1 day agoRat-spread Lassa virus that causes uncontrolled bleeding kills over 100 in NigeriaA major study in to a potentially fatal virus that can cause uncontrolled bleeding from the mouth, nose or vagina has pinned the blame on disease-carrying rats.
3:012 days agoWhat we know about mysterious polio-like diseaseChildren in nearly two dozen states have been sickened by the paralyzing disease acute flaccid myelitis; insight from family physician Dr. Jennifer Caudle.
2:133 days agoCDC tracking 'mystery illness' outbreak affecting childrenHealth officials says the paralyzing illness acute flaccid myelitis has been reported in 22 states; Laura Ingle reports.
2:073 days ago'Polio-like' illness paralyzing children The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports there are now 62 confirmed cases across 22 states of acute flaccid myelitis, a polio-like illness that affects mostly children. The agency is still investigating 65 additional cases.
October 5Flea-borne typhus disease reported in downtown LA, officials sayMultiple cases of typhus have popped up in downtown Los Angeles prompting health officials to warn of the flea-spread disease that can cause organ damage in severe cases.
September 29Risk of Ebola's spread from Congo now 'very high,' WHO saysThe World Health Organization says the risk of the deadly Ebola virus spreading from Congo is now "very high" after two confirmed cases were discovered near the Uganda border.
September 27Flu season last winter killed the most people since the 1970s, CDC saysTens of thousands of American deaths last winter are believed to have been caused by the flu and its related complications, according to government officials, making it the most severe in at least four decades.
1:33September 27CDC says 80,000 died from the flu last yearThe Centers for Disease Control says last year's flu season was the deadliest in at least 40 years.
September 25Hepatitis A outbreak in Massachusetts kills 1, sickens 64 othersThe state of Massachusetts has issued a public health alert over a rash of hepatitis A cases that have left one person dead and 64 others sickened since April.
