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
CDC Study of Vaccinated Frontline Workers Shows Covid-19 Shots Effectively Prevent Infection, Not Just Symptoms
The vaccinated group of participants saw 90 percent fewer cases than if they had not been vaccinated
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
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 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
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
The Fever That Struck New York
The front lines of a terrible epidemic, through the eyes of a young doctor profoundly touched by tragedy
Large Study Shows People With Dementia Are at Higher Covid-19 Risk
The condition may present both physical and social risk factors that make transmission more likely
Johnson & Johnson Applies for FDA's Emergency Use Authorization for Covid-19 Vaccine—Here's Why That Takes Time
Independent experts will review data from over 40,000 trial participants and meet on February 26 to make a recommendation
The Mysterious Cause of a Deadly Illness in Sanctuary Chimps Revealed
Researchers identified the 100 percent fatal pathogen as epizootic neurologic and gastroenteric syndrome or ENGS
How Covid-19 Has Hurt the Effort to Track STDs
As gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia have hit their highest marks in decades, many STD contact tracers have shifted to work on the pandemic
What One Covid-19 Cluster on an Airplane Tells Experts About Risk Factors While Flying
When one person with Covid-19 took an 18-hour flight from Dubai to New Zealand, several people got sick
What Experts Know About the Current Coronavirus Variants
The appearance of highly transmissible versions of the pandemic coronavirus has the world's medical community on high alert
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