Disease and Illnesses
Meet the Black Physicians Bringing Covid Vaccines to Hard-Hit Philadelphia Communities
The Black Doctors Covid-19 Consortium is leveraging their medical expertise and connections to provide testing and vaccines where measures are most needed
The Next Step in Covid-19 Vaccines May Be Through the Nose
Intranasal vaccines may help prevent transmission and hinder the evolution of new viral variants
How Museum Collections Advance Knowledge of Human Health
Surprisingly, mosquitoes, leeches, parasites, birds and minerals can be important sources for research to fight cancer and prevent disease
WHO Releases Results of First Investigation Into the Origin of Covid-19
The virus was most likely first spread from a wild animal, possibly bats, to an unknown intermediate animal, possibly farm animals, and then to humans
This London Building Tells the Story of a Century's Worth of Disease and Epidemics
In the borough of Hackney, a 'disinfecting station' ostensibly kept the public safe from the spread of infectious illness
Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Is Highly Effective at Preventing Covid-19 Infections in Adolescents
In a study of 2,260 children age 12 to 15, no vaccinated kids contracted the virus
How a New Digital Archive Preserves—and Protects—Indigenous Folk Medicine
UCLA's database features hundreds of thousands of entries detailing traditional healing practices
A Puzzling Brain Disease Is Killing Black Bears in the Western United States
Some animals showing signs of a neurological disorder had brain inflammation, but the cause is still unknown
Did the Black Death Rampage Across the World a Century Earlier Than Previously Thought?
Scholar Monica Green combined the science of genetics with the study of old texts to reach a new hypothesis about the plague
Pioneering Victorian Suffragist's Unseen Watercolor Paintings Are Up for Sale
Seven landscape scenes by 19th-century British social reformer Josephine Butler are headed to the auction block
The Press Made the Polio Vaccine Trials Into a Public Spectacle
As a medical breakthrough unfolded in the early 1950s, newspapers filled pages with debates over vaccine science and anecdotes about kids receiving shots
Dogs Infected With a Deadly Human Parasite Smell Better to Insect Vectors
New research suggests female sand flies that pass the protozoa that causes visceral leishmaniasis to humans are attracted to affected canines
How Can Suburbs Control Deer Populations? And More Questions From Our Readers
You've got questions. We've got experts
Songbirds Are Spreading a Deadly Disease at Birdfeeders
Pine siskins, a type of finch, can spread salmonella bacteria when they poop on the high-traffic platforms
CDC Releases Guidelines for People Vaccinated Against Covid-19
The rules allow small gatherings with other vaccinated people or visits to a single household of unvaccinated people
How Scientist Jennifer Doudna Is Leading the Next Technological Revolution
A new book from Steve Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson offers an incisive portrait of the gene editing field that is changing modern medicine
How Doctors Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Battle Covid-19
Software is helping to shape treatment, but experts worry that some tools are approved too soon and others are biased
How the Politics of Race Played Out During the 1793 Yellow Fever Epidemic
Free blacks cared for the sick even as their lives were imperiled
FDA Approves Johnson & Johnson Vaccine, Another Valuable Tool Against Covid-19
New vaccines increase the total supply and meet the needs of different communities
Why the Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout Will Be Different for Kids
Pfizer expects to release the first data about vaccine efficacy and safety in adolescents by this summer
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