Science Jul 28 New Ebola species is reported for first time in a decade The family of Ebola viruses has just gotten a bit bigger. The government of Sierra Leone has announced that a new species of Ebola, the sixth, has been discovered there in bats.
World Jun 23 Health officials cautiously optimistic dangerous Ebola outbreak is over Transmission of the deadly virus appears to have stopped — though it is not yet time to pull back on the response operation.
Health Mar 10 Flu vaccine grown without eggs provided measurably better protection this season, FDA says The sole influenza vaccine made in cell culture in the United States may have worked about 20 percent better this flu season than the standard vaccines made in eggs, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said Thursday.
Science Feb 24 CDC requests funds to build new maximum-security laboratory The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking Congress for money for a new building to house the laboratories that work on the deadliest pathogens known to humankind.
Health Feb 17 This year’s awful flu season may have just hit a plateau It’s too soon to say the flu season has peaked, but it’s at least possible it may have plateaued.
Science Jan 05 CDC plans session on preparing for a nuclear detonation With this week’s bellicose boasting about who has the bigger red button on his desk, an alert Thursday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention felt more than a bit on the nose.
Health Dec 23 Traveling over the holidays? Follow these tips to stay healthy Keep your fingers away from your nose and your mouth. Seriously.
Health Dec 01 Flu season arrives early and may peak during the holidays If you have been planning to get a flu shot but just haven’t gotten around to it yet, the time to act is now — especially if you hope to be healthy at Christmas.
Health Sep 09 Third dose of mumps vaccine could help stop outbreaks, researchers say The findings come as health officials confront large and protracted mumps epidemics that have become more common around the country.
Health Jul 07 Brenda Fitzgerald named new CDC director Georgia’s public health commissioner, Brenda Fitzgerald, will succeed Dr. Tom Frieden as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.