Health Professionals In Maryland Continue To Warn Against Zika Virus
In Maryland, the best defense against the Zika virus is a good offense -- not getting bit by a mosquito in the first place.
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In Maryland, the best defense against the Zika virus is a good offense -- not getting bit by a mosquito in the first place.
Maryland health officials say 31 people in the state have been infected with the Zika virus.
Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a Republican proposal to provide $1.1 billion to fight the Zika virus, faulting the GOP for packing the measure with restrictions on Planned Parenthood money and changes to policies on pesticide spraying.
A new study finds that requests for abortion pills spiked dramatically this year in Brazil, Ecuador and some other Latin American countries that have had outbreaks of Zika virus, which has been shown to cause severe birth defects.
When it comes to Zika, your neighbors could affect your likelihood of contraction.
The government has come up with a plan in case mosquitoes start spreading Zika in the U.S.
A baby born to a mother with the Zika virus at a New Jersey hospital appears to be affected by the disease.
Mosquito season comes with more warnings from health officials about potential exposure to the Zika virus.
Warmer weather means more mosquitoes and the potential spread of Zika. The CDC is now revealing just how difficult it is to get a handle on the virus as Maryland takes steps to prevent mosquito breeding grounds.
Zika virus cases have now tripled in the US. The sharp rise in the numbers is due to how the government is now counting cases.
The Centers for Disease Control announced Friday morning that 157 pregnant U.S. women have tested positive for the Zika virus.
USA Swimming has moved a pre-Olympic training camp out of Puerto Rico because of the Zika virus.
Amir Attaran, Professor at the University of Ottawa, joined the Norris and Davis show to discuss the risks associated with holding the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
If you feel strongly about this issue, you have until midnight Friday to make your opinion known as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers whether to approve an effort to kill the disease-carrying mosquitoes by releasing genetically engineered bugs in Florida
There's little doubt: Zika is coming to the continental United States, bringing frightening birth defects — and, most likely, newly urgent discussions about abortion and contraception.
The White House and Democrats are pressuring congressional Republicans to act on President Barack Obama's demands for money to combat Zika, but even the onset of mosquito season that probably will spread the virus has failed to create a sense of urgency.
