A woman from India arrived at O’Hare Airport Chicago in early April. She visited relatives by car in three states before being diagnosed with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis or XDR-TB.
The American Medical Association has adopted a policy that will require that all young athletes to have a physician’s written approval before they can return to playing or practicing if they are suspected of having a concussion.
The prevalence of diabetes worldwide has risen by 45% since 1990 as the prevalence of obesity rises, but deaths due to malaria, tuberculosis, and other communicable diseases have declined.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are currently tracking several people who may have been exposed to the tuberculosis virus after a woman traveling from India had contracted the disease.
A boy was bullied for two years because he was growing his hair. Little do others know that the reason behind his act is a noble one. He is actually growin his hair to donate to cancer patients.
Two Swedish researchers discovered an online tool that can predict the chances that someone will die in the next five years. The tool called Ubble is an online risk calculator to determine longevity based on the assessment of the health status of the responsde…
Even though you might get a tick bite while you are hiking, camping, or gardening, it is still better to be get outdoors regularly for exercise and activities that are good for you. Tick-borne diseases are more common in some parts of the country than others, …
Health leaders from around the world are calling on the leaders of the G7 countries to help create a rapid response unit to deal with outbreaks of deadly infections. The rapid response unit twould be a part of WHO, but would be able to respond within days to a…
