iStock/Thinkstock(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — Another American doctor working for the missionary group SIM has tested positive for Ebola in Liberia. The doctor was treating pregnant women at ELWA Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia, according to SIM. But he was not treating Ebola Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A British family’s arrest following a flight to Spain to get their cancer-stricken son an experimental therapy highlights the delicate balance between when parents should advocate for their children and when doctor knows best. The Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(ITHACA, N.Y.) — We’ve all been there before. You hunker down by the TV with a bag of chips, a tub of ice cream or perhaps your very own pizza pie, and before you know it, the credits are rolling, and the food is gone. Were those pepperoni Read More
Polka Dot/Thinkstock(ATLANTA) — What you feed your child in his or her first year of life could very well predict their health habits at age 6, according to a new report from researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The findings provide a Read More
Photodisc/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A new medical study found that low-carb diets may be more effective for losing weight than low-fat diets. Researchers at Tulane University, funded by the National Institutes of Health, compared 73 individuals who embarked on a Read More
XiXinXing/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — As much as kids resist eating healthy, most can’t say that their schools aren’t giving them the opportunity to do so. A national survey from the School Nutrition Association finds that 63 percent of the 1,110 school Read More
moodboard/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — What do you look forward to more: a new tablet hitting the market or an upcoming vacation? Researchers at Cornell University and the University of California in Berkeley and San Francisco say if you’re like most people, you Read More
Creatas Images/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — That colleague of yours who likes adorning his or her work area with all kinds of plants is on to something. Marlon Nieuwenhuis from Cardiff University’s School of Psychology in Wales says that a plant-enriched workplace Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The first human trial for an investigational Ebola vaccine is set to begin this week. The ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa prompted the National Institutes of Health to expedite safety testing for several vaccines already in the Read More
Dr. Richard Besser/ABC News(MONROVIA, Liberia) — REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK by ABC News’ Dr. Richard Besser The rain-soaked roads of Monrovia tell an ominous truth: Ebola is real. The message is spray-painted on walls in the capital of Liberia, the country Read More
