Health

Tall, Heavy 1-Year-Olds May Be at Risk for Obesity Later, Study Finds

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Gene May Help Shield Hispanic Women From Breast Cancer, Study Says

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Clinical Status of Ebola Patient at the NIH Clinical Center

The NIH has received countless inquiries and expressions of support for Ms. Nina Pham, the Texas nurse who was admitted to the NIH Clinical Center Special Clinical Studies Unit on Thursday, October 16, with Ebola virus disease.

As Ebola response accelerates, UN health agency prepares for arrival of trial vaccines

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In early October 2014, with the help of the US Navy, a new mobile laboratory opened at Island...

Ebola no longer ‘localized emergency,’ UN health officials tell regional summit in Cuba

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A team of 165 Cuban medical doctors and nurses have arrived in Sierra Leone to support the Ebola...

Shaking up cell biology

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A volume rendering of mitochondria

Ebola or Not? Rapid Test for the Virus Not Here Yet

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Medication Errors Occur Every 8 Minutes in U.S. Children

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As U.S. Economy Worsened, Vasectomy Rates Rose, Study Finds

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Local Reports Suggest Ebola Cases in Liberia may be on the Decline

Could Ebola be on the decline in Liberia, the epicenter of the deadly virus that has killed more than 4,500 people, mostly in West Africa?