Apple News is reporting, Medical researchers are warning that the ZIKA virus could cause lasting infertility and lead to men’s testicles shrinking. Doctors warn that if the findings, in mice, apply to humans it could lead to an epidemic of infertility. It is not yet know if the shrinkage would apply to humans but they […]
A new report illustrates major racial disparities when it comes to organ donations in the United States. According to the study conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 58 percent of individuals in the U.S. on the organ donation list are Black, Latino, and Asian. African-Americans account for 30 percent of that […]
Public health experts claim that the virus has seen a dramatic increase in spite of efforts made to diminish the number of individuals affected.
Plus, a security guard is charged with battery for attacking a trans woman in a store bathroom and the number of pregnant women with Zika in the U.S. triples.
The White House is pressuring Congress to pass a $1.9 billion bill to provide emergency funding for Zika.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee will host the Zika Virus Gold Coast 2016 prevention and reduction in transmission planning session for women and girls. What: This discussion session will address specific concerns regarding environmental conditions that may be conducive to the breeding of Zika Virus carrying mosquitoes, such as household items (e.g. furniture, tires, appliances, grills) […]
Raising alarm, scientists in Brazil show that a more common mosquito can carry the Zika virus. But it's undetermined if the species can transmit the virus to humans.
About a dozen Black NYPD officers filed a lawsuit against their department claiming they were pressured to implement racism in their practices.
Dr. Jessica Shepherd is a gynecologist and the founder of ‘Her Viewpoint,’ an online women’s health forum. She is also seen regularly as an…
According to FOX News, Health officials said yesterday (February 2nd) that a sexually-transmitted case of the Zika virus has been reported in Texas, the first case of the illness being transmitted in the U.S., instead of showing up in someone who was infected while traveling outside the country. The unidentified person had sex with someone […]
DCHHS director Zachary Thompson has advised many to use condoms to avoid any sexually transmitted diseases.
