Ongoing Travel Health warnings issued for Poland and Japan
Ongoing travel warnings for Poland and Japan have been issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) due to outbreaks of rubella, otherwise known as German measles. The CDC has issued a “level...
10 Best Healthcare Jobs of 2015
Healthcare careers are soaring in popularity and are expected to continue adding new positions at a rapid clip through the end of the decade. The number of available healthcare and social assistance positions, from higher-level...
Not your Ordinary Organ Donation – The Scoop on Fecal Transplants
For decades, transplanting the intestinal microbial fauna from one person to another person has been used in Germany to treat ulcerative colitis and other chronic ailments. Several chronic diseases of the colon are thought...
Unraveling the Mystery of MERS: Researchers Find a Viral Match in Bats
Since the first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in September 2012, scientists have been trying to identify the source of the virus. There have been 100 documented cases, half of which have...