garza, a Parkinson’s patient, encourages people not to be “afraid” of the diagnosis. “There are many things that can improve your quality of life,” she says.</p><p></p><p><strong>Explore online resources.</strong> The Michael J. Fox Foundation and the Parkinson’s Foundation offer free, reliable information to help patients and families understand and cope with the disease. The Parkinson’s Foundation also operates a toll-free helpline (1-800-473-4636) available in English and Spanish.</p><p></p><p><strong>Participate in Parkinson’s research projects.</strong> Contact brain@utrgv.edu for information about Dr. Kelsey Baker’s study at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. You can also email genetics@parkinson.org or call the Parkinson’s Foundation helpline (1-800-473-4636) to enroll in the foundation’s national genetic study, which offers free genetic testing to all participants.</p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-09/women-who-experience-premature-menopause-are-at-greater-risk-of-stroke-and-heart-failure.html Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:34:41 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-09/women-who-experience-premature-menopause-are-at-greater-risk-of-stroke-and-heart-failure.html Almudena Barragán Gaspar A study with more than 111,000 participants confirms that early hormonal loss leads to cardiovascular risk — with nearly double the impact in low-income countries A study with more than 111,000 participants confirms that early hormonal loss leads to cardiovascular risk — with nearly double the impact in low-income countries The Lancet Hospital Clínico Barcelona peterschreiber.media (iStock) Mujer infarto cerebral In Spain, stroke is the second leading cause of death among women. In Spain, stroke is the second leading cause of death among women. <p>Experiencing premature <a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-07-12/the-taboo-of-menopause-there-is-shame-it-worries-to-be-identified-as-old-or-incapable.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-07-12/the-taboo-of-menopause-there-is-shame-it-worries-to-be-identified-as-old-or-incapable.html">menopause</a> can significantly increase women’s risk of cardiovascular events. Such is the conclusion of <a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanogw/article/PIIS3050-5038(26)00053-1/fulltext" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanogw/article/PIIS3050-5038(26)00053-1/fulltext">a study</a> recently published in <i>The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology &amp; Women’s Health</i>, in which over 111,000 women from 26 countries participated. Backed by more than 30 academic and medical institutions, it is considered the biggest international study of the subject to date.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-09/women-who-experience-premature-menopause-are-at-greater-risk-of-stroke-and-heart-failure.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-06-07/the-trumpblocked-contraceptives-that-never-reached-kenya-i-am-not-ready-to-have-another-baby.html Sun, 07 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-06-07/the-trumpblocked-contraceptives-that-never-reached-kenya-i-am-not-ready-to-have-another-baby.html Ana Puentes The closure of USAID left millions of pills, IUDs and condoms destined for African countries held in a hangar in Belgium. EL PAÍS travels to Nairobi to speak with the women who were meant to receive them and were left without alternatives The closure of USAID left millions of pills, IUDs and condoms destined for African countries held in a hangar in Belgium. EL PAÍS travels to Nairobi to speak with the women who were meant to receive them and were left without alternatives Planeta Futuro Nairobi USAID Donald Trump África Diego Menjíbar Planeta Futuro - NO USAR - Reportaje anticonceptivos The family planning office at the Njiru health center in Nairobi on May 8, 2026. The family planning office at the Njiru health center in Nairobi on May 8, 2026. Diego Menjíbar Planeta Futuro - NO USAR - Reportaje anticonceptivos Salma* (32, Nairobi) is another woman affected by the shortage of contraceptives in Kenya. She wants to switch to a copper IUD, but there isn’t enough stock at the Njiru health center. Salma* (32, Nairobi) is another woman affected by the shortage of contraceptives in Kenya. She wants to switch to a copper IUD, but there isn’t enough stock at the Njiru health center. Diego Menjíbar Planeta Futuro - NO USAR - Reportaje anticonceptivos A copper IUD donated by USAID. This is one of the last remaining units at the Njiru health center. A copper IUD donated by USAID. This is one of the last remaining units at the Njiru health center. Diego Menjíbar Planeta Futuro - NO USAR - Reportaje anticonceptivos Jadelle, a contraceptive implant donated by USAID. This is one of the last remaining units at the Njiru health center. Jadelle, a contraceptive implant donated by USAID. This is one of the last remaining units at the Njiru health center. Diego Menjíbar Planeta Futuro - NO USAR - Reportaje anticonceptivos Mirena, a hormonal intrauterine device. Mirena, a hormonal intrauterine device. Diego Menjíbar Planeta Futuro - NO USAR - Reportaje anticonceptivos One of the hallways at the Njiru health center in Nairobi on May 8, 2026. One of the hallways at the Njiru health center in Nairobi on May 8, 2026. Diego Menjíbar Planeta Futuro - NO USAR - Reportaje anticonceptivos One of the murals featuring the USAID logo is still on one of the walls at the Njiru health center. One of the murals featuring the USAID logo is still on one of the walls at the Njiru health center. Diego Menjíbar Planeta Futuro - NO USAR - Reportaje anticonceptivos The maternity ward at the Njiru health center. The maternity ward at the Njiru health center. <p>In a huge warehouse in Geel, Belgium, $9.7 million in contraceptives have been locked up since early 2025. Some 77% of the shipment from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was destined for about 10 African countries, including Kenya, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali. But when Donald Trump’s administration <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-02-12/dismantling-of-usaid-will-impact-women-more-intensely.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-02-12/dismantling-of-usaid-will-impact-women-more-intensely.html">dismantled the world’s largest development aid organization</a>, these medicines were left stranded, destined either to be destroyed or to expire box by box. About 5,800 miles south of Belgium, in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, Jane Anyongo, Violet Mosomi, Salma Kamau, and hundreds of thousands of women are still waiting for their pills, condoms, subdermal implants, intrauterine devices, and other sexual and reproductive health supplies.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-06-07/the-trumpblocked-contraceptives-that-never-reached-kenya-i-am-not-ready-to-have-another-baby.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-05/a-nurse-who-survived-the-current-ebola-outbreak-i-screamed-in-pain-my-body-ached-and-i-felt-itchy-all-over.html Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:24:51 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-05/a-nurse-who-survived-the-current-ebola-outbreak-i-screamed-in-pain-my-body-ached-and-i-felt-itchy-all-over.html Prosper Heri The recovery of eight patients from the virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Uganda is, according to the WHO, ‘living proof that it can be stopped’ The recovery of eight patients from the virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Uganda is, according to the WHO, ‘living proof that it can be stopped’ Ébola Kinshasa Uganda África Planeta Futuro Gradel Muyisa Mumbere (REUTERS) Recovery of Ebola patients Furaha Tikamanyire, a Congolese health worker who recovered from the Ebola virus, on May 31, 2026. Furaha Tikamanyire, a Congolese health worker who recovered from the Ebola virus, on May 31, 2026. <p>When Furaha Tikamanyire began feeling ill on April 26, she did not imagine she had contracted Ebola. For weeks, this nurse at the Bunia Evangelical Medical Center in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had cared for dozens of people arriving from the Mongbwalu region, about 75 kilometers away, where <a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2025-06-15/congolese-doctor-jean-kaseya-we-face-a-significant-risk-of-a-pandemic-originating-in-africa.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/health/2025-06-15/congolese-doctor-jean-kaseya-we-face-a-significant-risk-of-a-pandemic-originating-in-africa.html">the virus had begun spreading</a> before it was identified.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-05/a-nurse-who-survived-the-current-ebola-outbreak-i-screamed-in-pain-my-body-ached-and-i-felt-itchy-all-over.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-06-05/is-it-possible-to-die-of-grief-science-confirms-that-intense-bereavement-raises-the-risk-of-death.html Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:54:31 GMT https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-06-05/is-it-possible-to-die-of-grief-science-confirms-that-intense-bereavement-raises-the-risk-of-death.html Jessica Mouzo Quintáns Prolonged sadness after the loss of a loved one nearly doubles the likelihood of death within 10 years, although the risk is higher in the first six months Prolonged sadness after the loss of a loved one nearly doubles the likelihood of death within 10 years, although the risk is higher in the first six months The Lancet Marjane Satrapi ÓSCAR CORRAL (EL PAÍS) todos los santos An man visits Boisaca cemetery in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. An man visits Boisaca cemetery in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/IA345Z7EAZB57GRQAOKHNH4TKA.JPG?auth=d999b00c00b3e93e94011bc6185528faffb0fab4ad4b4eedb24f623c1edaa6c0" width="3000" height="2001" alt="An man visits Boisaca cemetery in Santiago de Compostela, Spain."></img><p>The death, attributed to grief, of the cartoonist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi, author of <i>Persepolis</i>, has brought back a recurring and widely studied question in the public imagination: is it possible to die of grief? Regardless of Satrapi’s personal circumstances — which remain unknown for now — science points to yes, while reframing the romantic idea within a biological explanation. For example, intense bereavement can <a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-05-25/global-mental-health-snapshot-12-billion-people-are-living-with-mental-disorders.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-05-25/global-mental-health-snapshot-12-billion-people-are-living-with-mental-disorders.html">worsen mental health</a>, trigger cardiovascular problems and, ultimately, raise the risk of death. Satrapi’s family said on Tuesday that she died “of sadness a little more than a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the love of her life.” They gave no further details.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-06-05/is-it-possible-to-die-of-grief-science-confirms-that-intense-bereavement-raises-the-risk-of-death.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-06-04/a-tumors-signature-reveals-the-key-to-treatment-in-precision-oncology.html Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:11:14 GMT https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-06-04/a-tumors-signature-reveals-the-key-to-treatment-in-precision-oncology.html Jessica Mouzo Quintáns The American Society of Clinical Oncology shows power of molecular alterations in guiding treatment and determining prognosis The American Society of Clinical Oncology shows power of molecular alterations in guiding treatment and determining prognosis Cáncer Barcelona Lukas Kabon (Anadolu Agency / Getty) Treatment in precision oncology A researcher handles samples in a laboratory in the Czech Republic. A researcher handles samples in a laboratory in the Czech Republic. <p>A <a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-02-26/a-living-drug-manages-to-eliminate-tumors-in-mice-with-pancreatic-ovarian-and-kidney-cancer.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-02-26/a-living-drug-manages-to-eliminate-tumors-in-mice-with-pancreatic-ovarian-and-kidney-cancer.html">potential response to cancer</a> is written — on a microscopic level — in its very tumor cells. For decades, treatment and prognosis of the disease has been largely determined by the organ, the anatomical location in which the cancerous mass is located. But now, science has placed a spotlight on something more ambitious: learning the tumor’s signature, or rather, the molecular alterations that characterize its malignant cells. The latest meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), which took place last weekend in Chicago, has given further impetus to precision oncology and highlighted how cancer biology, those microscopic genetic characteristics that define it, are playing an increasingly important role in determining therapeutic approach, and even predicting prognosis.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-06-04/a-tumors-signature-reveals-the-key-to-treatment-in-precision-oncology.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-01/europe-seeks-to-open-a-new-era-for-antibiotics-80-years-after-industrial-penicillin-production.html Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:35:36 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-01/europe-seeks-to-open-a-new-era-for-antibiotics-80-years-after-industrial-penicillin-production.html Oriol Güell Domínguez The Sandoz plant in Kundl opened the era of mass production of these drugs in 1946; today this manufacturing is at risk on the continent because of the low prices of Asian competition The Sandoz plant in Kundl opened the era of mass production of these drugs in 1946; today this manufacturing is at risk on the continent because of the low prices of Asian competition Austria Asia sandoz Interior of the Sandoz antibiotics factory in Kundl, Austria. Interior of the Sandoz antibiotics factory in Kundl, Austria. <p>In 1946, in a Europe <a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2024-09-29/from-republican-soldiers-to-tommies-the-spaniards-who-wore-british-uniforms-to-fight-in-world-war-ii.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2024-09-29/from-republican-soldiers-to-tommies-the-spaniards-who-wore-british-uniforms-to-fight-in-world-war-ii.html">devastated by World War II</a>, a small, abandoned brewery in a valley of Austria’s Tyrol region was converted into an antibiotics factory. Michel Rambaud, a chemist and French officer with the Allied occupation forces, devised the project based on the fact that the fermentation process by which yeasts make beer is, in essence, the same process that Penicillium fungi use to synthesize the active ingredient in penicillin. The change of use for the facilities opened a new era: the start of industrial penicillin production saved millions of lives and helped drive a rapid economic recovery across the continent, powered partly by the pharmaceutical sector.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-06-01/europe-seeks-to-open-a-new-era-for-antibiotics-80-years-after-industrial-penicillin-production.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-05-29/sleep-better-tech-apps-and-devices-that-actually-work.html Fri, 29 May 2026 19:31:30 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-05-29/sleep-better-tech-apps-and-devices-that-actually-work.html Laura Pajuelo Smart watches, rings and other tools monitor sleep and help detect patterns related to true rest Smart watches, rings and other tools monitor sleep and help detect patterns related to true rest Apple Google whitebalance.space (Getty Images) tecnología A smart watch that monitors sleep patterns. A smart watch that monitors sleep patterns. <p>Sleeping well has become one of modern life’s biggest challenges. Between screens, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2024-03-26/enough-regular-sleep-helps-to-prevent-dementia.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/health/2024-03-26/enough-regular-sleep-helps-to-prevent-dementia.html">irregular schedules</a> and stress, more and more people feel like they’re not getting the rest they need. As such, it’s no surprise that recent years have seen the proliferation of tools designed for sleep analysis: smart watches, rings, sensors placed under the mattress and mobile apps that promise to measure <a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2025-06-27/science-suggests-sleep-can-spark-inspiration.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/health/2025-06-27/science-suggests-sleep-can-spark-inspiration.html">how we sleep</a>, and help us to improve our rest.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-05-29/sleep-better-tech-apps-and-devices-that-actually-work.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p>