Amid coronavirus fears, a second wave of flu hits US kids
MIKE STOBBE
AP Medical Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — A second wave of flu is hitting the U.S., turning this into one of the nastiest...
China’s Communist Party faces recriminations over virus
KEN MORITSUGU and MARI YAMAGUCHI
Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) — China's ruling Communist Party faced public anger and recrimination Friday over the death of a...
Genetics researchers target cadmium reduction in cacao
The 28th annual International Conference on the Status of Plant and Animal Genome Research took place Jan. 11-15, in San Diego, and the Jan....
Make the most of telemedicine
When health issues crop up, people often have to decide where best to seek medical attention, with urgent care and the emergency room being...
Breast cancer support groups to form in Hemet and Sun City
MENIFEE – Hope Hospice is partnering with Rancho Family Medical Group to offer the community free monthly breast cancer support groups in Hemet and...
Mayo clinic researchers test novel injection of gene therapy vectors into the kidney
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – Before gene therapy can be used to treat renal diseases, delivery of therapeutic genes to the kidney must become much...
Chinese doctor who sounded the alarm about the virus dies
KEN MORITSUGU
Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese doctor who got in trouble with authorities in the communist country for sounding an early warning...
In virus outbreak, fretting over a name that might go viral
MIKE STOBBE
AP Medical Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — West Nile virus, Lyme disease, Ebola virus.
And now: 2019 nCoV?
"Just rolls off the tongue, doesn't it?"...
1st US patient with new virus leaves hospital, is recovering
CARLA K. JOHNSON
AP Medical Writer
SEATTLE (AP) — The man who became the first U.S. patient infected with the new virus from China has...
FDA approves first treatment for kids with peanut allergy
LAURAN NEERGAARD
AP Medical Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first treatment for peanut allergies is about to hit the market, a big step toward better...