Zika’s Heart Attack: Researchers Sound Alarm Over Potential Harmful CVD Effects

Small case report suggests Zika-linked birth defects may only be “tip of the iceberg.”

MARCH 21, 2017

Thailand Eliminates Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission

Thailand has become the first Asian country to eliminate mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV, thanks to a ...

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Reducing Cipro Use Stopped C. diff Outbreak

Substantially reducing the use of antibiotics such as ciprofloxacin stopped an outbreak of severe diarrhea caused ...

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Those With HIV at Higher Risk for Diabetes

The prevalence of diabetes was nearly 4% higher among HIV patients than among the U.S. general public, and often in ...

JANUARY 31, 2017

Look-Back Investigation Finds Six U.S. Cases of Seoul Virus

The outbreak appears to have started after reports in December 2016 in two individuals who operated a home-based ...

JANUARY 26, 2017

What Influences Young Men to Seek—or Not Seek—Sexual Health Care?

Many factors, from fear to social environment, influence whether a young man will seek reproductive and sexual ...

JANUARY 11, 2017

Catheter Safeguards at Hospitals Reduce Infections, Save Money

Precautions, while costly to implement, ultimately cut health care spending by millions.

JANUARY 11, 2017

False Positives Seen With ZIKV Detect Test

Physicians and patients should wait for confirmatory tests before making management recommendations or decisions. ...

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Shock and Kill Strategy for Curing HIV Might Harm the Brain

"Shock and kill” first uses latency-reversing agents to awaken dormant viruses in the body, making them ...

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Study Finds Zika Virus Replicates, Persists in Fetal Brains and Placentas

Zika virus can make thousands of copies of itself, which may help explain how the virus causes devastating birth ...

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Senate Passes 21st Century Cures Act

The 21st Century Cures Act, a bill that could accelerate the drug approval process and increase funding for mental ...

DECEMBER 8, 2016

2 Doses of HPV Vaccine Protect As Well As 3

Two doses of a nine-valent HPV vaccine provided similar antibody responses among girls and boys aged 9 to 14 ...

NOVEMBER 29, 2016