November 3, 2015 Penn State, Department of Health say 3 on campus have mumps Penn State and state Department of Health officials are warning students that three people on campus may have the mumps.
November 2, 2015 More cases of E.coli in Washington, Oregon expected after Chipotle outbreak Health officials expect the number of people sickened by an E. coli outbreak linked to Chipotle restaurants in Washington state and Oregon to grow while they investigate the cause of the infection.
November 2, 2015 Florida kindergartner dies of bacterial meningitis Health officials say a kindergartner in Palm Beach County has died of bacterial meningitis.
October 30, 2015 TB surpasses HIV/AIDS as top killer: Drug quality control needs to change Poor quality medicine presents an escalating challenge to public health efforts, especially in low- and middle-income countries, which has contributed to the rise in TB cases worldwide.
October 30, 2015 Sleep apnea tied to gout flares Sleep apnea may increase the risk of developing gout and experiencing flare-ups, according to a new study.
October 29, 2015 Oregon public health officials say teen girl has bubonic plague A teen girl from eastern Oregon has contracted the bubonic plague, health officials said.
October 29, 2015 Popular cholesterol drugs may make flu vaccine less effective Millions of people who take statins to lower cholesterol may not get maximum protection from flu vaccines, two new studies suggest.
October 29, 2015 Guinea records three new cases of Ebola, brings total to nine Three more people in Guinea have been infected with the Ebola virus, a senior health official said on Wednesday, further dampening hopes of an imminent end to the world's worst recorded outbreak of the disease.
October 29, 2015 Breastfeeding pain linked to postpartum depression Women who stop breastfeeding due to pain or difficulty getting babies to nurse may be more likely to develop postpartum depression than mothers who stop nursing for other reasons, a small U.K. study suggests.
October 29, 2015 Memory complaints linked to dementia diagnosis many years later In a U.S. study that followed older women for nearly 20 years, those who complained of memory lapses were more likely than others to later be diagnosed with mild thinking problems or dementia.