Coronavirus

Share And Share Alike: WHO Tells Scientists To Share Information On Coronavirus

By Christie Rizk | May 23, 2013 06:48 PM EDT

WHO officials say scientists worldwide should be sharing information on the recent spread of coronavirus, not looking to profit from their work.

World Health Organization

WHO 2013 Statistics Show Worldwide Improvements In Health, But Concerns Remain

By Susan Scutti | May 15, 2013 01:43 PM EDT

Although 2013 statistics show a narrowing gap between countries with the best and worst overall health status, WHO's director-general is not entirely optimistic.

Marisol Touraine

Coronavirus In France: 3 Of 5 Suspected Cases Test Negative

By Nadia-Elysse Harris | May 11, 2013 02:27 PM EDT

French Health Minister Marisol Touraine announced Saturday that 3 of the 5 people suspected to have come in contact with coronavirus-infected patient do not have the disease.

Scientists Identify Key Receptor In Transmission Of SARS-Like Illness

Coronavirus In France: 65-Year-Old Man Hospitalized After Contracting SARS-Like Virus, First Reported Outside Of Saudi Arabia

By Sabrina Bachai | May 08, 2013 12:57 PM EDT

France sees its first case of the coronavirus.

A health worker marks the finger of a child after administering a polio vaccine at a polio booth in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh January 10, 2010.

UN Pulls Health Workers After Gunmen Kill 8 Over Polio Vaccinations in Pakistan

By Makini Brice | Dec 19, 2012 03:17 PM EST

In an unprecedented string of attacks, eight female health workers have been killed by gunmen on motorcycles within 48 hours in Pakistan.

Tuberculosis

How the Strategy to Eliminate Tuberculosis Backfired

By Makini Brice | Nov 23, 2012 01:47 PM EST

Ten years ago, WHO developed a policy that targeted the strains of tuberculosis that were easiest to cure. That policy, however, gave rise to the deadliest and most drug-resistant strains.

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