Health Care

US airports to screen passengers from China for new illness

U.S. health officials announced Friday that they will begin screening airline passengers arriving from central China for a new virus that has sickened dozens and killed two, prompting worries about a new international outbreak.

Can Fitbit spot the flu?

Researchers with the Scripps Research Translational Institute found that resting heart-rate and sleep data from wearable devices can be used to predict flu outbreaks.