Health Jun 10 ‘Part of the new reality’: Despite confusion, Zika warnings are here to stay The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to warn women who are pregnant to avoid traveling to wide swathes of Latin America and the Caribbean.
World Jun 09 Polio outbreak reported in Syria An outbreak of vaccine-related polio cases has been reported in war-torn Syria, the World Health Organization announced Thursday — another hurdle for a nearly 30-year eradication effort that has seen more than its share of setbacks.
Health May 24 Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus becomes the first African director-general of the World Health Organization Ethiopia’s former health minister -- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus -- has been elected to serve as the next director-general of the World Health Organization — the first African picked to lead the global health agency.
World May 13 Ebola outbreak reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo To date there have been nine suspected cases of Ebola, three of whom have died, according to local authorities. The first case dates back to April 22.
Health Apr 08 This community has slipped through the cracks of the U.S. health care system Thousands of people in this northwestern corner of Arkansas, many of them working poor, are from a faraway constellation of islands. In all but the fewest cases they will never be able to qualify for Medicaid or Medicare under current…
Health Jan 17 A stealthy superbug appears to be spreading in U.S. hospitals, study finds A new study suggests a dangerous, antibiotic-resistant superbug may be evading disease surveillance.
Health Jan 13 A superbug resistant to every available antibiotic in the U.S. kills Nevada woman Public health officials from Nevada are reporting on a case of a woman who died in Reno in September from an incurable infection.
Health Dec 31 Zika threat isn’t over, CDC director warns pregnant women thinking about beach vacations CDC Director Tom Frieden said he is worried that people may think the worst of Zika is over and that they can let down their guard.
Health Dec 18 With latest Zika research, our picture of the virus gets cloudier Two new reports this week not only failed to arrive at a consensus about the virus, they may have sown even more confusion.
Health Dec 14 4 in 10 babies born after Zika infection may have brain defects, researchers say The toll that Zika virus takes on pregnancies appears to be even higher than was previously estimated.