August 30, 2016 Why gentle C-sections are the latest birthing craze When Lia Minkoff had her first child by emergency Caesarean section following 36 hours of labor, she described the process as “horrible.”
August 30, 2016 Australia, Taiwan, South Korea issue travel warnings for Singapore Australia, Taiwan and South Korea advised pregnant women and those attempting to get pregnant to avoid travel to Singapore after an outbreak of the Zika virus infected more than 50 people in the city-state.
August 30, 2016 Adult mosquitoes can pass Zika to their offspring, study suggests Adult female mosquitoes can pass the Zika virus along to their offspring, U.S. researchers said on Monday, a finding that makes clear the need for pesticide programs that kill both adult mosquitoes and their eggs.
August 29, 2016 Southeast Asia needs to up its game to combat Zika, experts say The spread of the Zika virus across tropical Southeast Asia is likely to be significantly under-reported as local health authorities fail to conduct adequate screening, regional experts said on Monday.
August 29, 2016 Hong Kong's first Zika case tests negative Hong Kong's first Zika patient tested negative for the virus on Friday and was discharged from hospital, the government said in a statement.
August 29, 2016 Singapore confirms first case of locally transmitted Zika virus Singapore has confirmed its first case of a locally-transmitted Zika virus, which has been linked to microcephaly, a rare birth defect, in Brazil, the health ministry said.
August 29, 2016 FDA issues emergency use authorization for Zika test: Roche The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday issued emergency authorization for a Zika diagnostics test from Swiss drugmaker Roche, skirting normal approval channels as the regulator moves to fight the disease's spread.
August 26, 2016 Nicaragua confirms first microcephaly birth linked to Zika virus Nicaragua has confirmed its first case of a baby born with microcephaly linked to the Zika virus, authorities said on Friday.
August 26, 2016 Zika likely spread sexually from asymptomatic man to woman: study New Zika research released on Friday has found that the virus may spread sexually from a man to a woman even if the man had no symptoms of Zika infection.
August 26, 2016 FDA advises Zika screening for all US blood centers WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration wants all U.S. blood banks to start screening for Zika virus, a major expansion intended to protect the nation's blood supply from the mosquito-borne disease.