Health News for English Learners

Carly Simon is a famous American singer. She is 83 years old. On Monday, she said she has Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's is an illness of the brain. It makes it hard to move. First, Simon had pain in her hip and knees.

Scientists in Brazil tested small needles for bad headaches. They put the needles in the ear. Sixty-eight women joined the study. Half got the real treatment. Half got a fake one. Both groups felt less pain.

New York City has a bad illness. It hurts the lungs. It began in June. Many people are sick now. Some are in the hospital. The illness comes from dirty water. It grows in warm water. People breathe it in and get sick.

Chris Johnson is a famous football player. He is 40 years old. He says he has ALS. ALS is a very bad illness. It has no cure. ALS hurts the nerves in the body. Slowly, people cannot walk or speak.

In June 2026, Britain was very hot. Doctors warned that the heat is dangerous. England put out a red heat alert. The heat can hurt healthy people too. The body sweats to stay cool in heat.

A new study looks at women and pain. Many women buy a medicine called paracetamol for period pain. But doctors say a different medicine works better. This medicine is called ibuprofen. The two medicines are not the same.

CDC is the US health agency. It says Ebola is spreading. The illness could reach 20,000 people. About 400 people are sick now. 63 people have died. Ebola is very dangerous. It spreads through blood and other body fluids.

Two American studies link bad sleep to cancer. They looked at over 18 million Americans. They were aged 18 to 50. Many had insomnia. Insomnia means trouble sleeping. These people had more cancer in five years.

WHO (the world health group) says there is an emergency. A bad disease called Ebola is spreading fast. It started in Congo. Now it is in Uganda too. More than 130 people have died. This Ebola is a rare kind.

A new UK study found a big change. One in seven people now use AI for health. AI means artificial intelligence. Many use it instead of a doctor. AI is free and fast. But AI can be wrong. One woman trusted AI.

Three people died on a cruise ship near Africa. The ship was on a long trip. Doctors say a rare disease made them sick. The disease comes from mice and rats. Mice and rats can spread the disease to people.

Alzheimer's is a brain illness. It makes people forget. Scientists tested new drugs. The drugs help only a little. Other scientists studied eggs. Eating eggs may help the brain. The new drugs cost a lot of money.