MEDICINE & HEALTH

Europe is At Risk of Dengue Fever

Scientists warn of the dangers from dengue in hotter and wetter climate The diseases that are insect-borne such as leishmaniasis, encephalitis and dengue fever are on the rise and now feared to have spread into many areas of Europe, in a recent study has found.

Measles Outbreak In The US Sets New Record

There are still areas in the US where a lot of people are still unvaccinated and the infections overseas is what is making outbreaks as such possible, even in the US.

Fentanyl-Related Deaths Are On the Rise in West Virginia, Up to 122%

The drug is easy to export, and it is a thousand times stronger than morphine and heroin The National Institutes of Health, West Virginia University funded a recent study that has researchers Gordon Smith, Marie Abate, and Zheng Dai and they discovered an increase in fentanyl-related deaths in West Virginia, even as there is a decline in deaths related to prescription for opioids.

Measles Outbreak Causes the Shutdown of a School in New York

Jewish school gets shutdown after refusal to present health documents to the Department of Health. As the controversy in anti-vax issues continue, New York City Department of Health has issued an exclusion order last December that prevents unvaccinated students from attending school in some neighborhoods.

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