MERS fear: Family refuses to handle expatriate’s body

The family of an expat who died from the MERS coronavirus has refused to claim the body and have it repatriated back home amid misplaced fears that they might be infected if they came in contact with the remains.

Hundreds of US children treated for respiratory virus

Hundreds of children across the US have been treated for a rare respiratory virus and more cases are expected in the next few weeks, doctors have said.

The enterovirus, EV-D68, is believed to be the cause of the outbreak and can cause severe respiratory illness.

People With HIV May Be at Lower Risk for MS

Constant immune system suppression may be the reason why, researchers say

Ebola breakthrough as new drug cures all monkeys in trial

The experimental drug ZMapp has cured all monkeys infected with Ebola in a new clinical trial, leading to hope that a treatment for the disease has finally been found

A treatment for the deadly Ebola virus may have finally been found after scientists reported that a drug cured 100 per cent of monkeys with the disease.

What Is M-E doing to combat Ebola?

As the worst outbreak on record of the deadly Ebola virus takes its toll in West Africa, killing more than 1,100 people this year, Middle Eastern governments and health authorities are introducing measures to prevent the disease spreading to their shores.

More US girls now getting cervical cancer vaccine -- but not enough, CDC says

More teen girls are getting a controversial cervical cancer vaccine but the increase isn't much of a bump, the government reported Thursday.

Suspected Ebola Patients Run Away

Two patients with suspected symptoms of the Ebola virus ran away from a rural health center in Al-Ais in the Madinah province on Sunday for fear of being arrested, a source at the center said.

Ebola Awareness Campaign Launched

A leading charitable group organized an awareness campaign on the Ebola virus in cooperation with the Ministry of Islamic Affairs in Jeddah on Wednesday.

The Zamzam charitable organization launched the campaign in a bid to spread preventive awareness on the deadly virus, which has killed 1,145 people in West Africa, under the slogan “transcend behavior.”

Saudi Ebola suspect dies of infection

RIYADH — The lab tests on samples taken from the Saudi man who was suspected to have died of Ebola virus showed that Ebola was not responsible for his death.

WHO explores use of unlicensed drugs to treat Ebola

The Ebola epidemic in West Africa forces the World Health Organisation to take unusual steps. Since there is no licensed treatment against the disease to date, it is planned to explore the use of unlicensed drugs, announced the organisation headquartered in Geneva (Switzerland).