Congo has announced a new Ebola outbreak. Here is what to know
DAKAR, Senegal — Congo’s authorities announced this week a new Ebola outbreak, which has killed more than a dozen people…
Breakthrough reveals how viruses efficiently pack genetic material
Researchers at San Diego State University and Michigan State University are shedding new light on how viruses meticulously…
AI model predicts flu vaccine strains more accurately than WHO
A new study shows that artificial intelligence can beat traditional methods in picking flu vaccine strains, offering a…
Why COVID keeps roaring back every summer, even as pandemic fades | Health-and-fitness
LOS ANGELES — By many measures, the coronavirus is a thing of the past. Masks have been stored…
Herpes zoster vaccination linked to lower risk of heart attack and stroke
A new global systematic literature review and meta-analysis has shown that herpes zoster vaccination, used to prevent shingles, is associated…
Novel monoclonal antibodies show promise in preventing severe mpox disease
A team from the Microbiology Department at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has discovered three…
How a Réunion Island outbreak sparked France’s record chikungunya season
A surge of imported cases from Réunion Island triggered France’s earliest chikungunya season ever, testing the limits of…
Giant Dormant Virus Found in Algae Could Revolutionize Genetics
In 2025, scientists at Virginia Tech made an extraordinary discovery while studying a simple green alga, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.…
How mosquito-borne viruses chikungunya, dengue and Zika got their names
Chikungunya is on everybody’s radar these days as cases increase significantly worldwide, including across Asia. “That which bends…
In Oregon and Beyond, Many Kids in Mental Health Crises Come to the ER—And Languish
A few years ago, the Portland-based health policy researcher John McConnell recalls, he started hearing about a problem.…