Disease
Most Countries Have No Plans For When Antibiotics Stop Working
World Health Organization sounds the alarm on “one of the biggest threats to the future of global health”
It’s Official: Rubella Has Been Eradicated From the Americas
Health officials confirm that rubella no longer originates in North or South America
Better HIV Prevention Could Be Leading to Higher Syphilis Rates
Syphilis rates increased by 13 percent between 2012 and 2013
How Samuel Mudd Went From Lincoln Conspirator to Medical Savior
Banished to an island prison in the Gulf of Mexico, the doctor who set Booth’s broken leg saved dozens of lives in a yellow fever outbreak
Urchins Could Be the Next Victim of Sea Star Wasting Disease
The virus that has struck out Pacific sea star populations could now be affecting their Echinoderm cousins
How Armadillos Can Spread Leprosy
These tank-like creatures are the only animals besides us known to carry leprosy
Statisticians Reveal the Best Place to Wait Out a Zombie Apocalypse
You’ll want to head for the Rocky Mountains
Plague Pandemic May Have Been Driven by Climate, Not Rats
The bacteria responsible for the Black Death were reintroduced to Europe multiple times, possibly due to the changing climate
Contaminated Doctors’ Scopes May Have Spread a Superbug to Almost 180 Patients
A drug-resistant bacteria usually found in the gut has infected seven people and contributed to two deaths
There Aren’t Enough Patients for Ebola Drug’s First Clinical Trial
The developer called a halt after fewer than 10 people had been treated in the trial’s first month
Could GM Mosquitoes Pave the Way for a Tropical Virus to Spread?
Modified insects designed to stop dengue fever could make it easier for another disease-carrying species to take root
The First 2014 Ebola Victim Likely Caught It by Playing Around a Bat Tree
Evidence builds that insect-eating bats are natural reservoirs for the disease
Big News Stories of 2014 That Aren't Going Away
We just have so much to look forward to
More Than 3,000 People Have Died of Ebola in the Past Two Months
The viral outbreak doesn't appear to be slowing
Congratulations, Humanity! We're Living Six Years Longer Than We Did in 1990, on Average
Global life expectancy is increasing, especially in the developing world
Superbugs Could Become a Top Cause of Death by 2050
If left unchecked, antibiotic-resistant bacteria could kill more people than cancer by 2050
A 15-Minute Test to Diagnose Ebola Is Going Into Use in West Africa
Speeding up detection would help everyone get where they need to be
Butter And Olive Oil Prices Spike
The world is about to become much less tasty
A Tapeworm Crawled Around In This Man's Brain for Years
Studying the extracted parasite might help others avoid a similar infestation
Are Megacities Friend or Foe in the Fight Against Climate Change?
Like the people who call them home, cities have the potential for good and bad when it comes to adapting to a warming world
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