Science Jul 28

The family of Ebola viruses has just gotten a bit bigger. The government of Sierra Leone has announced that a new species of Ebola, the sixth, has been discovered there in bats.

World Jun 23

Transmission of the deadly virus appears to have stopped — though it is not yet time to pull back on the response operation.

Health Mar 10

The sole influenza vaccine made in cell culture in the United States may have worked about 20 percent better this flu season than the standard vaccines made in eggs, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said Thursday.

Science Feb 24

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking Congress for money for a new building to house the laboratories that work on the deadliest pathogens known to humankind.

Health Feb 17

It’s too soon to say the flu season has peaked, but it’s at least possible it may have plateaued.

Science Jan 05

With this week’s bellicose boasting about who has the bigger red button on his desk, an alert Thursday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention felt more than a bit on the nose.

Health Dec 23

Keep your fingers away from your nose and your mouth. Seriously.

Health Dec 01

If you have been planning to get a flu shot but just haven’t gotten around to it yet, the time to act is now — especially if you hope to be healthy at Christmas.

Health Sep 09

The findings come as health officials confront large and protracted mumps epidemics that have become more common around the country.

Health Jul 07

Georgia’s public health commissioner, Brenda Fitzgerald, will succeed Dr. Tom Frieden as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.