During 2024, the number of pandemic-prone and epidemic-prone disease outbreaks worldwide was estimated at 301. The data highlight a shift in disease outbreak patterns, with a decline in the number of ...

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The country’s confirmed cases have topped 9,000 since last year, raising fears that a high-stakes evaluation in April could ...

A measles outbreak in South Carolina has become the largest in the United States in more than 30 years. As of Feb. 10, 933 ...

According to the CDC, measles symptoms appear seven to 14 days after contact with the virus and typically include high fever, ...

The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon. Cross-reactive antibody (crAb), which recognizes conserved viral epitopes across diverse strains, has emerged as powerful tools for ...

Physician Assistants: In multiple states, P.A. now means “physician associate,” and other states may follow this year.

This article appears in the March 2026 print edition with the headline “How America Got So Sick.” ...

ZAPOPAN, Mexico (AP) — The Mexican state of Jalisco on Thursday issued a health alert and mandated the use of face masks in schools as a measles outbreak hit the state capital, a key host city for the ...

Is Britain on the cusp of a scientific and technological revolution? Simon Carter, the boss of the property giant ­British Land, appears to believe that it is.

Here’s something to bark about. Experts say a respiratory virus that originated in man’s best friend could be a major threat to public health. Canine coronavirus, also known as CCoV, is associated ...

With the United States having vacated the field, the world’s leading infectious disease experts gathered in Melbourne to discuss collaborative efforts to identify and combat the next pandemic ...