Marburg virus is hard to detect early on--and goes on to kill about half its victims. Researchers hope to work quickly during this outbreak to make progress on emerging vaccines and treatments.
Willis family announced Thursday that his previous diagnosis of aphasia has progressed to frontotemporal dementia. The disease can cause issues with speaking and writing.
A federal grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will help CHRIS 180, as a certified community behavioral health center, to connect people to 24-hour crisis care.
Among the enacted changes, 16- and 17-year-olds will be allowed to undergo an abortion without parental consent. And workers suffering debilitating period pain can take paid time off.
Politicians are again pointing fingers over cutting Medicare. Any party accused of threatening the program tends to lose elections, but without a bipartisan agreement, seniors stand to lose the most.
This week's Medical Minute discusses two top killers: Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease. A gene mutation makes one group of people particularly susceptible to both.
Russian forces have begun an offensive in eastern Ukraine. Residents near a derailed freight train in Ohio worry about toxic chemicals. One of the deadliest U.S. federal prison units is closing.
Having been blocked by Republican legislatures on regulation in the past, Michigan Democrats are forging ahead on tighter gun restrictions after the shooting at Michigan State.
The platform banned food advertising, yet many videos viewed by millions of kids continue to showcase candy, soda and packaged snacks, likely affecting kids' food preferences, researchers say.
Animals carry millions of pathogens. So it's a daunting task to find the one with the greatest potential to spark a pandemic. Now scientists are rethinking the way they hunt for that next new virus.
Many eating disorder specialists oppose the new guidance's focus on weight loss and BMI, and say it minimizes the risk of disordered eating and will perpetuate deep-rooted, damaging stigmas.
