Americans facing threat of infectious diseases at the border

They put U.S. families at risk and migrant families, too. Photo by: Marco Ugarte A migrant child smiles as he waits to be treated for an unknown infection on his body at the Jesus del Buen Pastor del Pobre y … Read More

‘Medieval disease caused by trash’: Typhus spreads to LA City Hall

Homeless tents line the street around the Fred Jordan Mission, in the Skid Row area of Los Angeles, California, May 12, 2018. © Reuters/Dania Maxwell The epidemic of typhus in Los Angeles, California has spread from homeless encampments to City Hall. Local … Read More

Superbugs kill 33,000 in Europe each year, says study

Superbugs resistant to antibiotics cause more than 33,000 deaths in the EU each year, according to a new study. Scientists say the picture has become worse since 2007, with Italy and Greece by far the hardest hit. A study by … Read More