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Diseases spread by ticks, mosquitoes and fleas more than tripled in the U.S.

The warmer weather of spring and summer means the start of tick and mosquito season and the diseases they transmit, including Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, West Nile and Zika. ...

DATE: May 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

How we got the story about monkeypox

A journey deep into the Congo rain forest

DATE: Nov 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Failure to vaccinate is likely driver of U.S. measles outbreaks, report says

People who don’t get vaccinated are the most likely reason for the steady increase in the rate of measles and major outbreaks in the United States, according to an analysis released Tuesday....

DATE: Oct 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

WHO offers list of most deadly pathogens

Agency says list will help set priorities for new research

DATE: Feb 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Study: Major hospital has drug mishaps in half of all surgeries

Nearly half of all surgeries at one of the nation’s top hospitals involve some kind of medication error or unintended drug side effect, a rate likely to be found at other U.S. hospitals, res...

DATE: Oct 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Report: ACA plans have a third fewer providers than employer-based plans

Consumers who signed up for coverage on health insurance exchanges last year have access to one-third fewer doctors and hospitals, on average, than people who have insurance through traditio...

DATE: Jul 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health

Study identifies 3 U.S. hot spots with the highest colon cancer death rates

Although the risk of death from colorectal cancer in the United States has dropped dramatically in recent decades, there are three “hot spots” in Appalachia and the rural South where death r...

DATE: Jul 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health

Insurance is not a cure-all for all

Study: 1 in 4 people put off medical care because of cost

DATE: May 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama declares war on the ‘superbugs’

But is it enough? Some want more done

DATE: Mar 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nuts nutrient-packed, but only 4 in 10 eat them

‘If you eat in moderation, they are really good for you’

DATE: Dec 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Diseases spread by ticks, mosquitoes and fleas more than tripled in the U.S.

How we got the story about monkeypox

Failure to vaccinate is likely driver of U.S. measles outbreaks, report says

WHO offers list of most deadly pathogens

Study: Major hospital has drug mishaps in half of all surgeries

Report: ACA plans have a third fewer providers than employer-based plans

Study identifies 3 U.S. hot spots with the highest colon cancer death rates

Insurance is not a cure-all for all

Obama declares war on the ‘superbugs’

Nuts nutrient-packed, but only 4 in 10 eat them

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