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October 28, 2015

Health officials tell US doctors to watch for MERS

Health officials are advising U.S. doctors to be on the lookout for people sickened by Middle East respiratory syndrome, also called MERS, following an outbreak in South Korea.

October 28, 2015

Experimental chikungunya vaccine shows promise in first human trials

An experimental vaccine being developed by U.S. government scientists to prevent the painful mosquito-borne viral disease chikungunya has shown promise in its first human trials but remains years away from approval for widespread use.

October 28, 2015

Teen being treated with experimental drug after contracting brain-eating amoeba

A Texas teen who was preparing for his first day as a freshman high school student is now battling for his life after doctors concluded he contracted a brain eating amoeba after jumping into a lake two weeks ago.

October 28, 2015

First US measles death in 12 years: How was it missed?

A woman in Washington state is the first person to die of measles in the United States in a dozen years, authorities said today. But the disease was discovered only after the woman's death — how did doctors miss her diagnosis?

October 28, 2015

Thailand’s only known MERS patient is virus-free

A 75-year-old Omani man who became Thailand's only known case of the often-deadly MERS virus was declared free of the illness by the Health Ministry on Friday.

October 28, 2015

Health officials baffled by rise of 'rabbit fever' across US West

U.S. health officials said on Thursday they were puzzled by a surge in the number of people who have contracted a rare bacterial disease usually found in rabbits that has already killed a Wyoming man and sickened dozens of people in Colorado, South Dakota and Nebraska this year.

October 28, 2015

Mumps outbreak at University of Illinois grows

The Illinois Department of Public Health is urging University of Illinois students to get vaccinated to help curb a growing mumps outbreak.

October 28, 2015

US doctor with Ebola lands in Nebraska for treatment

The third American to become infected with the Ebola virus while working on a mission in Liberia arrived at Nebraska Medical Center for treatment Friday morning.

October 28, 2015

Scientists warn of dengue fever risk during Brazil's World Cup

The risk of an outbreak of dengue fever during the upcoming soccer World Cup in Brazil is serious enough to warrant a high alert in three of the 12 host cities, according to an early warning system for the disease.

October 28, 2015

After slow Ebola response, WHO seeks to avoid repeat

The tepid initial response to West Africa’s Ebola outbreak exposed holes in the global health system so gaping it has prompted the World Health Organization to consider steps to prevent a repeat, including emergency-response teams and a fund for public-health crises.