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This CNBC News video describes this flu season as possibly one of the worst in history. This year’s main flu strain is known as the H3N2 virus, and it is widespread now in 46 states. Watch the video here.

Hannah Devlin — The Guardian A new drug has been shown to have positive effects on slowing down or even suppressing the effects of Huntington's Disease, a genetic illness that causes nerve cells to break down and damage the brain. The University College London Huntington’s Disease Center led…

Kimberly A. Smith and Dr. Jennifer Sedillo — EDM Digest Kimberly Smith, master’s student, and Dr. Jennifer Sedillo offer tips on how to avert disease outbreaks for communities experiencing natural disasters: Prevention of Infectious Diseases Starts with Mass Vaccination Campaigns Water…

Residents of Yemen are suffering a staggering humanitarian crises driven by a fierce civil war. Many Yemenis are starving as a direct result of the war, which has inflated food prices, leaving most unable to afford the supplies. Destroyed infrastructure has left many without clean drinking water and…

According to an ABC news clip, this flu season could be a particularly bad one. Doctors have been looking at flu cases in the southern hemisphere as a way to predict what is ahead for the US. In Australia there have been about 215,000 cases compared to 59,000 in 2009, making the current vaccine…

Venezuela’s hyperinflation is jaw-dropping. Malaria cases soared to 240,000 in 2016, a 76% increase over 2015, according to a rare release in May of records from the health ministry. Deivis Perez, 14-year old boy, contracted a deadly bacterial infection called sepsis at a children’s hospital in…

As October 7, the CDC has received reports of 4,667 total mumps infections in 47 states and the District of Columbia for the year. The MMR vaccine is 88% effective when two doses have been given. In people who receive just one shot, the vaccine is less effective. The effectiveness of the vaccine…