Florida politicians urge use of Intrexon GM mosquitoes for Zika Intrexon Corp said on Wednesday a bipartisan coalition of Florida politicians had urged the U.S. government to step up efforts to fight Zika, including sanctioning the emergency use of the company's genetically engineered mosquitoes.
How insurance companies are getting in the way of patient care Navigating through health insurance coverage is never an easy task, especially when some companies are providing fewer services. Dr. Manny sits down with a cardiologist who couldn't get the medicine he needed and found out how he fought back
What it's like to have the bubonic plague When I took a gap year before college at age 18, I planned a trip to explore the Silk Road, a dream I'd had since childhood.
WHO updates view on Zika as cause of brain abnormalities The World Health Organization updated its assessment of the Zika virus on Wednesday as a cause of congenital brain abnormalities in babies and Guillain-Barre syndrome, after considering months of research into the mosquito-borne disease.
How to deal with excessive sweating Sweating is the body’s natural way of cooling down – but if you perspire more than normal, or when you’re not being physically active, it could be a sign of another medical condition
High school football game postponed due to virus outbreak An outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease has forced a New Jersey high school to postpone its season-opening football game.
Drug shows promise treating one of the nastiest cancers The trial was a small one, but a new study is raising hope that a new drug can fight a particularly deadly form of pancreatic cancer.
Teen's plan to die runs into opposition Jerika Bolen made it very clear earlier this year that she was going to attend her prom, spend a final summer with her mom, and then end her life.
Newborn seen in viral photo hugging twin brother dies of rare disorder One of the 11-day-old twin brothers whose first hug was captured in a recent viral photo has died of a rare disorder, his family announced Wednesday.
'Superbug' scourge spreads as US fails to track rising human toll Josiah Cooper-Pope, born 15 weeks premature, did fine in the neonatal intensive care unit for the first 10 days of his life.
