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August 4, 2016

Pregnant in Miami: Zika's arrival adds new anxieties

Since Florida officials declared that the Zika virus is circulating in the state, Miami-area resident Karla Maguire has avoided taking her toddler son to a playground where mosquitoes may be biting.

August 4, 2016

US health researchers launch Zika vaccine clinical trial

U.S. government researchers said on Wednesday they have begun their first clinical trial of a Zika vaccine as concerns over the mosquito-borne virus mount following the first cases of local transmission in the continental United States.

August 3, 2016

New York attorney general targets phony Zika protection products

New York state's top prosecutor said on Wednesday his office has sent cease-and-desist letters to seven companies accused of deceptively marketing ineffective "Zika-protective" products amid growing concern over the mosquito-borne virus.

August 3, 2016

Mom of first person saved by DNA sequencing fighting to increase access

When Nic Volker was 2, his mother discovered an abscess on his rectum, and soon after, whenever he’d eat, his body would punish him by forming holes in his intestine.

August 3, 2016

After friend dies of cancer, boy starts lemonade stand to raise money for other kids

A 4-year-old Michigan boy is on a mission to raise money for children with cancer after losing his best friend to a brain tumor.

August 3, 2016

Texas boy battling cancer gets Hawaii trip

Micah Ahern is about to turn 7 years old and is getting an extra special gift this year— a trip to Hawaii with his family, courtesy of Make A Wish Foundation.

August 3, 2016

Blood Mica: Deaths of child workers in India's mica 'ghost' mines covered up to keep industry alive

In the depths of India's illegal mica mines, where children as young as five work alongside adults, lurks a dark, hidden secret - the cover-up of child deaths with seven killed in the past two months, a Thomson Reuters Foundation investigation has revealed.

August 2, 2016

Florida identifies two more Zika cases not related to travel

The Florida health department said on Wednesday it is investigating another two cases of Zika not related to travel to a place where the virus is being transmitted, raising the possibility of local Zika transmission in the continental United States.

August 2, 2016

Tobacco, fast food in easier reach of minority and low-income students

Compared to schools with mostly white students, schools with higher numbers of Hispanic, black, and low-income students are more likely to have tobacco retailers and fast-food restaurants in easy reach, researchers say.

August 2, 2016

Baby wears uniform of police officer who delivered her in newborn photos

A Texas family honored a police officer who helped deliver their newborn by giving him professional photos of their daughter wrapped in his uniform.