While hiccups are usually harmless and don't last long in most people, some individuals can experience them chronically.

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The research found that the bacteria Klebsiella pneumoniae — a common bacteria notorious for causing hospital-acquired infections ... may lead to a further decline in microbiome diversity that leaves ...

Queensland's new premier is making good on a pre-election promise to introduce laws to imprison children who commit "adult crimes" to "adult time" with legislation being drafted right now. It ...

Newscasters are human, too. That was the sentiment Tuesday when Stern Show staffer JD Harmeyer presented a compilation of several broadcasters having on-air hiccups. The segment led to co-host Robin ...

Google announced today that “Android will have more frequent SDK releases,” while setting a Q2 2025 release date for Android 16, which will soon see a developer preview. Android SDK releases ...

It’s tough news to hear on Halloween: a sugary diet in the first two years of life is linked to a higher risk of type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure decades later, according to an analysis ...

Surveys of men and women around the world suggest that two-thirds of adults would like to do more but just don’t have the time. “I’ve been interested for a long time now in correcting this ...

A new study suggests diagnoses have increased at a faster clip among younger adults over the past decade. Autism spectrum disorder spiked 175% among people in the U.S. from 2.3 per 1,000 in 2011 ...

Rates of autism diagnoses nearly tripled between 2011 and 2022 Cases rose most sharply among young adults and among females versus males Better awareness and an easing of stigma around the condition ...

The rise in diagnoses was especially dramatic among young adults ages 26 to 34—this group experienced a 450% increase (equivalent to more than a 5.5 times rise) in autism diagnoses between 2011 ...

The government has been faulted for blaming hiccups experienced in the roll-out of the new medical scheme to Sh30 billion debt owed to hospitals by the defunct National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF).