Health Secretary Apologizes as Health Care Law Draws More Heat
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has apologized to the American people for the problems preventing many from signing up for health insurance coverage, as President Barack Obama said Wednesday the health care law is still the...
'Super-Magnets' Pose Rising Threat to Kids, Study Finds
U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Update on the Multistate Outbreak of Fungal Meningitis and Other Infections: One Year Later
A year ago this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention activated its Emergency Operations Center as part of the response to the tragic outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to three contaminated lots of preservative-free...
Majority of ambulatory physicians had capability to exchange prescription and laboratory data in 2011
A new study conducted by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) researchers, using data from a 2011 survey of physicians, finds that a majority of office-based physicians were able to view lab results and send...
Malaria deaths nearly double in Chad
Chad’s rising malaria cases likely due to erratic rains.
Kids With Head Injuries May Be Prone to Depression
Ultrasound Device May Improve Emergency Stroke Care: Study
UNICEF airlifts humanitarian supplies for conflict-affected children in Syria
A UNICEF charter plane carrying urgently-needed vaccines and complementary food for children in Syria has arrived in Beirut. Supplies will be moved by truck into Syria.
WHO Seeks Funding for Emergency Response to Drug-resistant Malaria
The World Health Organization is warning that about $450 million is needed over the next three years to stop a strain of drug-resistant malaria from spreading beyond Southeast Asia to the rest of the world. Researchers say the artemisinin-resistant...
Study: Coffee Might Lower Risk of Liver Cancer
