Apr 19 Map: Do you live in an area where Zika could strike? By Nsikan Akpan In three maps, U.S. and UK scientists chart the most suitable areas for Zika virus outbreaks. Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch 5:48 Is a perfect storm of Zika virus conditions coming to the Gulf Coast? By PBS News Hour In the wake of the CDC’s revelation that Zika virus causes microcephaly in infants, doctors are grappling with the thorny issue of whether they should recommend that women in high-risk areas avoid getting pregnant this summer. Hari Sreenivasan talks to… Continue watching
Apr 18 Why genetic counseling is more popular than ever By Todd Bookman, WHYY The sheer number of genetic tests has exploded in the past decade or so. There are now thousands of different testable genetic disorders. Continue reading
Apr 18 Here’s what we know about Zika’s threat to pregnant women By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Zika may stand convicted of causing devastating birth defects but there still are lots of questions about how much of a threat the virus poses to pregnant women, and what to do about it. Continue reading
Apr 18 Your genes may schedule when you lose your virginity By Andrew Joseph, STAT Scientists have isolated regions of the genome that appear to play a role in influencing when people first have intercourse. Continue reading
Apr 17 Hundreds killed in Ecuador’s strongest earthquake in decades By Michael D. Regan The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in nearly 40 years killed at least 235 people on Saturday. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch 9:26 As opioid epidemic worsens, rethinking how doctors are taught to treat pain By Melanie Saltzman, Christopher Booker, Saskia de Melker Pain is the most common reason that people go to the doctor. Yet physicians and medical students have limited training in pain management and prescribing opioids. As the nation suffers from an opioid epidemic, people within the medical field are… Continue watching
Apr 16 Health officials to begin new global effort to eradicate polio By Shawn Paik This weekend marks the start of a global effort that health officials are hoping will be the final push to eradicate polio. Continue reading
Apr 15 Tainted scope infections far exceed earlier estimates By Chad Terhune, Kaiser Health News The number of potentially deadly infections from contaminated medical scopes is far higher than what federal officials previously estimated, a new congressional investigation shows. Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch 5:51 The stories behind Canada’s assisted suicide battle By PBS News Hour Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced legislation Thursday that would legalize physician-assisted suicide across the nation. Trudeau’s decision comes a year after the Canadian Supreme Court overturned a criminal ban against the practice. For more on the issue, we look… Continue watching