The Ebola outbreak is serious, but here’s why it won’t become a pandemic
Here’s what I want you to know: The best way to protect yourself and the people around you from things like Ebola is to stay informed and remember t…
Category: Health
Flesh-eating New World screwworm detected in Texas calf, USDA says, signaling major threat to food production
A case of flesh-eating New World screwworm has been detected in South Texas, the US Department of Agriculture said Wednesday. It is the first time thi…
Some of what happens during youth can’t be reversed. It’s another reason to rethink kids’ screen time
Need a reason not to give your child a screen? It may permanently alter their brain during a critical period of development researchers have named the…
Americans who test positive for Ebola at Kenya facility could be treated in US, federal officials say
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that Americans who test positive for Ebola while under observation at a facility in Kenya could be se…
Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer
A novel pill helped people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer, researchers reported Sunday, raising hopes of long-needed better treatments fo…
Grief, fear and hope collide at the epicenter of deadly Ebola outbreak
CNN’s Clarissa Ward gains extraordinary access to the epicenter of a deadly outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Trump tells agencies to align with study calling for narrower childhood vaccine recommendations
President Donald Trump on Friday gave his endorsement to a January study by the Department of Health and Human Services that calls for cutting the num…
US Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya suspended as opposition to containment center grows
A Kenyan high court has temporarily frozen plans by the United States to establish an Ebola quarantine and treatment facility in Kenya – which has n…
She faced a life-threatening miscarriage. Under Arkansas’ abortion ban, even calls to the governor’s office didn’t help
Emily Waldorf was denied care for a risky miscarriage due to Arkansas’ abortion ban, even after she met the hospital’s CEO, called the governor’…
Hantavirus-exposed cruise passengers may soon be allowed to return home but must remain under 24/7 watch
The US government is prepared to allow American passengers who were exposed to a unique strain of hantavirus to return home as early as Monday, provid…
