As Aerial Spraying Winds Down In Miami’s Zika Fight, Effectiveness Up In Air
(By Emily Kopp for Kaiser Health News) Miami-Dade County’s aerial spraying campaign against Zika-carrying mosquitoes is scheduled to end this
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Emerging Health Issues
New Virus Breaks The Rules Of Infection
(By Michaeleen Doucleff for NPR) Human viruses are like a fine chocolate truffle: It takes only one to get the
Read More‘Mental Health First Aid’ — Chirlane McCray On How N.Y.C. Is Fixing The System
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) For Chirlane McCray, New York City’s first lady, mental illness is not an
Read MoreCan Zika virus damage an infected infant’s brain after birth?
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) A new report from Brazil raises questions about whether the Zika virus can continue to damage
Read MoreStudy Of Breast Cancer Treatment Reveals Paradox Of Precision Medicine
(By Richard Harris for NPR) A major study about the best way to treat early-stage breast cancer reveals that “precision
Read MorePublic Health Officials Struggle To Identify Sepsis Before It Becomes Deadly
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) After Rory Staunton fell at the gym and cut his arm in March
Read MoreNew Zika Outbreak Hits Popular Tourist Destination Of Miami Beach
(By Rob Stein for NPR) Mosquitoes have begun spreading the Zika virus in a second part of Miami — the
Read MoreA Small Town Struggles With A Boom In Sober Living Homes
(By Will Stone for NPR) When Phillip decided to stop using heroin, he knew sticking around home was a recipe
Read MoreAre insurance policies saving patients money, or keeping them from the treatment they need?
(By Bob Tedeschi for STAT) As science makes once-unthinkable treatments available, patients are increasingly facing a harsh reality: Insurance companies
Read MoreZika virus now believed to be spreading in Miami Beach
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) Health officials now believe the Zika virus is being transmitted by mosquitoes in parts of Miami
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