A staged alert system, designed by scientists and public health officials to guide local policies, helped one city prevent hospital surges and long lockdowns, according to new research published in the journal Nature Communications.
Jun 18, 2021
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A new analysis of blood samples from 24,000 Americans taken early last year is the latest and largest study to suggest that the new coronavirus popped up in the U.S. in December 2019—weeks before cases were first recognized ...
Jun 15, 2021
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A new method to monitor epidemics like COVID-19 gives an accurate real-time estimate of the growth rate of an epidemic by carefully evaluating the relationship between the amount of viruses in infected people's bodies, called ...
Jun 3, 2021
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Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials seized on contact tracing as the most effective way to anticipate the virus's migration from the initial, densely populated hot spots and try to curb its spread. Months ...
May 6, 2021
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U.S. government researchers found that two masks are better than one in slowing coronavirus spread, but health officials stopped short of recommending that everyone double up.
Feb 10, 2021
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The World Health Organization (WHO) called Wednesday for a strengthening of global detection networks for the H5N1 bird flu virus which infected a large number of animal species.
Apr 24, 2024
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U.S. health officials issued a warning Tuesday about counterfeit Botox injections that have sickened 22 people.
Apr 24, 2024
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A West Virginia hospital has confirmed the first known case of measles in the state since 2009, health officials said Monday.
Apr 23, 2024
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Measles outbreaks in the U.S. and abroad are raising health experts' concern about the preventable, once-common childhood virus.
Apr 11, 2024
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Bird flu is always a concern for health officials, not only for its effects on food supply chains, but for its potential for causing infections in humans. However, rarely, if ever, do humans contract this virus.
Apr 5, 2024
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