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Smoking looks a lot different these days. It’s been on the decline, due to restrictions at work and in bars and restaurants. But there is one…

People from 7 months to 70 years old have fallen ill, and one quarter of the victims have been hospitalized. California officials say it's proof yet again of how easily measles spreads.

States began receiving the first doses of COVID-19 vaccines this week, and more doses will follow. Each state has its own distribution plan, so check with…

Three pregnant women in Florida and two in Illinois - all of whom had traveled to South America - have tested positive for the Zika virus. Governments in…

Over the past four decades, the Department of Health and Human Services has outlined nationwide health goals every ten years. Howard Koh, M.D., M.P.H.,…

http://media.soundmedicine.org/segments/081113_6.mp3In Australia, many people live a day’s drive away from any type of medical facility. So what happens…

It’s always a struggle to resettle in a new country, but for Bhutanese refugees, the challenge has been especially difficult. Bhutan, a largely Buddhist…

The diplomat violated a quarantine. The doctor became ill but still saw patients. Now Africa's most populous country is scrambling to find more than 200 people who could have Ebola.

“I water my horses out of this creek down here,” Jeff Ivers says, resting his hand on his horse’s nose.He looks out over his land: 43 acres, surrounded on…

One patient's death changed the course of Dr. Lilia Cervantes' career. The patient, Cervantes says, was a woman from Mexico with kidney failure who…