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Migrants from countries with a high incidence of tuberculosis who undergo screening before entry to low-incidence countries pose a negligible risk of onward transmission but are at increased risk of the infection

Migrants Screened for Active TB Pose Negligible Transmission Risk

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Screening, monitoring, treatment important in continuing downward trend of tuberculosis incidence
The risk of dementia might be doubled for prostate cancer patients who are treated with androgen-deprivation therapy

Androgen Deprivation Therapy May Raise Dementia Risk

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Men on ADT found to have twice the risk of developing dementia within five years of treatment
The first complete genome sequence of a sample of Zika virus derived from semen has been obtained

Complete Genome Sequence of Zika Isolated From Semen

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Many answers to questions about the virus may lie in the viral genome
The racial gap for breast cancer mortality is closing

Downward Trend in U.S. Breast Cancer Mortality Continues

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And the disparity between black and white women is narrowing, CDC says
Some LivaNova PLC (formerly Sorin Group Deutschland GmbH) Stockert 3T heater-cooler devices might have been contaminated with Mycobacterium chimaera during manufacturing

CDC: Possible Contamination of Open-Heart Surgery Devices

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Hospitals to check to see which type of heater-coolers are in use
Having a large waistline

High BMI, Large Waist, T2DM Tied to Increased Odds of Liver Cancer

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Study adds support to liver cancer as an obesity-associated cancer
A new active Zika transmission zone was declared Thursday by Florida health officials

New Active Zika Transmission Area in Miami-Dade County

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News comes just weeks after another neighborhood was declared free of virus
A type of smokeless tobacco called snus may increase a prostate cancer patient's mortality risk

Snus Use Tied to Higher Risk of Prostate Cancer Mortality

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Safety of the smokeless tobacco product called into question
Crohn's disease appears to have at least two distinct genetic subtypes

Two Genetic Subtypes of Crohn’s Disease Identified

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Findings may help explain why the disease is so tough to treat, researchers say
Obesity before a cancer diagnosis is associated with an increased risk for overall and individual secondary primary cancers in males

Obesity Ups Risk for Secondary Primary Cancers in Men

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Higher risk of secondary primary cancer in obese male survivors versus general population