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October 27, 2015

Polio vaccines in Ukraine safe despite local concerns, UN says

The World Health Organization (WHO) says it's worried that millions of doses of polio vaccine might be wasted in the Ukraine after concerns were raised by a patient group that the doses are unsafe.

October 27, 2015

From Ebola front line: Teaching how to stay safe

He's traveled to the sites of worrisome outbreaks of SARS, bird flu, MERS. But the Ebola outbreak that's spiraled out of control in West Africa presents new challenges for even a veteran infectious disease doctor — starting with how to stay safe.

October 27, 2015

Texas nurse was familiar with Ebola risks

A Texas nurse who caught Ebola from an infected patient was no stranger to the risks of working around one of the world's most feared viruses.

October 27, 2015

CDC: 37,000 US infection-related deaths preventable over 5 years

Closer coordination between healthcare facilities and public health departments could save 37,000 U.S. lives over five years by preventing infections from antibiotic-resistant germs and from a nasty intestinal bug called C. difficile, according to a government report released on Tuesday.

October 27, 2015

Emory University Hospital to treat American with Ebola

Emory University Hospital in Atlanta plans to treat an American aid worker in Africa who has been diagnosed with Ebola, officials at the hospital said Thursday.

October 27, 2015

Germany orders some poultry kept inside to protect against bird flu

Farm poultry in German regions with a high risk of contact with migrating wild birds must be kept inside farm buildings to protect against the risk of contracting bird flu, German authorities said on Monday.

October 27, 2015

Ebola appears to be slowing in Liberia, WHO says

Liberia may be seeing a decline in the spread of Ebola, with falls in the number of burials and new admissions as well as a plateau in laboratory-confirmed cases, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.

October 27, 2015

Liberia security forces quarantine Monrovia slum in effort to stop Ebola

Security forces deployed Wednesday to enforce a quarantine around a slum in the Liberian capital, stepping up the government's fight to stop the spread of Ebola and unnerving residents.

October 27, 2015

Young mothers more likely to have unprotected sex with fathers of their children

Young mothers may be more likely to have unprotected sex in encounters with the fathers of their children, increasing their risk of repeat pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases, a U.S. study suggests.

October 27, 2015

A new push for meningitis B vaccines on college campuses

As the fall semester gets under way, some U.S. colleges and universities are offering students new vaccines against a bug responsible for recent campus outbreaks of a rare but life-threatening form of meningitis.