Caitlyn Fitzpatrick

It’s been suspected that the Zika virus can be transmitted through sexual contact, and evidence has emerged that has verified this as a possible disease route.

It was only yesterday that the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the Zika virus is an international public health emergency. Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccine division of Sanofi, announced today that it has launched a vaccine development effort.

Although opioids serve as a lifeline for some patients with chronic pain, the medication’s potentially addictive properties make prescribing a slippery slope.

It’s not just another rare mosquito-borne illness. The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for an international response as the Zika virus outbreak has become a public health emergency.

Mattel has announced a new plus-sized Barbie line. What does that say about attitudes toward obesity? Psychologists weigh in.

What’s being described as an online “pop quiz†can accurately predict sexually transmitted infection (STI) risk.

Chronic pain is more than just persistent pain and discomfort; new evidence indicates that the condition changes the patient’s DNA and immunity.

The most common tuberculosis test fails to diagnose a significant number of pregnant women with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Wouldn’t it be a dream come true if coffee consumption possibly helped reduce the risk of gout?

If the Zika virus outbreak wasn’t on your radar before, it most certainly should be now. A World Health Organization (WHO) leader revealed just how serious it’s getting in the Americas.

Patients with chronic hepatitis C can develop cirrhosis, a serious condition characterized by scarring of the liver – but just how many patients actually reach this point?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its travel alert list to now include 24 countries due to the Zika virus.

Acupuncture, along with two other pain relief methods, proved to be insufficient in providing the analgesia that patients with fibromyalgia crave.

Vertical transmission, or the spread of infection from mother to baby during childbirth, is the most common way that children get hepatitis C. However, it turns out that these children are rarely tested for the disease.

The current Zika virus outbreak has already made its way to 21 countries and territories in the Americas since May 2015, and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) revealed that it will likely persist in the United States.

Fibromyalgia and migraine headaches are just two pain conditions that debilitate millions of people. A new pain-relieving device has just been approved for both of the conditions, but there’s a catch.

Although it’s been established that babies with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) should be treated with antiretroviral therapy (ART) as soon as possible, it’s been unclear whether the treatment leads to functional immune systems. New research from The Wistar Institute may provide insight into area of HIV management.

It’s prime time for runny noses, sore throats, and just overall not feeling well. But if you’re taking medicine for a pesky cough, do not take Licorice Coughing Liquid.

The Zika virus doesn’t look like it’s going anywhere, and officials have gone as far as advising women not to get pregnant in order to avoid potential birth defects.

High serum urate levels may indicate gout, yet most patients with this form of arthritis don’t know about a key component of their condition.

Tinder, a dating application known for its swiping component, is giving users access to testing for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) right in the palms of their hands.

Although children are also sufferers of chronic pain, the vast majority of research on treatment and just the condition in general is focused on adults. But a pain-relieving technique that has already proven its efficacy in the older population appears to be beneficial in the younger as well.

The research shows conclusively that the influenza vaccine is effective at protecting people from sickness. But unfortunately, not every person is eligible to receive the potentially life-saving vaccination.

Exercise – it’s both the problem and solution for patients with osteoarthritis. Researchers from Pennsylvania State University found genetic biomarkers that could help predict day-to-day pain from physical activity in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Health care providers and consumers can have the most up-to-date human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) information in the palm of their hands with the new AIDSinfo application.

It goes back to the age-old difficult decision: school, sleep, and social life – now pick two. Although most of us are juggling busy lives, medical residents have the heavy weight of their own problems as well as their patients’.

A three-pronged approach against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can prevent thousands of new infections in men who have sex with men, according to researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

Low back pain isn’t exactly uncommon, yet finding the right treatment for patients remains a challenge. But a new approach, sans medication, may be just what back pain sufferers need.

A drug trial in France has officially gone from bad to worse.

Suspicions surrounding the connection between the Zika virus and microcephaly, the condition where infants are born with smaller-than-normal brain sizes, have come to a head as the mosquito-borne illness hits another state.