Articles filed under Health Crises
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CDC: Superbugs cause 1 in 7 infections caught in hospitalsMar 03, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Supergerms cause 1 out of 7 infections caught in hospitals, health officials said Thursday. The bugs include the staph infection MRSA (MUR'-suh) and five...
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Study: 1st evidence that Zika may cause temporary paralysisFeb 29, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Scientists may have the first evidence that Zika can cause temporary paralysis, according to a new study of patients who developed the rare condition durin...
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Chicago Zika case confirmedFeb 29, 2016 12:00 am - Hospital officials on Monday announced the first case of Zika virus in Chicago - a woman in her 30s who had recently traveled to Colombia - ABC 7 reported on its website...
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London hospital discharges Scottish nurse who had EbolaFeb 28, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - London's Royal Free Hospital says it has discharged Pauline Cafferkey, the Scottish nurse who has twice recovered from Ebola. Cafferkey, who had been suffe...
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CDC: Zika infections confirmed in 9 pregnant women in USFeb 26, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Zika infections have been confirmed in nine pregnant women in the United States, including one who gave birth to a baby with a rare birth defect, health ...
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Study: Transgender children allowed to live openly fare wellFeb 26, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Young transgender children allowed to live openly as the gender they identify with fared as well psychologically as other kids in a small study that sugge...
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UN: Women in Zika countries should breastfeed their babiesFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization says women in countries hit by the Zika virus should breastfeed their babies and there is no proof the disease can spread to ...
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Stillbirth offers another clue to possible damage from ZikaFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A stillbirth in Brazil is offering another clue to possible health effects of the Zika virus, this time beyond the developing brain. In addition to a d...
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Cleveland surgeons perform nation's first uterus transplantFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - CLEVELAND (AP) - Surgeons in Cleveland say they have performed the nation's first uterus transplant, a new frontier that aims to give women who lack wombs a chance at pr...
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NIH taking first steps on huge precision medicine projectFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama held out the promise of medical breakthroughs Thursday as his administration moved ahead with a major project to learn how to be...