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June 9, 2016

WHO declares Liberia free of active Ebola virus transmission

Liberia has reached the end of active Ebola virus transmission, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday, the fourth such declaration from one of the west African countries at the epicenter of the world's worst outbreak of the disease.

June 9, 2016

WHO says new yellow fever case in Congo transmitted locally

A new case of yellow fever detected in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital was transmitted by a local mosquito, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, raising the possibility of a wider outbreak of the disease in the country.

June 8, 2016

Middle-aged African-Americans more likely than whites to die of stroke

In middle age, black Americans are four times more likely to die of stroke than whites, a U.S. study suggests.

June 8, 2016

Thailand, Belarus, Armenia eliminate mother-child HIV spread

Thailand has become the first country in Asia to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, the World Health Organization announced Tuesday.

June 8, 2016

CDC warns of more instances of Legionnaires' disease

ATLANTA—Instances of Legionnaires’ disease—a severe, sometimes fatal pneumonia—are growing in the U.S., often because hotels long-term care facilities and hospitals haven’t taken enough steps to ensure their water is clean, according to a report issued Tuesday from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

June 8, 2016

With more cash, we can eliminate malaria within our lifetime: ex-WHO official

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Malaria can be eliminated soon, but only with much more investment, both to get rid of the disease and to keep it at bay, a former senior official of the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

June 8, 2016

In the lab: 6 innovations scientists hope will end malaria

ARUSHA, Tanzania (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - After being abandoned as too ambitious in 1969, global plans to eliminate malaria are back on the agenda, with financial backing from the world's richest couple, Bill and Melinda Gates, and U.S. President Barack Obama.

June 7, 2016

Bigger baby bottles linked to weight gain

Babies who drink from large bottles early in life may be experience more weight gain by six months of age than infants who drink from smaller bottles, a study suggests.

June 7, 2016

WHO to consider new evidence on Zika, Olympics next week

The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it will convene experts next week to discuss the Zika outbreak, including its impact on the Rio Olympics, as new research suggests only a slight risk that more tourists will be infected at the Games.

June 6, 2016

Kids born 'late' perform better in elementary and middle school

Children born in the 41st week of pregnancy - which is considered "late-term" - have better test scores and are more likely to be classified as gifted in elementary and middle school, compared with children born "full-term," that is, at 39 or 40 weeks.