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We're Closer Than Ever to Wiping Out Malaria
We're closer than ever to eradicating malaria, but not there yet. If we don't double down, we risk losing all the progress that's been made.
We're Closer Than Ever to Wiping Out Malaria
We're closer than ever to eradicating malaria, but not there yet. If we don't double down, we risk losing all the progress that's been made.
Meet the 28-Year-Old Geneticist Fighting the Future of Superbugs
The World Health Organization says by 2050, infections caused by ultra-resistant bacteria will be the leading cause of death, but this French scientist may have found the solution.
WHO Now Says You Should Wait Twice as Long to Have Sex After Visiting Areas With Zika
The new guidelines follow evidence that the virus lingers longer than previously thought in the body fluids of infected people. They come three days after WHO refused to back calls to postpone this year’s Olympics because of Brazil's Zika outbreak.
World Health Organization Rejects Call to Postpone Olympics Amid Zika Fears
WHO has called Zika a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern,” but is not concerned about it enough to postpone or move the 2016 Olympics from Rio.
International Health Experts Want Rio’s Olympic Games Postponed Because of Zika
More than 100 experts have signed an open letter saying that holding the Games in August risks speeding up the global spread of the mosquito-borne virus that is linked to neurological problems in newborn babies.
150 Scientists and Ethicists Urge Postponing the Rio Olympics Due to Zika
The Games will—in all likelihood—go on, but if 150 experts tell you they shouldn't, maybe you should listen to them.
The CDC Is Monitoring 279 Pregnant Women With Zika In The US
CDC has changed the way it monitors and reports pregnant women with Zika virus to include those who tested positive for the virus but never had symptoms.
The Yellow Fever Outbreak in Angola Is Bad But Not an International Health Emergency, Yet
The first case of yellow fever turned up in December in Angola's Luanda province, the country's most populous province and home to the capital city of the same name. The virus has since killed nearly 300 people.
The Air in Nearly Every Big City in the Developing World Is Unhealthy to Breathe
The World Health Organization says air pollution is up 8 percent around the world and, while rich countries are becoming cleaner for the most part, 98 percent of cities in poor nations failed to reach minimum thresholds for healthy air.
The Olympics Won't Be Cancelled Over Zika, So Keep It in Your Pants and Use Bug Spray
Despite calls from one Canadian professor, the Rio Olympics will go ahead as planned — so the World Health Organization has a few tips on how to avoid further spread of the Zika virus.
No One Knows Exactly How Much Herbicide Is in Your Breakfast
A new lawsuit raises a lot of questions about what exactly is in the stuff we put in our faces every morning.