Petting Zoos May Be Chock Full of Superbugs
Those adorably tame goats and other animals you love to touch at your local petting zoo might not be so harmless after…
New York City Orders Williamsburg Residents to Get Vaccinated for Measles or Face $1,000 Fine
If using the law to corral antivaxxers doesn’t work at first, try, try again. At least, that seems to be the lesson…
County Bans Unvaccinated Minors from Entering Public Spaces, a First in the U.S.
Rockland County, New York is taking a drastic step to curtail its ongoing outbreak of measles. On Tuesday, Rockland…
Kentucky Family Sues Local Health Department Over School Ban of Unvaccinated Children
A Kentucky teen and his family are suing their local health department over its attempt to protect the public from the…
A 14-Year-Old's Schizophrenia-Like Psychosis May Have Been Caused by Cat Bacteria
Doctors have started to come around to the idea that hidden bacteria and viruses in the body can affect our mental…
I Love Vaccines. Which Ones Can I Get as an Adult?
The anti-vaccination movement has more than earned its latest round of bad press. The U.S. is currently dealing with…
It Took Two Months and Nearly a Million Dollars to Save an Unvaccinated 6-Year-Old From Tetanus
A new case report from the Centers for Disease Control released Thursday starkly highlights the costs of not…
For the Second Time, Doctors Say They've Cleared an HIV Infection Using Stem Cells
Doctors in London, UK have seemingly accomplished a momentous feat in HIV treatment. They claim to have used a stem…
This Year's Flu Vaccine Is Actually Pretty Effective—and It's Not Too Late to Get It
This winter’s U.S. flu season hasn’t been and won’t be anywhere near as devastating as the historic season that killed…
The Latest Ebola Outbreak Has Killed Over 500 People, Including Nearly 100 Children
The latest update on the current outbreak of Ebola ravaging Africa shows the situation there continues to worsen. This…
You're (Probably) Sneezing Wrong
There’s a good chance you’ve had at least one disgusting cold this winter. And if you’re the least bit courteous, you…
Bristol Myers-Squibb and Others Can't Dodge $1 Billion Lawsuit Over 1940s Syphilis Study, Judge Rules
For the time being, pharmaceutical company Bristol Myers-Squibb and others will not be allowed to avoid a…
An American Aid Worker Is Being Monitored for Signs of Ebola at a Nebraska Hospital
An American medical worker in Africa may have had too close a brush with the deadly Ebola virus that is currently…
Bad Plumbing Helped Cause a Strange Outbreak of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria at a Maryland Hospital
In 2016, a mysterious illness spread inside the National Institutes of Health’s Clinical Center, the U.S. government’s…
A New Jersey Hospital Could Have Exposed Thousands of Patients to HIV and Hepatitis
Thousands of people got a particularly crummy gift this Christmas: A warning that they could have been exposed to…
The New Bad Tick Is Going to Take Over Half the United States, Study Finds
A disease-carrying, newly invasive tick to the United States, the Asian longhorned tick, is poised to spread across…
The Current Ebola Outbreak in Africa has Become the Second Largest in History
The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached an especially tragic milestone.…
CDC Says Some Romaine Lettuce Is Now Safe to Eat—but Don't Break Out the Salad Tongs Yet
Just as Americans prepared to gorge on their Thanksgiving meals last week, the Centers for Disease Control and…
NASA Scientists Find Possibly Infectious Superbugs on Board the ISS
No place is safe from the scourge of superbugs, a new study suggests, not even space. According to the study, samples…
CDC Convenes Task Force to Investigate Rare Illness Paralyzing Kids Across the Country
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is taking things up a notch to investigate a mysterious polio-like…