September 18, 2017 Outbreak of disease carried by mosquitoes halts blood donation in Rome Italian health officials have banned residents across half of Rome from donating blood because of an outbreak of the painful, mosquito-borne illness Chikungunya.
September 18, 2017 Dental work tied to heart infections in people with artificial valves Invasive dental procedures may raise the risk of rare but serious infections in people who have prosthetic heart valves, a recent French study suggests.
September 18, 2017 8-year-old Australian girl dies from flu during 'horrific' season Health officials in Australia are warning about the “horrific flu season” after an 8-year-old girl died of the viral infection on Friday.
July 6, 2017 Report projects about 400 non-travel Zika cases in Florida by mid-September Locally transmitted Zika cases in Florida could reach 400 by summer’s end, projections released Tuesday by a team of American biostatisticians suggests.
July 6, 2017 Florida confirms 5 new cases of Zika, 1 reported outside transmission zones Florida Gov. Rick Scott put pressure on federal health officials Monday to send the state more resources to fight growing Zika transmission, as he faced local critics who argued the state wasn’t notifying them of new virus cases quickly enough.
July 6, 2017 Dr. Manny: Are we losing the war on Zika? It would be premature to say that we are losing the war on Zika, but we have certainly lost our fair share of battles.
July 6, 2017 Officials identify Miami's South Beach as second site of Zika virus transmission Florida health officials reportedly have found evidence of local Zika virus transmission in Miami Beach, a popular tourist haven that saw 15.4 million holiday revelers flock to its beaches in 2015 alone.
July 5, 2017 Heartburn drugs tied to greater mortality Widely used heartburn drugs are associated with increased risk of death, and the longer a person uses the drugs, the greater the risk, new research suggests.
July 5, 2017 Why mosquitoes are considered a worldwide threat Viewers of Discovery Channel's new "MOSQUITO" documentary will get an inside look at the fascinating and terrifying little bug that has the potential to create worldwide havoc.
July 3, 2017 Girl who died after contracting E. coli was cleaning dirty yard, family says The family of one of two children who died after contracting an E. coli infection said the 6-year-old had recently been cleaning debris in their housing complex yard.