The man hospitalized in Indiana with the first U.S. case of a potentially fatal respiratory virus called Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, is improving…
Despite the high level of success with vaccines designed to prevent it, measles — a highly contagious disease — is seeing a recurrence in the…
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), even though the pregnancy rate for teens between 15 and 17 seems to be declining,…
According to the CDC, there has been an increase in the number of cases of nicotine poisoning from e-cigarettes. Disturbingly, 51 percent of calls to…
Dr. Sherri Stewart, lead health scientist for the Center for Disease Control (CDC), tells “The James Fortune Show” it’s important for cancer survivors to share…
All women are at risk for gynecologic cancers no matter your age or race. Dr. Sherri Stewart, senior scientist for the CDC, joins “The James…
On the eve of the 25th World AIDS Day, President Barack Obama expressed hope, proclaiming that an “AIDS-free generation is within our reach.” RELATED: Young…
With April being National STD Awareness Month, a new national campaign to spark sexually transmitted disease awareness launched in New York this morning. Media giant…
Audio Included in Post. Audio©2010 WTLC/Radio One. Dr. Judith Monroe, Indiana State Health Commissioner since 2005 is leaving to become Deputy Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Dr. Monroe talked about her leaving on Afternoons with Amos. Dr. Monroe, who helped improve Indiana’s anti-obesity and anti-smoking efforts, pushed the state’s INShape […]
Audio©2009 WTLC/Radio One. New York African-American physician Dr. John Clarke talks to Afternoons with Amos about a “hip-hop” video PSA he created to educate young people about flu prevention.
