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Genetic sequencing of the virus suggests it has been circulating for two years in an area with low immunization rates

Experts are concerned that the illness, which is increasingly linked to a disorder that causes paralysis, may become a problem in the U.S.

The 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar for discoveries of the mechanisms by which cells maintain the integrity of their DNA sequences

Analgesics struggle to get through clinical trials as the response to sham treatments has become stronger

The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to William C. Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura for their discoveries of a medication against roundworm parasites and to Youyou Tu for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy against malaria. Some 3.4 billion people are at risk for the diseases these drugs treat
 

The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes jointly to William C. Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura for their studies leading to novel therapies against infections caused by roundworm parasites and to Youyou Tu for her work developing a novel therapy against malaria

Everyone with HIV should be given antiretroviral drugs as soon as possible after diagnosis, meaning 37 million people worldwide should be on treatment, the WHO said

The potentially pricey treatment shows promise against progressive MS, a disease marked by steadily worsening symptoms

Alarming gaps in knowledge about diagnostic errors and medical delays require intense scrutiny, says an expert medical advisory group

At the recent DARPA Wait What? conference, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said lifesaving technologies are a priority for his department

The NIH has touted new health goals this summer without evidence for patient safety 

The transition to 142,000 new diagnostic and procedure codes from the current 19,000 could significantly alter our understanding of care and how to improve it