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Zika spreads north as new evidence links virus to neurological disordersZika spreads north as new evidence links virus to neurological disorders

Zika spreads north as new evidence links virus to neurological disorders

As the Zika-carrying mosquito, Aedes aegypti, hits Puerto Rico, new evidence reinforces the disease’s link to two neural disorders, microcephaly…

March 25, 2016
Petition says ‘Treat prisoners with hep C’Petition says ‘Treat prisoners with hep C’

Petition says ‘Treat prisoners with hep C’

A coalition of groups is collecting signatures on an appeal to Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf “to see to it that…

March 6, 2016
Zika, microcephaly and global climate changeZika, microcephaly and global climate change

Zika, microcephaly and global climate change

Are deforestation and global climate change responsible for the Zika crisis sweeping across equatorial countries in the Western Hemisphere? Are…

February 25, 2016
Why Zika virus crisis is hitting BrazilWhy Zika virus crisis is hitting Brazil

Why Zika virus crisis is hitting Brazil

Zika, a mosquito-borne virus, is spreading quickly in 33 countries. The virus was identified in Brazil for the first time…

February 8, 2016
Ebola cases reappear in Liberia, GuineaEbola cases reappear in Liberia, Guinea

Ebola cases reappear in Liberia, Guinea

Regional and international health officials emphasize that the Ebola virus disease crisis is not over, as three new cases have…

December 2, 2015
Cuba: Socialist health care beating heart diseaseCuba: Socialist health care beating heart disease

Cuba: Socialist health care beating heart disease

As in much of the world, heart disease is a leading cause of death in Cuba, but the country has…

October 25, 2015
Trial of Ebola vaccine seen as promisingTrial of Ebola vaccine seen as promising

Trial of Ebola vaccine seen as promising

A recent trial of a vaccine to prevent the Ebola virus disease has taken place in the West African state…

August 5, 2015
Ebola Virus Disease not yet defeated in West AfricaEbola Virus Disease not yet defeated in West Africa

Ebola Virus Disease not yet defeated in West Africa

Even though the three states where the Ebola Virus Disease struck last year have been declared free of the epidemic,…

July 26, 2015
Cuba eliminates mother-to-child transmission of HIVCuba eliminates mother-to-child transmission of HIV

Cuba eliminates mother-to-child transmission of HIV

By E. Catalinotto, Certified Nurse Midwife Cuba became the first country certified by the World Health Organization as having eliminated…

July 10, 2015
Despite reported decline, struggle against Ebola continuesDespite reported decline, struggle against Ebola continues

Despite reported decline, struggle against Ebola continues

African leaders, health care professionals, international humanitarian organizations and others have praised the work battling the latest and most deadly…

March 7, 2015