Health Feb 28 3 years into COVID-19 pandemic, disease origins remain a mystery Did the coronavirus originate in animals or leak from a Chinese lab? Governments and health agencies around the world have been trying to answer that question since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Science Jan 24 New gene therapy delivers treatment directly to brain About 30 U.S. studies testing gene therapy to the brain for various disorders are ongoing, according to the National Institutes of Health.
Health Jan 05 As COVID-19 surges in China, U.S. begins testing more travelers As COVID-19 surges in China, the U.S. is expanding its traveler surveillance program, an early warning system for detecting new variants.
Health Nov 25 After a year, omicron still driving COVID surges amid holiday season The omicron variant is driving U.S. COVID-19 case counts higher in many places just in time for the holiday season.
Health Oct 02 WATCH: Swedish scientist wins Nobel Prize in medicine for human evolution discoveries Svante Paabo spearheaded the development of new techniques that allowed researchers to compare the genome of modern humans and our closest extinct relatives, the Neanderthals and Denisovans.
Health Jul 26 2 new studies bolster theory coronavirus emerged from the wild Two new studies provide more evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China market where live animals were sold, bolstering the theory that the virus emerged from the wild rather than escaping from a Chinese lab.
Health Apr 15 Once again, U.S. faces another COVID-19 surge as cases rise nationally The U.S. may be heading into another COVID-19 surge, with cases rising nationally and in most states after a two-month decline.
Health Dec 23 Omicron less likely than delta to result in hospitalization, studies say Two new British studies provide some early hints that the omicron variant of the coronavirus may be milder than delta.
Health Dec 15 U.S. faces double coronavirus surge as omicron variant spreads Omicron, even if it proves milder on the whole, may disarm some of the life-saving tools available and put immune-compromised and elderly people at particular risk as it begins a rapid assault on the United States.
Health Dec 01 Mysteries of omicron variant could take weeks to decipher Up to now, the world has been slow to react to each coronavirus curveball. This time an early warning from South Africa and Botswana might have offered important head start.