Zika virus
Promising Zika vaccine moves to next stage
Health & Fitness
April 7, 2017
Promising Zika vaccine moves to next stage
We are one step closer to a vaccine against the Zika virus.
Florida declares new area of Zika transmission in Miami
Health & Fitness
October 14, 2016
Florida declares new area of Zika transmission in Miami
Florida officials on Thursday announced a new area of Zika transmission in the Miami region and have called on the…
Why the Zika virus is causing alarm
Health & Fitness
October 1, 2016
Why the Zika virus is causing alarm
Global health officials are racing to better understand the Zika virus behind a major outbreak that began in Brazil last…
Two experimental zika vaccines show promise in monkey studies
Health & Fitness
September 26, 2016
Two experimental zika vaccines show promise in monkey studies
A pair of experimental vaccines being developed by the US National Institutes of Health protected monkeys against zika virus infection…
Where’s Zika going next?
Health & Fitness
September 2, 2016
Where’s Zika going next?
Scientists trying to predict the future path of Zika say that 2.6 billion people living in parts of Asia and…
A silver lining in Rio despite pre-Games gloom and doom
Middle East
August 4, 2016
A silver lining in Rio despite pre-Games gloom and doom
It's as predictable as the fixed, two-year calendar for the Olympics themselves.Before every edition of the Games – winter or…
First baby with Zika-related birth defect born in New York City
Health & Fitness
July 25, 2016
First baby with Zika-related birth defect born in New York City
New York City has reported its first case of a baby born with the birth defect microcephaly related to exposure…
Zika found in common house mosquitoes in Brazil
Health & Fitness
July 22, 2016
Zika found in common house mosquitoes in Brazil
Researchers in Brazil announced Thursday the "presence of the Zika virus" in Culex mosquitoes (the common house mosquito) in the…
Zika sex research begins despite US Congress funding impasse
Health & Fitness
June 30, 2016
Zika sex research begins despite US Congress funding impasse
It could take years to learn how long men infected with Zika are capable of sexually transmitting the virus, which…
Inovio Pharma gets green signal to test Zika vaccine in human trial
Health & Fitness
June 20, 2016
Inovio Pharma gets green signal to test Zika vaccine in human trial
Drug developer Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc and its partner GeneOne Life Sciences Inc said they had received approval from U.S. regulators…