Following the identification of the first locally acquired malaria cases in the US in 20 years, experts warn in an Annals of Internal Medicine commentary that nations could see worrisome resurgences of the disease without ...
Aug 9, 2023
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As tick season gets into full swing, we spoke with two experts who study them to learn about the latest in tick research and how to stay protected. Emily Struckhoff is a vector-borne disease program specialist with Penn State ...
Jul 6, 2023
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health advisory following the recent cases of malaria in Florida and Texas.
Jul 4, 2023
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Millions have been tuning in every week to watch the highly anticipated TV adaptation of "The Last of Us." The show depicts a post-apocalyptic world where society has collapsed due to the outbreak of a dangerous, brain-controlling ...
Jan 25, 2023
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COVID-19 came as an unexpected challenge for humanity. Countries adopted different, sometimes diametrically opposed approaches to minimizing the pandemic's impact: from hard lockdowns to no restrictions at all, as in Sweden. ...
Jan 23, 2023
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Up to 8.4 billion people could be at risk of dengue and malaria at the end of the century if emissions keep rising at current levels. But even in a best-case scenario in which we reduce emissions billions could still be affected.
Nov 11, 2022
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We all have different preferences for when it's the right time to bring out the winter blankets. And the thermostat's setting often forms the basis of office arguments between women and men regarding the "correct" temperature ...
Jun 7, 2022
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Scientists have long known that as the Earth warms due to climate change, plants produce more pollen, making allergy season longer and more pronounced.
Apr 25, 2022
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Knowing the environmental and human-related variables that characterize the favorable areas for the incidence of the West Nile virus, a flavivirus that is transmitted from birds to humans by mosquitoes, is essential to identify ...
Feb 24, 2021
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For most of us in the west, epidemics are what happen to other people. COVID-19 has changed that.
May 11, 2020
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