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Why Infectious Tropical Diseases Are Returning to America
Climate, geography and economy are just a few risk factors
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A Mysterious Disease Is Killing Corals
Researchers still haven’t cracked the mystery of “white syndrome”
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Experimental Ebola Vaccine Gives 100 Percent Protection in Trial
An unusual trial design helped prove the vaccine safe and effective in less than a year
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The First Malaria Vaccine Could Be Released Soon
The vaccine isn’t as effective as hoped however, and needs several more approvals
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Why Are People Still Using Asbestos?
The story holds parallels with that of the tobacco industry
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Mosquitoes Can Carry, and Deliver, a Double Dose of Malaria
Insects that are already carrying one strain are more likely to pick up a second infection and harbor higher numbers of parasites
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Lyme Disease is Spreading, and It’s People’s Fault
Thanks to climate change and human population growth, cases have been on the rise for decades
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These Two Mutations Turned Not-so-Deadly Bacteria Into the Plague
The ancestor of the bacterium responsible for the Black Plague isn’t nearly as deadly
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Urine (Not Chlorine) Causes Red Eyes in Pools
CDC spreads the word about the peril of pee in pools
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Could This Head Gear Help Treat Parkinson’s Disease?
Students at Johns Hopkins University have created an at-home brain-stimulating device to ease Parkinson’s symptoms
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Maybe. But we need to learn a lot more about them before they hit pharmacy shelves
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Restaurants are Facing an Egg Shortage Thanks to Avian Flu
The outbreak, which spread surprisingly fast, hit farms that produce liquid eggs
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Scientists Are Stopping Malaria With Viagra
Viagra can help boost the spleen’s ability to filter out infected blood cells
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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”
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It’s Official: Rubella Has Been Eradicated From the Americas
Health officials confirm that rubella no longer originates in North or South America
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Better HIV Prevention Could Be Leading to Higher Syphilis Rates
Syphilis rates increased by 13 percent between 2012 and 2013
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The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
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
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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
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How Armadillos Can Spread Leprosy
These tank-like creatures are the only animals besides us known to carry leprosy
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