Health

Zika Outbreak: Brazil Deploys 220,000 Troops to Warn of Risks

Brazil has deployed more than 220,000 soldiers across the country to warn people about the risks of the Zika virus.…

9 years ago

Global Burden of Disease: Air Pollution Causes 5.5 Million Deaths Every Year

According to a new research presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, more…

9 years ago

Zika Outbreak: Brazil Expects to Develop Vaccine in One Year

Brazil expects to develop a vaccine for the Zika virus in about a year, health officials say. However, two more…

9 years ago

What Services Can Hospitals Outsource?

Outsourcing has become a juggernaut trend within modern healthcare. As communications and medical standardization becomes cleaner and more efficient, hospitals…

9 years ago

Zika Outbreak: Barack Obama to Ask Congress for $1.8 Billion to Combat Virus

President Barack Obama will ask the US Congress for $1.8 billion in emergency funding to combat the Zika virus. The…

9 years ago

Zika Outbreak: First Case Reported in Europe

A pregnant woman has been diagnosed with the Zika virus in Spain, the health ministry confirmed. This is the first…

9 years ago

Zika Outbreak: WHO Holds Emergency Meeting in Geneva

The World Health Organization is holding an emergency meeting in Geneva to discuss the "explosive" spread of the Zika virus.…

9 years ago

Zika Outbreak: Pregnancy Cases Double in Colombia

The Zika pregnancy cases have doubled in Colombia in just one week, officials said. According to Colombia's National Health Institute,…

9 years ago

What Is Zika Virus?

The Zika virus is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which also carries dengue fever and yellow fever. It was…

9 years ago

Zika Outbreak: Up to 4 Million People Could Be Infected in Americas in 2016

Between three and four million people could be infected with Zika virus in the Americas in 2016, the World Health…

9 years ago