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Neglected tropical diseases threaten to become the next pandemic. We must prepare for them now
Salon via Yahoo News· 3 days agoDengue fever patients Peru Juan Carlos CISNEROS / AFP) (Photo by JUAN CARLOS CISNEROS/AFP via Getty...
Mosquito-borne illnesses are picking up speed. Experts say Americans are unprepared
Salon via Yahoo News· 7 months agoMosquito in old book with mosquito swatter and blood stain Getty Images/Nikola Nastasic This summer,...
Six Diseases Mosquitoes Can Give to Humans
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJoao Burini/GettyMost people instantly associate mosquitoes with malaria. But these tiny flying insects can transmit a number of other diseases...
6 things the US should learn about fighting disease from countries like Finland, Canada, and Brazil
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn the US, medical debt is the leading cause of bankruptcy for consumers.Jonathan Torgovnik/Getty...
How to get a monkeypox vaccine in L.A. County, and how to know if you're eligible
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHealthcare workers help people register for the monkeypox vaccination in New York. (Mary Altaffer /...
CDC Warns Parents About 'Invasive' Illness Affecting Children
Parade via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHere's what you need to know. Several children’s hospitals have detected increases in invasive group...
'Breakbone fever' poses risk to Florida as dengue cases mount in Puerto Rico
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 2 months ago"Breakbone fever" sounds like something we'd all pray to avoid. But the disease caused by dengue viruses is spreading at a break-neck pace in Puerto Rico, which just declared a dengue epidemic ...
To fight inequity, Africa wants to produce its own vaccines. First, it needs to find buyers.
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGovernments on the continent and international donors must be ready to pay higher prices for African-made shots, experts and pharma industry representatives said.
West Nile virus found in Lee County chickens. Health officials warn residents to be careful
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMore Lee County chickens are turning up with West Nile virus, and health officials are warning about...
What You Need to Know About the Marburg Virus Disease
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOutbreaks of Marburg virus disease, a rare but fatal hemorrhagic fever, have been reported in two...