Walker, Burke make stops in La Crosse

Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Mary Burke both made appearances Saturday in La Crosse during weekend campaigning that took them across the state. Burke stopped at the La Crosse County Democratic Party headquarters.

Ebola epidemic spurs hunt for new, faster tests

As the Ebola epidemic ignites new waves of infection in remote Africa, scientists are racing to find better ways to detect it quickly, simply and cheaply. “There is a very urgent need to recognize the difference between Ebola and non-Ebola patients as it reaches...

Livestock MRSA 'found in hospitals'

New evidence suggests that the livestock version of MRSA is capable of being transmitted from animals to humans, and has found its way into hospitals A genetic fingerprint study has provided strong evidence of the MRSA superbug spreading from farm animals to hospitals...