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Taking a closer look at strokes
How to prevent and treat the 4th leading cause of death in our country and the leading cause of adult disabilities
Health Officials Tested for MERS After Exposure
About 20 hospital workers at two Orlando hospitals who came into contact with a Saudi resident with the second U.S. case of the MERS virus are being monitored for any symptoms and have been told to stay home for two weeks. (May 13)
How Our Brains Make Us Forget
Our brains can actually erase our memories, and there’s not much knowledge as to why this happens! Trace breaks down how information is passed from the left brain to the right brain, and also sheds some light on why we forget some memories over time.
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Hospital Workers in Isolation for MERS
CDC investigators are tracking down US passengers who flew with the patient.
CDC puts 22 airports on MERS alert
The Centers for Disease Control placed 22 airports on alert for the MERS virus.
MERS virus threat: CDC racing to find those possibly exposed
A MERS patient in Orlando appears to have infected at least two other people. The CDC is trying to track down hundreds of passengers and crew members who may have shared a flight with the patient. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Holly Phillips reports.
Many Pitchers Are Requiring Tommy John Surgery
Major League Baseball has seen a significant increase in pitchers needing Tommy John surgery this season. Why is this happening and how can young players avoid this surgery? Chris Reckling went to look for some answers.
Large dose of measles vaccine clears woman's incurable cancer
A woman who had been living with incurable blood cancer for a decade was cured by a massive dose of measles vaccine.
A woman who had been living with incurable blood cancer for a decade was cured by a massive dose of measles vaccine.
The amount she was given was 10 thousand times greater than the st
How Food Can Make Us Sick
How often does food make us sick? Our complicated food production system, and the underreporting of food poisoning, makes it hard to tell. But by monitoring the risks in our food chain, we all might dine with a little more confidence.
By 2050 we’ll need to feed two billion more people. Click
Worldwide Life Expectancy 6 Years Longer Than in 1990
Statistics from the World Health Organization show that the average life expectancy worldwide has increased by 6 years since the year 1990. Developing countries have seen the most significant rises in average life expectancy brought on by a lower infant mortality rate.
Statistics from the World Heal
Whooping Cough outbreak renews public health record debate
It’s called the 100 day cough. Kids and adults violently coughing unable to breath, all part of what some health professionals call a state-wide health alert of Pertussis or whooping cough.
Lyme Disease Is Spreading
Lyme Disease is spreading. With warmer temperatures comes more ticks and more of the illnesses they carry.
Latest MERS patient no longer has virus
The latest person infected with MERS is an unidentified Illinois man who had only mild symptoms and never went to the doctor for treatment. CDC scientists believe he was exposed to the virus after casual contact with the Indiana doctor who was the first documented case in the U.S. Mark Strassmann re
Revolutionary procedure gives baby gift of sound
This week a 1-year-old baby in Round Rock is hearing sound for the first time.
Hospitals Watch Diseases, Plan For Emergencies
The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, has infected more than 500 people since it was first identified in 2012. About 30 percent of those who contract it die. The steep increase in the number of cases in recent months, and the fact that people in Asia, Europe and North America have come dow