October 24, 2015 Understanding the Ebola outbreak As the Ebola epidemic in West Africa shows no sign of slowing down, here is what you need to know about your risk
October 24, 2015 8 suburban Chicago residents have measles, officials say Health officials say three more cases of measles have been confirmed in suburban Chicago, bringing the total number of cases to eight.
October 24, 2015 Microsoft co-founder Allen to give $9 million for Ebola fight Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen's charitable foundation on Thursday will announce it is donating $9 million to support U.S. efforts to fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, a source familiar with the matter said.
October 24, 2015 South Korea reports first case of MERS virus; patient stable South Korean health officials on Wednesday confirmed the country's first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in a patient who recently returned from Bahrain and is in stable condition after being treated for a high fever and cough.
October 24, 2015 UN envoy says Africa's Ebola outbreak not yet run its course Africa's Ebola outbreak has not run its course and around 30 people are still getting infected each week, the United Nations' special envoy for the deadly disease, David Nabarro, said on Monday.
October 24, 2015 West Nile outbreak hits California's Orange County An outbreak of the West Nile virus in California's Orange County has infected more than 90 people so far this year, seven times as many as were diagnosed in all of 2013, and public health experts say the region's prolonged drought may be a factor.
October 24, 2015 3 infected with measles at Las Vegas seafood restaurant Three new cases of measles have been confirmed in Las Vegas, in people believed infected by a contagious worker at an upscale MGM Grand Hotel and Casino seafood restaurant, Nevada public health officials said on Friday.
October 24, 2015 The trouble with keeping commercial flights clean The Ebola crisis and heightened concerns about the risk of spreading disease during air travel have focused concern on what airlines do to keep planes clean.
October 24, 2015 As US Legionnaires' cases rise, so do expert theories on causes Cases of Legionnaires' disease have been increasing dramatically in the United States, with reported cases in August alone more than doubling from expected levels for that period, U.S. health officials say.
October 24, 2015 Ebola worries could keep some Dallas students home Some nervous Dallas parents picked up their children early from school Wednesday after learning that five students attended class after possibly being exposed to the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the U.S.