Tobacco kills 8 million people worldwide every year, but imagine if it could be used to make medicine. The idea isn't unheard ...
Monkeys infected with Ebola can be cured with a pill, according to a new study out Friday that could pave the way for more ...
The foreign aid program has been one of the country's best defenses against emerging infectious diseases. Without it, we are ...
In the wake of USAID’s shuttering by billionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump, those familiar with USAID’s work have ...
The man’s case didn’t give rise to any widespread variant, but it gave Gupta, with his HIV evolution background, the idea ...
In her new book, A History of the World in Six Plagues, Edna Bonhomme describes a 2014 epidemic that decimated a neighborhood ...
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 ...
U.S.-funded organizations helped keep dangerous pathogens in check around the world. Now many safeguards are gone, and ...
The UK Health Security Agency is investigating possible Lassa fever cases after a traveler was diagnosed with the virus. The ...
The initiative helped pressure the Chinese government to clean up the air in Beijing and was later expanded to dozens of ...
What does USAID do to prevent the spread of Ebola and other highly infectious and dangerous diseases overseas? So you’ve got ...
The unidentified ailment has sickened 1,300 people and led to more than 50 deaths. Regardless of the cause, experts say ...