Get Ready Mailbag: Get the facts on Ebola

Welcome to another installment of the Get Ready Mailbag, when we take time to answer questions sent our way by readers like you. Have a ques...

Donate blood today, save a life tomorrow: June 14 is World Blood Donor Day

Blood is always in demand. But after a disaster, that demand increases. Recent natural and human-made emergencies in the U.S. — from the Okl...

H7N9 influenza: What you should know now

Dr. Michael Jhung, medical officer for the influenza division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention A new flu virus has recently emerg...

Learn how to save lives on World Hand Hygiene Day

Today is World Hand Hygiene Day, an event created by the World Health Organization to educate people about hand-washing to stop the spread o...