Ophthalmology

Don't let summer fun interfere with keeping your eyes protected

While the warm summer months are perfect for spending time outside, several environmental factors can spell trouble for eyesight. One University of Alabama at Birmingham optometrist says knowledge of what to do, and what ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO says MERS a 'wake-up call' as S. Korea reports 20th death

The MERS outbreak in South Korea is a "wake-up call", the World Health Organization warned Wednesday, saying that a lack of knowledge and substandard controls in hospitals had contributed to the spread of the disease.

Ophthalmology

What you need to know about pediatric glaucoma

One evening, five years ago, Brittni Powell did what a lot of young mothers do and gazed into her 2-month-old son's eyes. What she saw had Brittni and her husband Byron heading immediately to a Montgomery-area hospital emergency ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New York 'fully prepared' to handle Ebola case: mayor

New York's mayor said Friday that the city's health system is fully equipped to handle Ebola after a doctor who had been infected in West Africa was hospitalised in America's largest city.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Duncan kin, some at hospital near end of Ebola isolation

A 21-day quarantine for extended family of the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States was due to end within hours, his fiancee and health officials said Sunday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

EU suggests informing travellers about Ebola at airports

The EU suggested Wednesday that member states give medical information at airports to travellers from Ebola-hit west African countries but stopped short of recommending full continent-wide screening.

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