A new study warns that Dallas and Austin are fertile ground for large measles outbreaks that could spread to other Texas cities due to the growing number of parents getting vaccine exemptions for their children.
Read moreAnti-vax parents who tried to circumvent New York’s vaccine mandate by alleging disability discrimination failed Monday to secure a federal injunction.
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Scientists are working overtime to develop a vaccine to help guard the world’s pork supply as a deadly virus ravages Asia’s pig herds, which provide more than half of the world’s pork.
Read moreThe mother of an epileptic transgender woman whose jailhouse death sparked outrage over conditions at Rikers Island brought a federal lawsuit Monday against New York City.
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Scientists were a step closer to a cure for Ebola on Monday after two of four drugs in a clinical trial were found to significantly increase survival rates, the U.S. health authority co-funding the research said.
Read moreSeven people whose lives were documented in the Netflix series “Afflicted” filed a $1 million lawsuit Wednesday against the network and producers of the show over the depiction of chronic illnesses.
Read moreFlorida officials declared a public health emergency over the rapid spread of Hepatitis A across the Sunshine State, as thousands of vaccines are being handed out for free each week.
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An Ebola epidemic in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo marked its first anniversary on Thursday with two more cases in the densely-populated frontier city of Goma and accusations by Kinshasa that Rwanda had rushed to shutter its border in response to the crisis.
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Working in an arid Italian field of crumbly soil, agronomists are battling a rampant bacterium that has already infected millions of olive trees and could threaten the entire Mediterranean basin.
Read moreA new case of Ebola has been registered in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo city of Goma, a key transport hub, a Congolese health official said on Tuesday, as the virus death toll rose to 1,790.
Read moreA North Carolina man has died from a rare brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a manmade lake at a water park, officials said Wednesday.
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Scientists say they nearly eliminated disease-carrying mosquitoes on two islands in China using a new technique. The downside: It may not be practical for larger areas and may cost a lot of money.
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The deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo is now an international health emergency, the World Health Organization announced Wednesday after the virus spread this week to a city of 2 million people.
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The German government is proposing a measure to make measles vaccinations mandatory for children and employees of kindergartens and schools.
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New research gives some biological clues why women may be more likely than men to develop Alzheimer’s disease and how this most common form of dementia varies by sex.
Read moreThe Congolese health ministry confirmed an Ebola case in Goma late Sunday, marking the first time the virus has reached the city of more than 2 million people on the border with Rwanda since the epidemic began nearly a year ago.
Read moreMeaningful political support, increased immunization accessibility and strong public health systems are fundamental to eliminating measles on a global scale, according to a new scientific commentary released Monday.
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Poised to shake up the multimillion-dollar industry for kidney care, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday aimed at expanding organ-transplant accessibility as well as at-home treatment options.
Read moreJapan’s prime minister said Tuesday that the government will abide by a court ruling ordering it to compensate former leprosy patients’ families over a lengthy segregation policy that severed family ties and caused long-lasting prejudice.
Read moreThe marshmallows are ready for toasting. Pipe cleaners for crafting are on hand. As New York families get ready for summer though, the threat of the Rockland County measles outbreak hangs heavier than mosquito repellent.
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