Health

What a GLP-1–Friendly Diet Actually Looks Like

A bite from a Healthy Choice Chicken Fried Rice frozen meal, which includes chicken, rice, carrots and edamame in a sesame sauce. Healthy Choice, a Conagra brand, has a line of frozen meals labeled "On Track," geared toward GLP-1 users.

Yayoi Kusama at 97: Dots, Infinity Rooms, and Resilience

Yayoi Kusama is one of Japan's foremost contemporary artists. She's known for her Instagramable "Infinity Rooms" — immersive installations that use mirrors, lights and reflective surfaces to create the illusion of endless space — as well as her large-scale polka dot sculptures.

Dozens killed in East Darfur hospital strike, WHO says

At least 64 people were killed in a strike on a hospital in East Darfur, Sudan, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. The dead from Friday's attack include 13 children, medical staff and multiple patients, WHO director-general Tedros ​Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Saturday night.

Strike on Sudan Hospital Kills at Least 64, WHO Says

This is a locator map for Sudan with its capital, Khartoum. AP hide caption toggle caption AP CAIRO — At least 64 people were killed, including at least 13 children, in a strike on a hospital in Sudan's western Darfur region last week, the World Health Organization said Saturday.

97 and Instagram-Ready: Yayoi Kusama, Art Icon

Yayoi Kusama is one of Japan's foremost contemporary artists. She's known for her Instagramable "Infinity Rooms" — immersive installations that use mirrors, lights and reflective surfaces to create the illusion of endless space — as well as her large-scale polka dot sculptures.

Chronic Patients Struggle as Iran's Health System Buckles

Behind the front lines of every war, those whose survival is dependent on regular medication and vital treatments are often overlooked. The cancer patient Fatemeh S. has been increasingly worried about her future since the start of the war in Iran two weeks ago. "I urgently need surgery," she told DW.

BioNTech founders to leave and launch new mRNA venture

The husband-and-wife founders of German vaccine company BioNTech announced on Tuesday they would step down to pursue new innovations at a brand new firm. BioNTech's CEO Ugur Sahin and chief medical officer Özlem Türeci pioneered mRNA vaccine technology in collaboration with US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.

Fire at Odisha Hospital Kills 10 Critically Ill Patients

A deadly fire broke out at a government-run hospital in the eastern Indian state of Odisha early on Monday, officials have confirmed. At least 10 critically ill patients lost their lives. "A short circuit caused the fire in the trauma ICU ward where patients were being treated," said Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi.

Stressful People Linked to Faster Biological Aging

You know that colleague you see Monday through Friday? The one who keeps telling you about their relationship drama, monopolizing lunch-break conversation and expecting sympathetic commentary about the same issues every single day?

Single-dose acoziborole could end sleeping sickness

A tsetse fly — their bite can spread the parasite that causes sleeping sickness. Patrick Robert/Corbis/Sygma/via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Patrick Robert/Corbis/Sygma/via Getty Images Sleeping sickness is a notorious disease — immortalized in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness.