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Chlorhexidine superior to iodine skin-prep in preventing C-section infections: Study

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Women undergo more cesarean sections each year in the United States than any other major surgery, with the procedure carrying a significant rate of infection at the incision site. A new study from Washington...

Zika vaccine: UGA to collaborate with GeoVax Labs to develop

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The University of Georgia announced Wednesday that it has entered into a collaborative research agreement with GeoVax Labs Inc. to develop and test a vaccine to prevent the emerging and virulent Zika...

E. coli outbreak in Calgary possibly linked to sausage

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Alberta health officials are currently investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 cases in the Calgary Zone of Alberta Health Services (AHS). As of Feb. 2, this outbreak includes 14 lab-confirmed cases...

Dengue and Zika update in Malaysia

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Malaysia reported an additional 457 dengue fever cases Wednesday, according to the health ministry, bringing the total cases in the country to 15,708. Selangor state, much like in 2015, is reporting about...

Spain: Pregnant Catalonia woman diagnosed with Zika

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In what is the first such case in Europe, the Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad in Spain reported on a Zika virus infection in a pregnant woman from Catalonia, according to a health...

Canadian Blood Services responds to Zika outbreak

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Earlier we reported about the American Red Cross and UK NHS Blood and Transplant instituting or planning on deferral of blood donors who have traveled to Mexico, the Caribbean, or Central or South America...

Hunan province reports additional H7N9 avian influenza case

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The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) is today (February 4) closely monitoring an additional human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) in the Mainland, and again urged the...

The Challenges We Face at the End of the Antibiotic Age Can Be Overcome by an Emerging New Vaccine Era

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In January 2016, the Lancet confirmed what the medical world has been dreading: a bacterial organism with essentially unfettered protection against all the antibiotics available to control it has been...

Florida Zika count now 12, all imported, Gov. Scott calls on CDC

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Twenty fours after Florida health officials issued a public health emergency over Zika virus, Governor Rick Scott and State Surgeon General Dr. John Armstrong gave an update on Florida’s preparedness...

For pregnant women with flu, the earlier the better for antiviral treatment

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Pregnant women are at higher risk for serious illness and complications, including death, from influenza. For expectant mothers hospitalized with flu, early treatment with the influenza antiviral drug...