Children's Health

Microcephaly Could Be Just The Tip Of The Effects Of Zika Virus

9:08am August 28, 2016

The devastating birth defect microcephaly may be just a warning sign for the range of problems babies will suffer. Rob Stein tells Linda Wertheimer about what else scientists are learning about Zika.

A New Course At Arkansas Colleges: How To Not Get Pregnant

5:30pm August 26, 2016

by Jennifer Ludden

Arkansas, a Bible Belt state that emphasizes abstinence-only in high school, is launching a mandatory program in its colleges and universities on strategies to prevent unplanned pregnancy.

Lenroy Watt talks with residents of Miami's Little Haiti about Zika, leaving brochures in Creole about how to prevent the illness, as well as phone numbers for local mosquito control agencies and the county health department.

Planned Parenthood Joins Campaign To Rid Miami Neighborhoods Of Zika

5:04am August 26, 2016

by Greg Allen

The organization is going door to door in some of the city's poorest neighborhoods. The goal: Reach 25,000 households in six weeks with information about Zika prevention and family planning services.

The cost of an EpiPen two-pack has risen more than 400 percent in recent years. The drug is used to halt severe allergic reactions.

Discounts Aren't Enough to Halt Outrage At High EpiPen Prices

6:28pm August 25, 2016

by Alison Kodjak

EpiPen, the new poster child for prescription drug price gouging, may find that offering discount coupons isn't enough to mollify its critics in Congress and online.

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This photo shows conjoined twins born in Syria on July 23, waiting for lifesaving surgery. Arrangements weren't made in time and the twins died on Wednesday.

Health & Safety

Syrian Conjoined Twins Die While Waiting For Lifesaving Surgery

9:19pm August 24, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The newborns were evacuated from a rebel stronghold to the capital, Damascus, after lengthy negotiations earlier this month. Today, they died of heart failure as they awaited surgery.

Twin girls infected with Zika at nine weeks of gestation. Both were born with extremely small heads, shrunken spinal cords and extra folds of skin around the skull. Scientists think this extra skin forms when the skull collapses onto itself after the brai

Health & Safety

Zika Images Show 'Worst Brain Infections That Doctors Will Ever See'

10:49pm August 23, 2016

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Babies born with small heads are "just the tip of the iceberg" of what Zika does to a fetus's brain, says Dr. Deborah Levine, a contributor to a new study.

A plane sprays pesticide over the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami on Aug. 6. That's just one way health officials are battling back Zika-carrying mosquitoes in the area.

How Big, Really, Is The Zika Outbreak In Florida?

8:22pm August 22, 2016

by Michaeleen Doucleff

So far, health officials know of 37 confirmed cases of people who contracted Zika from mosquitoes in Miami. But computer models suggest the underlying outbreak in Miami is bigger — and spreading.

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A Small Town Struggles With A Boom In Sober Living Homes

11:53am August 22, 2016

by Will Stone

Prescott, Ariz., has become a destination of choice for people trying to get sober, with growing numbers of group homes for recovering addicts. Some residents are calling for regulation of the homes.

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Timely eye exams for kids can help prevent lifelong vision problems.

Insurance Alone Isn't Enough To Make Sure Kids Get Eye Exams

7:33pm August 19, 2016

by Michelle Andrews

The lower the household income, the less likely it is for children to receive needed eye exams. The income effect was independent of insurance status, a study found.

New Zika Outbreak Hits Popular Tourist Destination Of Miami Beach

3:17pm August 19, 2016

by Rob Stein

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expanded its advice to travelers, advising pregnant women to avoid parts of Miami Beach where the Zika virus is spreading.