HBC Team
Australia’s Nicotine Use in 2026: Latest Data, Health Risks, and Trends
In 2025, about 15.2% of Australians used a nicotine product in the past year, the lowest rate ever recorded — but the picture underneath ...
Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer: Benefits, Risks & Candidacy
Focal therapy for prostate cancer is a minimally invasive treatment that destroys only the tumor and a safety margin of tissue, instead of removing ...
North Alabama Cyclosporiasis Cases Double to 21: What’s Confirmed
North Alabama Cyclosporiasis Cases Double to 21 Alabama’s confirmed cyclosporiasis case count nearly doubled in a single day, rising from 11 to 21 between ...
Taco Bell Cyclospora Outbreak: Lettuce Recall Expands to Stores
The CDC and FDA have confirmed that shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms de Mexico, served at Taco Bell restaurants, caused a multistate cyclospora ...
Itching After Sex: Common Reasons
Itching after sex is a common symptom with several possible causes, ranging from simple friction to yeast infections, allergic reactions, and — less often ...
Merck Lipfendra Cholesterol Pill: Uses, Side Effects & How It Works
Lipfendra (enlicitide) is a once-daily pill that the FDA approved on July 16, 2026, to lower LDL (“bad”) cholesterol in adults with high cholesterol, ...
Anaplasmosis Tick-Borne Disease: Symptoms & Treatment
Anaplasmosis is a tick-borne disease that spreads through the bite of an infected tick. It can cause flu-like illness, and symptoms often start about ...
What Is Actinic Keratosis? Early Signs of Sun-Damaged Skin
What Is Actinic Keratosis? Actinic keratosis (also called solar keratosis) is a rough, scaly patch of skin caused by years of sun exposure — ...
Burning When You Pee? Here’s What Dysuria Could Mean
Burning When You Pee? Burning, stinging, or pain when you urinate is called dysuria, and it’s most often caused by a urinary tract infection ...
Cyclospora Foods to Avoid: 2026 Outbreak & Taco Bell Update
Cyclospora Foods to Avoid Right now, “foods to avoid” falls into two categories: produce linked to the 2026 outbreak (to prevent getting sick), and ...
