Jul 20 What you need to know about norovirus, and why it's dreaded By Andrew Joseph, STAT Suspected cases of norovirus, which involve a dozen Republican staffers in the Cleveland area for the Republican National Convention, have caused alarm. Continue reading
Jul 19 Could midwives improve healthcare access for expectant mothers? By Michael Ollove, Stateline By not allowing midwives to lawfully perform out-of-hospital births, advocates say, states like Alabama are not just hampering their ability to practice their profession. They are depriving expectant mothers who may not have easy access to obstetric care in a… Continue reading
Jul 18 Fracking wells increase rate of asthma attacks in nearby residents, study finds By News Desk Natural gas wells created by fracking in Pennsylvania may elevate the number of asthma attacks for nearby asthma patients, according to a study published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine. Continue reading
Jul 18 How vaginal bacteria could be stoking HIV cases and blocking prevention By Heather Boerner At the International AIDS Conference in Durban today, researchers at the Center for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) will unveil startling new evidence of a bacterial culprit that could be responsible for as many as two… Continue reading
Jul 17 Are NYC rats disease 'sponges'? Scientists want to track them to find out By Andrew Joseph, STAT Rats are commonplace in cities around the world, but they remain in many ways mysterious, including in the potential threat they pose to public health, experts say. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch 25:08 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode July 16, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, July 16, the Trump-Pence ticket makes its debut, just two days before the GOP convention begins. Later, a failed coup attempt in Turkey leaves hundreds killed. And, from Nice, France, the latest on the investigation… Continue watching
Jul 16 Gonorrhea may soon become resistant to all antibiotics and untreatable By Helen Branswell, STAT The Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria may be developing resistance to the only two antibiotics left that can cure the sexually transmitted disease. Continue reading
Jul 16 With Pence pick, Trump just made women's health a top-tier election issue By David Nather, STAT Donald Trump may have just made women’s health a bigger issue in the 2016 election. Continue reading
Jul 15 First female-to-male sexual transmission of Zika reported in New York City By Nsikan Akpan A New York City resident has become the first woman suspected of transmitting Zika virus to a sexual partner. Continue reading
Jul 15 Psychotherapists gravitate toward patients who can pay By April Dembosky, KQED A lot of psychotherapists who were trained to work in the public sector saw a better financial opportunity and jumped ship. Continue reading