The CDC says 8% of us will get sickened by the flu this flu season - and thousands will die from it
At least 8 people have died in the U.S. from a rare mosquito-borne illness
4 month agoAid group Doctors Without Borders (@MSF) has accused the World Health Organization @WHO of rationing the Ebola vaccine in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Deadly virus detected in 3 Pennsylvania counties
More than 500 people have been diagnosed with vaping-related breathing illnesses, but the cause remains unknown, U.S. health officials said Thursday.
9 positive West Nile virus samples reported in Will County
Vaping-related lung illnesses climb to 530 cases, seven deaths as CDC hunts for a cause
Mosquito-borne virus victim went from healthy to brain dead in 9 days
Waffle House customers possibly exposed to hepatitis A at South Carolina restaurant, officials say
Merkel: Germany stresses the importance of working to support the two-state solution
5 month agoHigh Commissioner @mbachelet in the update on Venezuela reported the death of 4 children awaiting bone marrow transplantation, and the death of kidney patients due to lack of dialysate supplies.
A man in Oregon has died after he developed a severe lung disease that could be linked to vaping, state health officials said this week
5 month agoPres Trump formally announces $1.8-billion in federal grants to states to further fight the opioid epidemic and to help CDC gather data to assess the expanse of the problem. Pres says the programs are designed to help build a drug-free future for the US
5 month agoDRCongo: UN Secretary-General Guterres arrives in Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He had just visited Goma, the capital of the province of North Kivu, which is trying to fight against an Ebola epidemic that has claimed the lives of more than 2,000 people
Uganda Kasese: 9-year-old girl dies from Ebola in Uganda - she had crossed the border into Uganda from Eastern Congo DRC
5 month agoAn increase of 12 measles cases in the US reported from the previous week. This is the greatest number of cases in the country since 1992 and since the disease was declared killed here in 2000, according to @CDCgov
Seven Alabama middle school students were hospitalized for heat distress symptoms after participating in an outdoor gym class.
CDC sounds alarm over deadly, drug-resistant salmonella
6 month agoLatest Ebola stats from DR Congo as of 20th August; No of cases since outbreak began: 2927. No of deaths: 1961. A 'Stop Ebola' March was held in Goma today. (March images= UNFPA)
Vaccinations: Nigeria becomes polio-free
From 10 to 16 August, the largest number of new measles cases were reported in Kyiv (33 adults and 6 children), Kyiv region(18 adults and 4 children), Odesa (7 adults and 5 children), Chernivtsi (4 adults and 8 children) and Kharkiv (9 adult and 2 child) areas
6 month agoUS recorded 21 new measles cases last week, bringing total for the year to 1,203 - the worst outbreak since 1992, according to @CDCgov
Congo's year-long Ebola outbreak has spread to a new province, with two cases, including one death, confirmed in South Kivu, according to the government health ministry.
A man died shortly after competing in a taco-eating contest at a minor league baseball game in California
Utah woman died after pharmacy gave her wrong medication, lawsuit states
Possible salmonella outbreak at Southwest Side grocery store
Woman dies from Legionnaires' disease after visiting Atlanta hotel
6 month agoHealth officials from DRC and Rwanda have agreed to tighten border health screening, have Rwandan Drs go to DRC to learn about ebola first hand, and continue sharing info. First meeting of its kind in Gisenyi- together with the WHO
A new confirmed case of measles in Los Angeles County was reported in a non-resident that traveled through Union Station, public health officials said Tuesday
Two people test positive for West Nile Virus in L.A. County, the first in the region this year, officials say
