Washington Post |
UN health agency's new chief says he will check travel costs
Washington Post LONDON — The new head of the World Health Organization said he is reviewing the agency's travel expenses, after an Associated Press story last month revealed the U.N. agency spends more on travel than on fighting AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis ... |
Tech Times |
Woman Contracts Flesh-Eating Bacteria While Fishing In Gulf Of Mexico
Tech Times Doctors were able to save a Mississippi woman's hand even after she contracted the vibrio vulnificus infection. The vibrio species of bacteria naturally live in coastal waters and thrive more in warmer water temperatures. ( CDC ). Doctors were ... |
HuffPost |
Woman Takes Hilarious Selfie As Sister Has The Worst Labor Pains
HuffPost When Kimberly Ramirez gave birth to a baby boy in an El Paso, Texas, hospital on Sunday, her big sister Kat was there to document the whole thing. But not in the way she expected or perhaps wanted. Kat Armendariz ― who, at 28, is eight years older ... This Woman Took A Selfie While Her Sister Was Giving Birth In The Background Woman Helpfully Takes Selfie While Her Sister Is Writhing In Pain During Labour Brave woman takes 'ultimate sibling photo' while her sister goes through painful labour |
WJXT Jacksonville |
Gonorrhea Resistance on the Rise
MedPage Today Rising antibiotic resistance around the world is making gonorrhea harder -- and in a handful of cases so far, impossible -- to treat, the World Health Organization is warning. Of 77 countries with available data for the period 2009 through 2014, 66 ... This STD is becoming 'smarter' and harder to treat 'Superbug gonorrhea' emerging, WHO warns New data show gonorrhea increasingly resistant to antibiotics |
MLive.com |
Critical blood shortage at American Red Cross, donations needed
MLive.com Richard Barron, of Parma, squeezes a ball as he donates blood during an American Red Cross drive. Richard Barron, of Parma, squeezes a ball as he donates blood during an American Red Cross drive.( MLive File Photo ). 0 shares. By Marie Weidmayer. Red Cross makes emergency plea for blood donations Blood Shortage Prompts Emergency Call For Donations Red Cross asks for donations to ease summer blood shortage; find a blood drive near you |