April 7, 2016 Factbox: Why the Zika virus is causing alarm Global health officials are racing to better understand the Zika virus behind a major outbreak that began in Brazil last year and has spread to many countries in the Americas.
April 6, 2016 Australian mom reverses anti-vaccine stance after newborn gets whooping cough An Australian mother who refused to be vaccinated against whooping cough has changed her stance on immunizations after passing the illness on to her newborn child.
April 4, 2016 Philippines launches world's first mass dengue vaccination MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- The Philippines on Monday launched the first public immunization program for dengue fever, seeking to administer to a million schoolchildren the world's first licensed vaccine against a mosquito-borne disease that the World Health Organization estimates infects 390 million people a year globally.
April 1, 2016 Hundreds in Guinea get Ebola vaccine in fight against flare-up Hundreds of possible contacts of eight people infected with Ebola in Guinea have been vaccinated with an experimental Merck vaccine to try and halt a flare-up of the deadly disease, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
April 1, 2016 'Strong scientific consensus' emerges on Zika link to disorders: WHO Researchers are now convinced that the Zika virus is linked to microcephaly in babies and to Guillain-Barre, a rare neurological disorder that can weaken the muscles and cause paralysis, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
March 31, 2016 Experts warn complacency on Ebola may leave vaccine work unfinished The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola emergency over, but action is still needed to fully develop effective vaccines and prepare the world for future outbreaks, experts said on Thursday.
March 31, 2016 Medical community is fighting a new germ: celebrities When celebrity and science collide, harmful side effects may occur.
March 29, 2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak no longer poses global risk, WHO says West Africa's Ebola outbreak no longer constitutes a threat to international public health, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, declaring an end to a nearly 20-month emergency that has killed about 11,300 people.
March 29, 2016 US scientists develop mouse model to test Zika vaccines, drugs U.S. scientists have identified a genetically modified strain of mice that develop Zika, an important tool needed for testing vaccines and medicines to treat the virus that is rapidly spreading across the Americas and the Caribbean.
March 29, 2016 Old vaccine, new tricks: Revive early pertussis shot, study says Newer isn't always better — some researchers are proposing to bring back an older version of the whooping cough vaccine, because multiple studies show that today's version doesn't protect as well as the earlier kind
