Diseases and Cures

Candidates for vaccines to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in older adults could be getting FDA approval soon.

Findings link hot spots of mosquito-borne disease with the presence of trash near homes, crowded housing, and relatively greater wealth.

Diagnosis rates of asthma in children decreased by 52% during COVID’s first year. Masking and keeping kids separate may explain why.

The pandemic changed our world, transforming our understanding of and attitude towards public health. As the first truly global pandemic of the modern era, the outbreak inspired a level of coordination and cooperation previously unseen between cities, as mayors, governors and municipal leaders…

“Our research suggests that the US could benefit from adopting Canada’s more flexible regulatory approach to methadone treatment…”…

Avian influenza viruses have evolved to infect birds, but the current H5N1 outbreak is also infecting a wide range of mammals. This suggests that it could mutate into forms that threaten humans.

Interviews with over 90 patients and caregivers in the US and Australia highlight how COVID-19 disrupted cancer care in 2020 and 2021.

An overreliance on medication as the first-line treatment for depression can lead some people to be labeled with treatment-resistant depression when there are other viable alternatives for relief.

The drugmaker’s move responded to the growing competition that has shaken up the insulin market in recent years.

Individuals’ tendency to plan for the future plays a surprising role in their vaccine hesitancy, a study finds.

A new algorithm calculates how to effectively repurpose existing drugs that could be used in future pandemic outbreaks.

A biologist who studies how viruses spread from animals to people explains the process of spillover and the risks posed by the new bird flu that has spread across the globe.