Nation Oct 20 Sexually transmitted diseases in U.S. at all-time high, CDC says Rates of sexually transmitted diseases, such as syphilis and gonorrhea, have risen sharply in U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Health Oct 01 The flu vaccine is set to get a makeover The World Health Organization recommended that flu vaccine manufacturers swap out a component based on one flu virus with an updated version.
Health Sep 29 Do flu shots still work? Are flu shots worth the bother? Influenza vaccine experts to break down what we’ve learned lately about the remedies.
Health Sep 21 UN leaders to put superbugs on world stage Heads of state will gather this week to address perhaps the biggest health threat the world faces: the growing resistance of bacteria to antibiotics and superbugs.
Health Sep 12 Hillary Clinton, and what you need to know about pneumonia Here’s what you need to know about pneumonia.
Science Aug 27 Genetically modified mosquitoes have wide support in Florida Most people in Florida — the first US state to experience local spread of the Zika virus — favor the use of genetically modified mosquitoes to combat spread of the virus, a new poll suggests.
Health Aug 22 D.A. Henderson, who led successful effort to eradicate smallpox, dies Henderson, a few weeks shy of his 88th birthday, died late Friday of complications that arose after he recently fractured a hip.
Health Aug 19 Zika virus may now be spreading in Miami Beach Late Thursday afternoon health authorities were working to finalize the area that would be covered by a new travel advisory for Zika virus from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Health Aug 09 Big pharmaceutical companies reluctant to produce Zika vaccine The bulk of the work is being done by U.S. and Brazilian government research teams and smaller biotech companies. That matters: Small biotechs generally lack the money and expertise to take an experimental vaccine from the idea stage to a…
Health Jul 16 Gonorrhea may soon become resistant to all antibiotics and untreatable The Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria may be developing resistance to the only two antibiotics left that can cure the sexually transmitted disease.