ScienceHealthScienceHealthMonkeypox Is Now Mpox, WHO SaysThe emerging viral disease has a new name, though both names will be used interchangeably for a year to avoid…ByEd CaraPublishedNovember 28, 2022Comments (9)Save
ScienceHealthScienceHealthNew List of the Most Dangerous Pathogens Will Include ‘Disease X,’ the Likely Next PandemicThe World Health Organization's current list of the worst germs features those responsible for Ebola, Zika, and…ByEd CaraPublishedNovember 22, 2022Comments (7)Save
ScienceHealthScienceHealthUpgraded Covid-19 Boosters Could Save 90,000 American Lives This Winter—If We Get ThemA new analysis from the Commonwealth Fund predicts that even a modest booster campaign would save tens of thousands…ByEd CaraPublishedOctober 7, 2022Comments (13)Save
ScienceHealthScienceHealthItalian Man With Fever Learns He Has Monkeypox, Covid-19, and HIV All at OnceIt's the world's first documented case of co-infection with all three diseases.ByEd CaraPublishedAugust 25, 2022Comments (79)Save
ScienceHealthScienceHealthCDC Warns Doctors to Look Out for Mystery Liver Illness in ChildrenAt least nine children in the U.S. and over 100 in Europe have contracted the severe and unexplained hepatitis, with…ByEd CaraPublishedApril 22, 2022Comments (17)Save
ScienceHealthScienceHealthKids in the U.S. and Europe Are Coming Down With Mysterious Liver DamageDoctors say dozens of children have developed severe hepatitis, with some needing transplants.ByEd CaraPublishedApril 15, 2022Comments (69)Save
ScienceHealthScienceHealthScientists Deliberately Infected People With Covid-19: Here's What Happened to ThemThe findings might show that people become sick sooner after infection than we thought, and remain infectious more…ByEd CaraPublishedFebruary 3, 2022Comments (13)Save
ScienceHealthCovid-19ScienceHealthCovid-19Why Pet Hamsters Are the Latest Suspect in Coronavirus OutbreaksHong Kong officials plan to cull thousands of rodents after covid-19 cases were linked to a pet store.ByEd CaraPublishedJanuary 21, 2022Comments (9)Save
ScienceHealthCovid-19ScienceHealthCovid-19Experimental Nasal Spray Could Provide Temporary Protection Against Covid-19In a petri dish and in mice, the spray stopped all variants of the coronavirus, even Omicron, from infecting cells…ByEd CaraPublishedJanuary 10, 2022Comments (11)Save
ScienceHealthCovid-19ScienceHealthCovid-19The Coronavirus Can Persist for Months in Brain, Heart, and Intestines, Major Study FindsNIH-led research finds that the virus can infect tissues all over the body and can stick around for at least six…ByEd CaraPublishedDecember 28, 2021Comments (22)Save
ScienceHealthCovid-19ScienceHealthCovid-19First Case of Omicron Variant Detected in the U.S.The California patient is experiencing mild illness and is recovering in isolation.ByEd CaraPublishedDecember 1, 2021Comments (13)Save
ScienceHealthCovid-19ScienceHealthCovid-19Uh Oh, the Coronavirus Has Been Spreading Widely in U.S. DeerUp to a third of deer in Iowa had recently been infected by SARS-CoV-2, according to one estimate.ByEd CaraPublishedNovember 4, 2021Comments (100)Save
ScienceHealthCovid-19ScienceHealthCovid-19There Was a Hidden Covid-19 Epidemic Among Household Pets, Study SuggestsAbout one in five pets that lived with a previously infected owner had antibodies themselves, but the animals didn't…ByEd CaraPublishedJuly 2, 2021Comments (5)Save
ScienceHealthCovid-19ScienceHealthCovid-19What to Know About the Latest Covid-19 Lab Leak HypeDid the virus spread to humans after a lab accident? Despite recent headlines, there's still no smoking gun.ByEd CaraPublishedJune 8, 2021Comments (67)Save
ScienceHealthScienceHealthA New Coronavirus May Be Jumping From Dogs to People, Scientists ReportA group of scientists fear they may have discovered another coronavirus capable of infecting humans. The virus has…ByEd CaraPublishedMay 20, 2021Comments (14)Save
ScienceHealthCovid-19ScienceHealthCovid-19Scientists Want a Serious Investigation Into the Origins of the CoronavirusScientists in several countries are calling for a serious investigation into the beginnings of SARS-CoV-2, the novel…ByEd CaraPublishedMay 14, 2021Comments (38)Save
ScienceHealthCovid-19ScienceHealthCovid-19Great, We Gave Covid-19 to OttersOtters have joined the ever-growing list of animals known to be susceptible to the coronavirus behind covid-19. Over…ByEd CaraPublishedApril 19, 2021Comments (21)Save
ScienceHealthCovid-19ScienceHealthCovid-19The Covid-19 Lab Escape Theory Is About to Be EverywhereFormer CDC Chief Robert Redfield Latest To Endorse Lab Leak OriginByEd CaraPublishedMarch 26, 2021Comments (106)Save
ScienceHealthCovid-19ScienceHealthCovid-19A Woman's Tragic Covid-19 Death Traced to Tainted Donated Lungs, Report FindsDoctors say that a Michigan woman’s untimely death last fall was caused by covid-19 unknowingly spread through a…ByEd CaraPublishedFebruary 23, 2021Comments (12)Save
ScienceHealthCovid-19ScienceHealthCovid-19WHO Scientists Say Wuhan Lab Leak 'Extremely Unlikely' to Have Caused Covid-19 PandemicScientists assembled by the World Health Organization to investigate the origins of the covid-19 pandemic have…ByEd CaraPublishedFebruary 9, 2021Comments (57)Save