Articles filed under Health Crises
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Pregnant women in US with Zika spikes on new counting methodMay 20, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The number of pregnant women in the United States infected with Zika virus is suddenly tripling, due to a change in how the government is reporting cases...
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UN: Yellow fever outbreak is "serious" but not an emergencyMay 19, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization says the ongoing outbreak of yellow fever in central Africa is "serious and of great concern" but does not warrant being decl...
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UN: Life expectancy worldwide has increased by 5 yearsMay 19, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Life expectancy worldwide has increased by about five years in the last 15 years according to a report issued Thursday by the World Health Organization in ...
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UN: Risk of Zika outbreak across Europe is "low to moderate"May 18, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization says the risk of a Zika outbreak across Europe is "low to moderate," in a new risk assessment. The U.N. health agency said We...
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Immune drug for deadly skin cancer shows long-term survivalMay 18, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A new kind of drug for the deadliest form of skin cancer helped some patients survive for at least three years, a study shows. It's a remarkable advance f...
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Large HIV vaccine study planned in South Africa this fallMay 18, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists are planning a major study of an experimental HIV vaccine in South Africa later this year. The shots are based on the only attempted HIV vac...
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UN: Zika more worrying but Rio Olympics shouldn't be movedMay 17, 2016 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization's chief says the agency is increasingly concerned about the Zika virus, even though it does not recommend canceling or postpo...
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As many as 4 in 10 gay men have HIV in some Southern citiesMay 17, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Three out of every 10 gay or bisexual men in several cities in the U.S. South have been diagnosed with the AIDS virus, three times the national rate, acc...
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Almost half of heart attacks are silent; they're still riskyMay 17, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Almost half of all heart attacks cause no obvious symptoms, yet they can still be life-threatening, according to research on more than 9,000 middle-aged m...
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Biologist: Rabbits and skunks can pass bird flu to ducksMay 17, 2016 7:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A government wildlife researcher has found that rabbits and skunks can become infected with the bird flu virus and shed it enough to infect ducks...