October 27, 2015 Drug-resistant malaria: the world's next big health crisis? Ka Lar Nar caught malaria for the sixth time when he was working away from home on his small farm in the jungle of south-eastern Myanmar but this time it was a lot harder to get rid of it.
October 27, 2015 Extreme measures: U.S. hospitals take on Ebola, but at what risk? The infection of two U.S. healthcare workers who cared for a dying Ebola patient in Dallas is challenging assumptions about how to protect Western medical workers who perform advanced, life-saving procedures that may increase their risk of exposure.
October 27, 2015 Out-of-pocket health costs of dementia soar at the end of life Families may spend almost twice as much caring for dementia patients at the end of life than they might if their loved one suffered from a different disease, a U.S. study suggests.
October 27, 2015 Second bird in Chicago suburb tests positive for West Nile A second bird in one of Chicago's western suburban counties has tested positive for West Nile virus, the Kane County Health Department announced Wednesday.
October 27, 2015 'Save Excalibur': Can dogs spread Ebola? Monkeys, bats and a menagerie of animals can spread Ebola. Now there's worry that dogs - or one dog in particular - might spread it, too. Officials in Madrid got a court order to euthanize the pet of a Spanish nursing assistant who has the deadly virus.
October 27, 2015 Ebola health workers should get danger money, expert says Doctors and nurses fighting the world's biggest outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa should get incentives including better pay, insurance and access to the new Ebola drug ZMapp, an international health expert said.
October 27, 2015 Congregant: No hard feelings over botulism at church potluck One of the 30 congregants sickened with botulism after an Ohio church potluck in April says no one there has any animosity toward the person who made the potato salad that was blamed for the outbreak.
October 27, 2015 College students lax about washing their hands College students may not be washing their hands properly, according to researchers who found that more than half of the students tested had large amounts of different types of bacteria on their hands The bacteria were linked to increased risks for infections, doctors' visits, and absences from class or work.
October 27, 2015 South Korea's tally of MERS cases at 7; 1 suspected patient heads to China South Korea's tally of patients of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) rose to seven on Thursday, with authorities saying one suspected victim skipped out of voluntary home quarantine to take a trip to China.
October 27, 2015 Flea infestation shuts down New York courthouse A western New York courthouse is closed for a second consecutive day because of an infestation of fleas.