Tobacco's hidden friendly side: How the controversial plant could be used for good
Tobacco kills 8 million people worldwide every year, but imagine if it could be used to make medicine. The idea isn't unheard ...
Ebola-infected monkeys cured with a pill, sparking human treatment hopes
Monkeys infected with Ebola can be cured with a pill, according to a new study out Friday that could pave the way for more ...
'It is a dangerous strategy, and one for which we all may pay dearly': Dismantling USAID leaves the US more exposed to pandemics than ever
The foreign aid program has been one of the country's best defenses against emerging infectious diseases. Without it, we are ...
"2 million dead by the end of the year": Ex-USAID chief says aid cuts will kill starving children
In the wake of USAID’s shuttering by billionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump, those familiar with USAID’s work have ...
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Four ways COVID changed virology: lessons from the most sequenced virus of all time
The man’s case didn’t give rise to any widespread variant, but it gave Gupta, with his HIV evolution background, the idea ...
How Ebola Lockdowns Failed a Liberian Community
In her new book, A History of the World in Six Plagues, Edna Bonhomme describes a 2014 epidemic that decimated a neighborhood ...
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Manhattan Health Scare: Suspected Ebola Cases Identified as Norovirus
A health scare unfolded in Manhattan on Sunday when two patients exhibiting symptoms resembling Ebola were transported from a CityMD urgent care facility on East 125th Street and Lexington Avenue to ...
How foreign aid cuts are setting the stage for disease outbreaks
U.S.-funded organizations helped keep dangerous pathogens in check around the world. Now many safeguards are gone, and ...
What Is Lassa Fever? Symptoms And How It Spreads
The UK Health Security Agency is investigating possible Lassa fever cases after a traveler was diagnosed with the virus. The ...
US State Department Kills Global Air Monitoring Program Researchers Say Paid for Itself
The initiative helped pressure the Chinese government to clean up the air in Beijing and was later expanded to dozens of ...
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Musk’s Reckless Ebola Cuts Could Lead to Deadly Pandemics
What does USAID do to prevent the spread of Ebola and other highly infectious and dangerous diseases overseas? So you’ve got ...
What we do—and don’t—know about the mysterious illness in the DRC
The unidentified ailment has sickened 1,300 people and led to more than 50 deaths. Regardless of the cause, experts say ...