After studying infectious diseases, epidemiologists like Helen Jenkins, of Boston University, and Bill Hanage, of Harvard, who are married, typically go one of two ways. “They either become completely ...

During viral outbreaks like Nipah, small mistakes such as ignoring symptoms, self-medication, and believing misinformation can increase health risks. Understanding these common errors and following ...

A group of scientists may have found a powerful new way to stop one of the world's deadliest tick-borne diseases — by uncovering how the ticks themselves fight back against it. Researchers from the ...

Diseases rely on living organisms to survive and move between hosts via various contamination methods, such as airborne, contact, and liquid. Stopping infections might seem impossible, but it is quite ...

Tuberculosis expert Philip Hopewell, MD, illustrates just how little the U.S. allocatesfor global TB funding when compared to San Francisco's Department of Public Health budget. NEW YORK, NY – March ...

MEXICO CITY, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Mexico City has launched a test-and-trace approach to containing the coronavirus, after a rise in hospitalizations that has raised fears of a new economic lockdown in ...