November 10, 2017 Tourists say they contracted Hepatitis A on San Diego trip Two tourists from Utah who visited San Diego this summer say they believe they contracted hepatitis A on their trip.
November 8, 2017 Outbreak in Uganda: What is the Marburg virus? Three people in Uganda and Kenya have died from an extremely rare and deadly disease caused by the Marburg virus, the World Health Organization reported today (Nov.
November 8, 2017 Cutting back on alcohol can prevent cancers, experts claim A large organization of cancer doctors has issued a call to action to minimize alcohol consumption.
November 7, 2017 Legionnaires' disease in Lisbon hospital kills two, 32 infected An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in a large Lisbon hospital has killed two people and made at least another 32 sick since it was first detected a week ago, Portugal's health authority DGS said on Tuesday.
November 7, 2017 Minnesota county scrambles to control deadly tuberculosis outbreak A Minnesota county is grappling with the largest outbreak of tuberculosis in the country, as health officials count 17 confirmed cases including six fatalities.
November 3, 2017 Sharp rise seen in self-harm among young teen girls Reports of self-harm jumped nearly 70 percent among younger teen girls in the UK between 2011 and 2014, suggesting an urgent need for interventions targeted to this group, researchers say.
November 1, 2017 300 Marine recruits sickened in E. coli outbreak An E. coli outbreak has sickened approximately 300 at Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego and several others at Camp Pendleton, with at least 10 patients requiring care at an off-campus hospital.
October 26, 2017 'Dancing with the dead' ritual could help plague spread in Madagascar The current plague outbreak in Madagascar has killed more than 100 people, and officials say that a centuries-old tradition may increase the risk of further spread, according to news reports.
October 20, 2017 Backyard chicken coop trend linked to spike in salmonella cases More than 1,100 people have contracted salmonella poisoning from chickens and ducks so far this year, with health officials pointing to an increase in backyard coops as the cause.
October 18, 2017 Death toll hits 19 in San Diego hepatitis A outbreak Health officials in San Diego tallied another death linked to a massive hepatitis A outbreak on Tuesday, bringing the total number of fatalities to 19.