Health

Less Than Half of U.S. Babies Receive Flu Vaccine: CDC

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Study Pits Antiperspirants Against Underarm Bacteria

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Could C-Section Baby Benefit From Mom's Vaginal Fluids?

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Air Pollution Linked to Risk of Preterm Birth

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Girls Who Eat More Fiber May Face Lower Breast Cancer Risk Later: Study

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Team-based Treatment for First Episode Psychosis Found to be High Value

New analysis from a mental health care study shows that “coordinated specialty care” (CSC) for young people with first episode psychosis is more cost-effective than typical community care. Cost-effectiveness analysis in health care is a way to compare...

Mistakes During Delivery Rarely Cause Newborn Brain Damage, Study Contends

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Series from "The Lancet" provides more evidence that breastfeeding is lifesaving – UNICEF

A new series of papers just published by The Lancet provides evidence that improving breastfeeding practices could save the lives of over 820,000 children a year, 9 out of 10 of them infants under 6 months.

Resistance to HIV Drug Growing, Study Finds

HIV resistance to the antiretroviral drug tenofovir (Viread) is increasingly common, a new study finds.

UN health agency convenes emergency meeting to address 'dramatic' spread of Zika virus

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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr. Carissa F. Etienne (left), and World Health Organization...