Infectious Diseases - August 2016 Archives

New recommendations that all U.S. donated blood be tested for Zika virus have been issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The plan ...

Flooding has ravaged multiple regions of the U.S., causing extensive damage. As the nation recovers from this flooding, Mayo Clinic Health System physicians have several ...

An article in Pediatrics reports that more parents are refusing to vaccinate their kids, because they think vaccines may be unnecessary. Mayo Clinic experts say ...

Let go of fear, if you wish to be compassionate. Dear friend, We were visiting Orlando, Florida. A bus pulled up to ...

How to deal with difficult people. Dear friend, I have had a very long love affair with mangoes. Yet I can’t always ...

Cleanliness is next to godliness. Just ask any parent kneeling before a new baby. Suddenly, the world and all its filthy surfaces — not to ...

A bite from an aggressive tick called the lone star is triggering sensitivity to meat in some adults and children. In some cases, the reaction ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Zika isn’t the only health concern now that the games have begun in Rio. Massive crowds from around the globe will ...

Risqué images of people engaged in some level of sexual activity are everywhere. Between that and the availability of dating or hook-up apps, you'd think ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an emergency travel advisory after health officials in Florida identified local transmission of Zika virus in a ...

It is the time of year for many parents and caregivers to make checklists to ensure children have the supplies they need for the school year. ...