October 24, 2015 Liberia will see thousands of new Ebola cases, says WHO The United States and Britain plan to send military personnel to help contain West Africa's Ebola outbreak, as the World Health Organization warned Monday that many thousands of new infections are expected in Liberia in the coming weeks.
October 24, 2015 Breastfeeding may be linked to obese women's post-pregnancy weight Obese women who breastfeed their children for at least four months are less likely to retain their pregnancy weight, according to a new study from U.S. health officials.
October 24, 2015 Meningitis vaccine needed for some Missouri college students Students living on Missouri public college campuses now must be vaccinated against bacterial meningitis.
October 24, 2015 More than 70 test positive for tuberculosis in El Paso More than 70 people at a West Texas school and a halfway house have tested positive for tuberculosis.
October 24, 2015 Fear hampers recruitment of volunteers in Ebola battle Fear of contracting the deadly Ebola virus is hampering efforts to recruit international health workers and slowing the delivery of protective garments and other vital materials to stricken areas in West Africa, World Health Organization officials said on Wednesday.
October 24, 2015 South Korea reports third MERS death as alarm grows South Korea on Thursday confirmed that a man who died a day earlier had been infected with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), the third fatality in a virus outbreak that has fueled growing alarm in the country.
October 24, 2015 WHO: Death toll from Ebola in West Africa hits 887 The World Health Organization says the death toll from the worst record outbreak of Ebola has reached 887
October 24, 2015 Saudi Arabia reports 18 new cases of MERS Saudi Arabia has identified 18 new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), it said late on Wednesday, pushing the total number of infections in the country so far to 449.
October 24, 2015 Junior doctors in Sierra Leone strike over lack of Ebola care Members of Sierra Leone's Junior Doctors Association, which forms the bulk of the local doctors fighting Ebola in the country, have gone on a partial strike over the lack of care for local medics who are infected while working.
October 24, 2015 Missionary groups order non-essential personnel to leave Liberia over fears of Ebola's spread Two missionary groups have ordered the evacuation of their non-essential personnel from the West African country of Liberia after a doctor and a missionary contracted the Ebola virus last week.