The middle-aged are dying from hepatitis C, spurring a debate on boomer testing. ... Read More
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries will pay more than a quarter-billion dollars to settle close to 200 lawsuits stemming from Southern Nevadas hepatitis C outbreak. ... Read More
Though Whitney Houstons funeral will be a private, invite-only affair, it will reportedly feature some of the biggest celebrities the late pop icon worked with, including Kevin Costner. ... Read More
Studies on how H5N1 bird flu can be mutated into human pandemic form to be released only after risks assessed ... Read More
Gilead Sciences shares plunged Friday after the drugmaker said a promising hepatitis C treatment it acquired as part of the $11 billion Pharmasset purchase may need help from other drugs to effectively treat some patients. ... Read More
The United Nations is working with a non-governmental organization (NGO) to provide condoms to the South Sudanese military in a bid to tackle the high rates of HIV/AIDS among the countrys soldiers. ... Read More
17 February 2012 — Public health and influenza experts reached consensus on two urgent issues related to the newly created H5N1 influenza viruses: extending the temporary moratorium on research with new laboratory-modified H5N1 viruses and recognizing that research on naturally-occurring H5N1 influenza virus must continue in order to protec... Read More
Cople Elementary in Westmoreland County is closed because so many students and staff members are out sick. ... Read More
A suspected norovirus outbreak is sickening students at Sibley East in Gaylord… ... Read More
Served To Employees And Former Employees The state Department of Public Health has issued more subpeonas related to its investigation of Charter Oak Health Center and its handling of a tuberculosis case. These subpeonas were delivered to employees and former employees. ... Read More