Zika

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man who mysteriously contracted Zika from his infected father may have got it by touching his dad’s tears or sweat with his bare hands, according to new research unveiled Wednesday that found the unusual transmission method was likely caused by his dying father having 100,000 times the normal […]

HOUSTON (AP) — Texas reported its first Zika-related death Tuesday after a baby girl whose mother traveled to El Salvador while pregnant died shortly after birth in a suburban Houston hospital. The girl, who died a few weeks ago, had microcephaly linked to the Zika virus, said Dr. Umair Shah, executive director of Harris County […]

UPDATE: Multiple media sources have reported that despite speculation that Rihanna cancelled a Lollapalooza Columbia performance due to concerns about the Zika virus, in fact, Rihanna was never confirmed in the first place. Currently on tour in Europe, Rihanna was supposedly the reason the concert was ultimately cancelled. ORIGINAL STORY:  The first ever Lollapalooza Colombia was […]

Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with OBGYN Dr. Drai about the sexually transmitted Zika virus, lack of insurance for pleasurable sex and what happens to your vagina when you stop having sex. The differences between male and female Viagra: “Viagra costs $10 for men and for women it’s about $1000. Women have to take […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Savannah Guthrie of the “Today” show put a public face Tuesday on what NBC says is a “small handful” of employees who will not travel to Rio de Janeiro this summer for Olympics coverage because of concern over the Zika virus. The co-host of the morning news show, who is 44, […]

HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey doctor says a baby born to a mother with the Zika virus appears to be affected by the disease. Officials at Hackensack University Medical Center say the 31-year-old woman from Honduras delivered the baby girl through a cesarean section Tuesday. Dr. Abdulla Al-Khan, the hospital’s director of maternal-fetal […]

Yet another blow to Donald Trump's ego.

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil has signed an agreement with the University of Texas to develop a vaccine against the Zika virus, adding the goal is for the vaccine to be ready for clinical testing within 12 months. Health Minister Marcelo Castro said at a news conference that the government will invest $1.9 million in […]