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October 28, 2015

New federal food safety rules issued after deadly outbreaks

Food manufacturers must be more vigilant about keeping their operations clean, according to new safety rules released Thursday by the government in the wake of deadly foodborne illness outbreaks linked to ice cream, caramel apples, cantaloupes and peanuts.

October 28, 2015

Plane transporting 2nd Ebola patient continues to Atlanta after refueling in Maine

A plane carrying a second American aid worker infected with Ebola from West Africa arrived in Maine to refuel on Tuesday and was due to continue to Atlanta so the woman can receive further treatment for the deadly virus.

October 28, 2015

Ebola outbreak: Rick Sacra, American doctor, in stable condition

A doctor who became infected with Ebola while working in Liberia — the third American aid worker sickened with the virus — is sick but in stable condition and communicating with his caregivers at the Nebraska Medical Center.

October 28, 2015

California high school sends two dozen unvaccinated students home amid measles outbreak

A California high school sent home two dozen unvaccinated students for three weeks as the Orange County area grapples with an outbreak of the measles.

October 28, 2015

As world seeks to eradicate polio, Laos suffers vaccine-linked case

Laos has suffered a case of vaccine-derived polio, the World Health Organization said on Monday, in a new setback to a global plan to eradicate the crippling disease after the virus resurfaced in Ukraine and Mali.

October 28, 2015

CDC confirms respiratory illness sickening children

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed clusters of a serious respiratory illness that is responsible for sending children in Missouri and Illinois to the hospital.

October 28, 2015

Ninth Egyptian dies of H5N1 bird flu, Health Ministry says

A 20-year-old Egyptian woman died from bird flu on Wednesday, the ninth death in the country from the virus out of 18 identified cases, the Health Ministry said.

October 28, 2015

Sierra Leone 'hero' doctor's death exposes slow Ebola response

When two American aid workers recovered from Ebola after being treated with an experimental drug, the grieving family of Sierra Leone's most famous doctor wondered why he had been denied the same treatment before he died from the deadly virus

October 28, 2015

It's ethical to try untested Ebola medicines, says WHO

The World Health Organization declared Tuesday that it's ethical to use unproven Ebola drugs and vaccines in the outbreak in West Africa provided the right conditions are met.

October 28, 2015

WHO: Pakistan, Afghanistan must step up fight against polio

Pakistan and Afghanistan must intensify efforts to halt spread of the crippling poliovirus, including better screening of travelers heading abroad, the World Health Organization said on Monday.