Davy James, Associate Editor

The current Ebola epidemic is causing the health care system in West Africa to collapse.

A combination of vemurafenib (Zelboraf) and experimental drug cobimetinib significantly reduces the development of secondary skin cancer.

Obama calls for international response to prevent "humanitarian catastrophe."

Obama calls for international response to prevent "humanitarian catastrophe."

RX-3117 maintains anti-tumor activity in cancer cell lines that are resistant to gemcitabine.

RX-3117 maintains anti-tumor activity in cancer cell lines that are resistant to gemcitabine.

Potential for widespread chaos and eventual collapse of hardest-hit nations without ramped-up international response.

Potential for widespread chaos and eventual collapse of hardest-hit nations without ramped-up international response.

Respiratory illness now confirmed in 27 states, with significant growth expected in coming weeks.

Respiratory illness now confirmed in 27 states, with significant growth expected in coming weeks.

Model used to predict eventual size of Ebola outbreak outpaced by scale of current epidemic.

Model used to predict eventual size of Ebola outbreak outpaced by scale of current epidemic.

Protein found to play vital role in development of disease.

Efforts to contain the virus increase as death toll continues to rise.

Researchers find 23 new prostate cancer risk sites on the genome.

Efforts to contain the virus increase as death toll continues to rise.

The respiratory virus has now been confirmed in 17 states.

Disease modifying therapy maintains effects of interferon in the body for a longer duration.

Study finds tolerance varies between individuals determined by their genes.

The severe respiratory virus that is hospitalizing children across the United States has now been confirmed in 17 states.

Using a less market-oriented payment scheme could reduce high hospital administrative costs.

Thousands of US military personnel will be deployed to West Africa.

Thousands of US military personnel will deploy to West Africa.

Using a less market-oriented payment scheme could reduce high hospital administrative costs.

Respiratory illness hits New York and Connecticut bringing total number of states affected to 21.

Baldness on front and crown of head linked to increased chance of developing aggressive prostate cancer.

The FDA has granted approval for the use of hemophilia B treatment Rixubis in pediatric patients.

The respiratory virus that hospitalized hundreds of children in the Midwest and the South has now reached the Northeast.

Rixubis found to be effective in children under the age of 12.

Study finds current transmission rates from primary cases to secondary cases could cause Ebola epidemic to explode.