FDA Approves Experimental Zika Test for Blood Donations
2016-03-30
But agency still asks those who’ve possibly been exposed to the virus to forgo giving blood right nowContinue Reading
Many With Irregular Heartbeat Missing Out on Stroke-Preventing Treatments
2016-03-16
Less than half at highest risk take recommended blood-thinning medication, study findsContinue Reading
Review Finds Mixed Success With Hemophilia Treatment
2016-03-16
Researchers surprised by shortcomings in treatment of men with severe forms of the blood-clotting disorderContinue Reading
CDC Researchers Join Hunt for Zika Clues in Brazil
2016-02-23
Teams of U.S. and Brazilian scientists will investigate virus’ link to severe brain defect in newbornsContinue Reading
Obama Asks Congress for $1.9 Billion to Battle Zika Virus
2016-02-22
Money would go toward mosquito-control programs, vaccine development and tests to better spot the virusContinue Reading
Check Newborns of Women Who Visited Zika-Prone Areas for Infection: CDC
2016-02-19
Advisory is for babies of any woman who’s been in such a locale within 2 weeks of delivery, experts sayContinue Reading
Surgery, Stents Equally Effective for Opening Neck Arteries: Study
2016-02-18
Both procedures reduce risk of stroke due to narrowed arteries, researchers findContinue Reading
Surgery, Stents Equally Effective for Opening Neck Arteries: Study
2016-02-18
Both procedures reduce risk of stroke due to narrowed arteries, researchers findContinue Reading
Finding Suggests Zika Virus Can Move From Mother to Child During Pregnancy
2016-02-17
Discovery adds to signs it might have caused thousands of Brazilian babies to be born with birth defectContinue Reading
FDA: Wait a Month to Donate Blood After Travel to Zika-Prone Areas
2016-02-16
Four weeks is long enough for the virus to pass out of the body, agency saysContinue Reading
FDA: Wait a Month to Donate Blood After Travel to Zika-Prone Areas
2016-02-16
Four weeks is long enough for the virus to pass out of the body, agency saysContinue Reading
Anemia Drugs May Not Boost Kidney Patients’ Well-Being: Study
2016-02-15
Review of 17 clinical trials finds no evidence that certain costly meds improve patients’ quality of lifeContinue Reading