Frontal Report - Health

Health

Japan's ex-leader backs sick US sailors who blame radiation

Sep 7, 2016

A former Japanese prime minister is raising money for several hundred American sailors who say they became sick from radiation after taking part in disaster relief for the 2011 tsunami that set off the Fukushima nuclear disaster

Where's Zika going next? Maybe China, India, or Nigeria

Sep 2, 2016

Scientists trying to predict the future path of Zika say that 2.6 billion people living in parts of Asia and Africa could be at risk of infection, based on a new analysis of travel, climate and mosquito patterns in those regions

UN: Yellow fever outbreak in Africa isn't a global emergency

Aug 31, 2016

The World Health Organization says that the ongoing yellow fever outbreak in Africa is serious but does not warrant being declared an international health emergency

Stem-cell doctor did surgeries with 'inadequate' proof

Aug 31, 2016

An independent commission investigating Italian stem-cell scientist Dr. Paolo Macchiarini, whose work was once considered revolutionary, says that there were many problems in how he treated patients and the scientific basis for his work was 'inadequate'

Turbulence forces emergency landing in Ireland; 12 injured

Aug 31, 2016

A United Airlines flight bound for London has made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport in Ireland after severe turbulence that left 12 passengers needing hospital treatment

China says school condemned in TV pollution report is safe

Aug 27, 2016

Investigators in eastern China say they have not found high levels of pollution around a school where an explosive state television report in April said hundreds of kids had fallen sick with illnesses including leukemia

Violence has taken years off of life expectancy in Syria

Aug 24, 2016

The ongoing violence in Syria has taken years off of people's life expectancy, according to a new analysis published in the journal Lancet

AstraZeneca to sell antibiotic pills business to Pfizer

Aug 24, 2016

Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca plans to sell its antibiotic pills business to Pfizer in a deal that will be valued in excess of $1.5 billion when rights, royalties and other payments are included

British comic actor, mental health campaigner Brian Rix dies

Aug 20, 2016

Brian Rix, a British comic actor who used his fame to draw attention to the struggles of people with learning disabilities, has died

Aug 18, 2016

Critics: UK plan to cut child obesity lacks muscle

Britain unveiled a plan Thursday to battle rising child obesity by taxing sodas, urging food manufacturers to cut down on sugar and getting schoolchildren to exercise more

Health

Japan's ex-leader backs sick US sailors who blame radiation

Where's Zika going next? Maybe China, India, or Nigeria

UN: Yellow fever outbreak in Africa isn't a global emergency

Stem-cell doctor did surgeries with 'inadequate' proof

Turbulence forces emergency landing in Ireland; 12 injured

China says school condemned in TV pollution report is safe

Violence has taken years off of life expectancy in Syria

AstraZeneca to sell antibiotic pills business to Pfizer

British comic actor, mental health campaigner Brian Rix dies

Critics: UK plan to cut child obesity lacks muscle

Recommended

Coming soon to L.A.: Your new favorite bookshop is a mystical cocktail bar with a dragon