Jul 30 If there’s an Ebola vaccine that works on monkeys, then what about humans? By Anna Christiansen Tuesday's death of Sheik Umar Khan, the doctor at the front lines of Sierra Leone’s battle against the worst Ebola outbreak in history, marks the latest person killed by the contagious, incurable disease that has devastated communities in Guinea, Liberia… Continue reading
Jul 11 Following anthrax, bird flu incidents, CDC reviews lab safety protocol By Diane Jeanty The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are calling for a change in the safety culture at the agency after multiple incidents regarding the mishandling of dangerous biological materials. Continue reading
Jun 22 Lawmakers concerned chocolate e-cigarettes may lure teens By Vic Pasquantonio As of January of this year, there were more than 460 e-cigarette brands available for purchase online, and around 7,700 flavors, including Swedish fish, roasted marshmallow and vanilla cupcake. Continue reading
Jun 18 Thousands of Lyme disease tests unproven and possibly inaccurate, NECIR reports By Colleen Shalby Roughly $492 million is spent on more than 3.4 million Lyme tests in the U.S. each year. But according to the New England Center of Investigative Reporting in a report released Tuesday, that number doesn’t include the thousands of… Continue reading
May 12 Second U.S. case of deadly MERS virus identified in Florida By Jaywon Choe U.S. health officials have confirmed that a second case of the deadly MERS virus has reached American shores – this time in Florida. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch Dramatically Revised Lyme Disease Statistics Raise New Questions About Risk Dramatically Revised Lyme Disease Statistics Raise New Questions About Risk… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch HPV Vaccine Dramatically Cuts Number of Infections in Teen Girls HPV Vaccine Cuts Number of Infections in Teen Girls by Half… Continue watching
May 03 Watch New CDC Report Finds Stunning Suicide Increases Among Middle-Aged Americans New CDC Report Finds Stunning Suicide Increases Among Middle-Aged Americans… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch What Do Federal Spending Cuts Mean for Science and Researchers? What Do Federal Spending Cuts Mean for Science and Researchers?… Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch CDC Report Offers Glimmer of Progress on Altering U.S. Obesity Trend CDC Report Offers Glimmer of Progress on Altering U.S. Obesity Trend… Continue watching