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September 10, 2018
South Korean authorities today confirmed the first case of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, MERS, coronavirus diagnosed in a man since the outbreak that affected the country in 2015, leaving 187 infected and 38 dead.
September 10, 2018
Bosnia and Herzegovina can remain a country with the lowest HIV rate in Europe and sustained reduction of tuberculosis levels only if full implementation of the transition from international funding towards sustainable domestically owned HIV and TB responses is ensured. But, international funding from the Global Fund to Fight HIV/ AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria is ending this year.
September 10, 2018
Researchers have developed a simple blood test that can select cancer patients where therapies that use the body\'s own immune system (immunotherapies) are more likely to be effective.
September 7, 2018
Jet-air hand dryers in hospital toilets spread more germs than disposable paper towels and should not be used, say researchers.
September 6, 2018
Ever wondered how groups of cells managed to build your tissues and organs while you were just an embryo?
September 5, 2018
Researchers in Australia have identified three new superbug strains that are highly resistant to antibiotics and capable of causing incurable infections.
September 5, 2018
CDC advises consumers and retailers not to eat, serve, or sell any Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal, which is linked to a Salmonella outbreak and continues to make people sick.
September 1, 2018
Back in 1984, an outbreak of a deadly new disease started to kill children in Brazil. Something that started with conjunctivitis became a disease with 90% fatality rate. And then it disappeared.
August 31, 2018
Kids should ride in rear-facing car safety seats until they reach the highest height and weight their seat can hold, a leading pediatricians\' group now says.
August 31, 2018
A new diagnostic tool has been developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin that can easily, quickly and cheaply identify whether a mosquito belongs to the species that carries dangerous diseases such as Zika virus, dengue, chikungunya or yellow fever.
August 30, 2018
Sexually transmitted infections like chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis soared to new record highs in the United States last year, public health officials said.
August 30, 2018
Results from a clinical trial of more than 250 participants with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) revealed that ibudilast was better than a placebo in slowing down brain shrinkage.