How do fevers help the body fight off the flu? : NPR

How do fevers help the body fight off the flu? : NPR

Fever is part of the immune system’s response to a pathogen, one that’s shared with many animal species. Cavan Images/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Cavan Images/iStockphoto/Getty Images For centuries, the nature of a fever — and whether it’s good or bad — has been hotly contested. In ancient Greece, the physician Hippocrates thought that […]

Colombia to maintain US intelligence-sharing to fight drug trafficking | Drugs News

Colombia to maintain US intelligence-sharing to fight drug trafficking | Drugs News

The announcement comes after President Petro said Colombia would stop working with US over strikes on alleged drug boats. Officials in Colombia say the country will continue to share intelligence with international agencies combatting drug trafficking, just days after President Gustavo Petro said he was suspending such collaboration with the United States over attacks on […]