December 19, 2016 Viruses may hit men harder than women for a reason It is now well established that many viruses wreak more havoc on men than on women.
December 19, 2016 Fewer deaths and complications with female physicians? Elderly hospital patients may be less likely to die prematurely or be readmitted for serious complications when they're treated by female physicians, a U.S. study suggests.
December 19, 2016 'Nightmare' superbug may have spread outside hospitals Six people in Colorado recently became infected with a "nightmare" superbug that until now, has mostly been limited to people in hospitals, according to a new report.
December 19, 2016 Poultry culled in Germany after bird flu found on 2 farms About 30,000 turkeys and ducks were culled in Germany over the weekend after bird flu was found on two farms, authorities said on Monday.
December 19, 2016 South Korea, Japan step up poultry cull to contain bird flu South Korea and Japan have ordered fresh culls of poultry stocks to contain outbreaks of avian flu, authorities in the two countries said.
December 16, 2016 Small NC school district shuts down over flu outbreak A small western North Carolina school district is closing all three of its schools to let a flu outbreak die down.
December 16, 2016 Mumps cases soared in 2016, CDC says Mumps cases in 2016 have reached a decade-long high, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this week.
December 15, 2016 Opioid-abuse treatment eludes most who need it in Rhode Island One-fifth of young adult opioid abusers in Rhode Island tried at least once - but failed - to get treatment to break their dependency on prescription narcotics, a new study finds.
December 15, 2016 Could vaccines protect kids from stroke, too? Stroke is rare in children, but the risk of it happening is increased when a child has a cold or the flu, and reduced when kids are fully vaccinated, according to a new study.
December 15, 2016 Marital status, history linked to survival after stroke A person's current marital status and past marital losses may be related to their survival odds after a stroke, a new study suggests.