Health Mar 08 What is hantavirus, the infection that killed Betsy Arakawa in New Mexico? By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press
World Sep 17 Flood-hit areas of Pakistan threatened by ‘second disaster’ of disease, WHO warns The World Health Organization raised the alarm Saturday about a “second disaster" in the wake of the deadly floods in Pakistan this summer, as doctors and medical workers on the ground race to battle outbreaks of waterborne and other diseases. By Zarar Khan, Associated Press
Health Feb 03 Report: It’s ethical to create embryos from DNA of 3 people WASHINGTON -- It's ethical to test a provocative new fertility technique that would prevent mothers from passing on rare but devastating diseases by creating embryos from the DNA of three people -- dad, mom and an egg donor -- advisers… By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press
Health Mar 16 Diseases once thought eradicated reappear in the U.S. On March 7, the New York City Department of Health issued a warning about an outbreak of measles in northern Manhattan and the Bronx and urged all New Yorkers to make sure they are vaccinated against measles. Canadian… By Kristin Miller