MeSH tree: B04.820
New research has uncovered a hidden pathway that allows COVID-19 to infect the immune system and trigger damaging inflammation in the lungs. The study by La Trobe University and WEHI researchers found SARS-CoV-2, the virus ...
Jul 9, 2026
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Public health relies on data—whether it is tracking the effectiveness of a given year's flu vaccine, monitoring blood lead levels around the country or estimating the prevalence of diabetes. These data form the basis for ...
Jul 8, 2026
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In a typical year, scientists discover two or three viruses that have never been seen in people before. The number fluctuates, but the trend has been fairly steady since the 1960s.
Jul 6, 2026
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Andes virus, the type of hantavirus responsible for the outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship earlier this year, has a fatality rate of up to 36%. Precautions such as isolation of infected individuals and use of personal ...
Jul 6, 2026
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More than 120 passengers and crew members on a Princess Cruises ship that docked in San Francisco on Thursday were infected with a stomach virus while on their voyage, federal health officials said.
Jul 3, 2026
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The World Health Organization on Thursday declared an end to the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that sparked international alarm, after the last person left quarantine.
Jul 2, 2026
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Health officials are encouraging people to use bug spray and mosquito-control efforts as West Nile virus season is off to its earliest and worst start in over two decades.
Jul 2, 2026
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In the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec, through seven waves of outbreaks, SARS-CoV-2 tended to infect young adults first before the rest of the population, a new study shows. That makes them a key demographic ...
Jul 1, 2026
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COVID-19 vaccine boosters not only protect against SARS-CoV-2—the virus behind the most recent pandemic—but may also help protect against some future coronaviruses that risk spreading from animals to humans, Cambridge researchers ...
Jul 1, 2026
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A rare but dangerous tick-borne virus called Powassan is appearing more often across the United States, and experts say warmer weather may be helping it spread.
Jun 29, 2026
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