Disease
What Happens When Children's Covid-19 Symptoms Won't Go Away
Some parents say their kids have been sick for months, and experts aren't sure what's going on
Face Shields and Valved Masks Don't Fully Stop the Spread of Aerosols
A new visualization shows how droplets from a cough or sneeze escape around the sides of a plastic face shield
University of Arizona Stops a Covid-19 Outbreak by Following the Feces
After wastewater monitoring detected the virus in a dorm’s sewage, the school discovered and quarantined two asymptomatic infections
How a Japanese Museum Is Documenting Life During Covid-19
New exhibition features everyday objects that would have been unfamiliar before the pandemic
How Covid-19’s Spread Could Drive an Increase in Malaria Deaths
Health professionals worry the pandemic could stress resources and lead to misdiagnosis in Africa
Covid-19 Reaches Mink Farms in Utah
Veterinarians have confirmed five cases in U.S. minks, but suspect the actual number is higher
What Super-Spreading Events Teach Us About Protecting Ourselves From COVID-19
Scientists are increasingly finding that a small number of people may be the source of many cases
Mass Die-Offs of Marine Mammals Are on the Rise
Viral and bacteria outbreaks are increasingly causing fatalities in a variety of species, including seals and dolphins
The Secret Behind New Insect Repellent's Potent Punch Is Found in Grapefruit
The EPA just approved nootkatone, a chemical found in grapefruit and cedars that kills and repels ticks, mosquitoes and other insects
What Scientists Know About Airborne Transmission of the New Coronavirus
Aerosol experts, from engineers to doctors, weigh in on the ability of tiny droplets to transmit the virus that causes COVID-19
Centuries-Old 'Wine Windows' Open for Business in Florence
A low-risk alternative to curbside pickup, the portals may have helped fight an outbreak of bubonic plague in the 1630s
In Cities and Farms, Disease-Carrying Animals Thrive
When humans dominate wild land, disease-carrying animals take over and biodiversity suffers
How a Public Health Campaign in the Warsaw Ghetto Stemmed the Spread of Typhus
A new study shows how life-saving efforts by Jewish doctors helped curb an epidemic during World War II
In Social Insects, Researchers Find Clues for Battling Pandemics
Studying the ability of some ants, termites, bees and wasps to contain pathogens may help human societies control diseases of their own
What Scientists Know About How Children Spread COVID-19
As communities struggle with the decision over whether to open up schools, the research so far offers unsatisfying answers
New Research Suggests Bloodletting, Pneumonia Killed Raphael
The artist failed to disclose his late-night outings to physicians, leading them to misdiagnose his illness
California, Texas and Florida Emerge as COVID-19 Hotspots
Combined, the three states accounted for nearly 20 percent of the world's new cases on earlier this week
A Virus Study You’ve Never Heard of Helped Us Understand COVID-19
What Columbia University researchers learned when they tried to get a complete picture of how respiratory viruses spread across Manhattan
Sir Isaac Newton's Prescription for Plague? Toad Vomit Lozenges
Handwritten notes detailing the British polymath's unsavory treatment are now up for auction
What Experts Know About a Rare Inflammatory Syndrome Linked to COVID-19
The syndrome resembles a childhood illness called Kawasaki disease, but research is ongoing about both conditions
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