Health

2nd American Ebola Victim Arrives in US

A second American aid worker who contracted Ebola arrived for treatment Tuesday afternoon at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, and is said to be feeling somewhat better.

Ebola: UN health agency to convene emergency meeting on deadly disease

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A woman waits to enter an Ebola isolation ward to feed her husband, along with Liberian Ministry of Health, WHO...

Ebola Infected American Missionary Flown Out of Liberia

A U.S. missionary who contracted Ebola has been evacuated from Liberia aboard a special medical flight.

NIH scientists visualize structures of brain receptors using subcellular imaging

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Three-dimensional structure of glutamate receptor in desensitized state at ~ 7-angstrom resolution derived by combining...

Doctors, nurses and health staff urgently needed to combat ebola – UN health agency

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A Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) health worker donning a protective suit to treat Ebola...

In West Africa, top UN health official unveils $100 million Ebola response plan

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A government health worker at the Kenema Ebola Treatment Centre in Sierra Leone attends to a victim...

Food Is a Common Choking Hazard for Kids, Doctor Says

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Obesity Might Slow You Down at Work

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First U.S. Ebola Patient to Arrive in Atlanta on Saturday

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Simple, smart, cost-effective, breastfeeding provides benefits that last a lifetime – UN

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A woman breastfeeds her newborn at a hospital in Belgrade, Serbia.