Hot Summer May Be Driving West Nile Outbreak
2012 on track to be the worst ever, with more than 1,000 cases reported so far.
Public Health
Health Officials Warn of Rabies After Pre-Season Ravens Game
A bat showed up at the football game, and state officials warn it may have had rabies
CDC: 41 West Nile-Related Deaths Last Week
1181 cases reported last week; there were 693, and 26 deaths, the week before
Researchers Say Circumcisions Reduce Future Health Costs
Doctors fighting against downward trend in foreskin removal.
Congressman Has Never Heard of a Child Getting Pregnant Through Rape or Incest
Capitol Hill really is a bubble
UK Government Looks To Sell NHS 'Brand' Abroad
Has market share in waiting times, inefficiencies, and costliness
Study Finds Doctors More Prone to Burnout
Some 37.9% of physicians said they experienced burnout symptoms and 40.2% said they were dissatisfied with their work-life balance.
Fat Type II Diabetics Less Likely to Die Than Thin Ones
Don't pig out yet, though: Study refers to cases where weight was not a contributing factor in the first place.
Mayor Bloomberg: Breastfeed or Else
Bloomberg enthusiastically favors breastfeeding infants. But he is not content to simply express his view for your consideration.
Health Nannies Say Nagging Isn't Enough
Ticked off that campaigns intended to nudge people toward healthier choices are ineffective, activists want government to take a more coercive role
Prisoner With Suspected Case of Ebola Escapes Jail
Report flies in the face of earlier reports that the outbreak had been contained.
WHO Claims Ebola Outbreak in Uganda Has Been Contained
All 176 people with signs of the disease have been isolated six days after the outbreak.
Seven Doctors Who Treated Ebola Patients in Uganda Are in Quarantine
Fourteen have already died in the latest outbreak.
The Benefit of Bloomberg's Big Beverage Ban
The mayor's soda scheme won't make anyone thinner, but it sets a paternalistic precedent.
Creating a Risk-Free World
Let's start treating people as though their bodies belong to them, not to a controlling and "protective" government.
The Assault on Food
If we must control diet to balance the government's budget, will the health squad next ban skydiving and extramarital sex?
Why the Health Insurance Mandate Is Immoral and Unnecessary
If the medical-insurance market would indeed fail without a mandate, it's only because of other mandates the government has already imposed.
