Hantavirus Vaccines and Treatments Are in the Pipeline
The deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius has put the spotlight on a rare pathogen…
A Mutation Gave Humans the Gift of Speech. These Mice Have It, Too.
In the balmy cloud forests of Central America, the operatic calls of Alston’s singing mouse, a small, short-tailed…
A Medical Examiner Chases Down an Elusive Killer
The chief medical examiner was not satisfied. The toxicology report on the dead man’s blood samples made no…
Pregnancy With Lupus Is Risky. Would She Be Able to Carry Her Baby to Term?
Fatimah Shepherd knew she was not supposed to get pregnant — not now, while her illness was acting…