February 2, 2016 WHO moves into high gear to combat Zika, microcephaly, expert says The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that it was gearing up to combat the microcephaly outbreak in Latin America linked to the Zika virus, which it feared could spread to Asia and Africa that have "the highest birth rates in the world".
February 1, 2016 Factbox: Why the Zika virus is causing alarm in the Americas Global health officials say the Zika virus, linked to severe birth defects in thousands of babies in Brazil, is spreading rapidly in the Americas and could infect 3 million to 4 million people.
February 1, 2016 Zika virus spreads fear among pregnant Brazilians For scores of women in the epicenter of the Zika outbreak in Brazil, the joy of pregnancy has given way to fear.
January 29, 2016 Tropical Asia braces for Zika as Thailand appears to steer clear Tropical Southeast Asian countries said on Friday they were bracing for the mosquito-borne Zika virus, with Malaysia saying it could "spread quickly" if introduced, but Thailand appeared to be bucking the trend with just a handful of cases a year.
January 28, 2016 Contraception may boost sex life, researchers say If you're looking to boost your sex life, birth control may be the answer, health experts say.
January 28, 2016 Cancer centers urge increase in HPV vaccinations The top cancer centers in the U.S. jointly called for an increase in vaccination against the human papilloma virus, or HPV, saying low uptake of the three-shot regimens amounts to a “public health threat” and a major missed opportunity to prevent a variety of potentially lethal malignancies.
January 28, 2016 1 percent of US docs responsible for a third of malpractice payments Just one out of every 100 U.S. doctors is responsible for 32 percent of the malpractice claims that result in payments to patients, according to a comprehensive study of 15 years' worth of cases.
January 27, 2016 Weight may influence timing of puberty for boys The timing of puberty for boys might be influenced by how much they weigh, a U.S. study suggests.
January 27, 2016 Trans youth may have improved access to puberty blockers Puberty can be one of the worst times in a transgender or gender-nonconforming child's life, but for these children, access to drugs that prevent puberty may be getting easier, researchers say in a new paper.
January 27, 2016 Migraines may worsen before menopause High-frequency migraine headaches, which occur at least 10 days a month, are more common in women during the transition to menopause, according to a new study.