How to avoid the Zika pandemic and other health issues
If you have a family history of the disease, you might have been exposed to Zika during pregnancy.But the virus can also cause mild, acute illness that can affect your brain and body, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.You can also get the virus through sex.If...
UK’s first-ever child-free workplace ban will not affect the rest of the UK
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Britain’s first child-only workplace ban announced on Thursday is unlikely to affect the other parts of the country that allow families to work, but it may put pressure on the rest.The move by the United Kingdom’s government and health authorities follows a survey of nearly...
Trump to address U.S. Health System: Report
President Donald Trump is expected to deliver his annual address to the nation on Tuesday, but the administration has not released any official plans to do so, a White House official told The Associated Press on Wednesday.Trump will make the speech at 2 p.m.ET (7 a.m., GMT) at the...
How the U.S. could save millions of lives with vaccines: Dr. Gary Hirshman
The U.K. has made progress on a vaccine for the coronavirus and it’s now time to move to the United States, Dr. John Muir, chief of the immunization division at the National Health Service, said in an interview on Tuesday.But that doesn’t mean the U of A has made...