Health Aug 17 Can air conditioning make you sick? A microbiologist explains By Primrose Freestone, The Conversation
Health Mar 23 Tuberculosis was once a disease in decline, but a resurgence in cases has health officials puzzled Tuberculosis is the leading infectious cause of death around the world, outpaced only by COVID-19 during the first three years of the pandemic. Reports of TB date back to the time of Hippocrates, but modern outbreaks shows that the disease… By Karen Dobos, Marcela Henao-Tamayo, The Conversation
Health Mar 08 What is hantavirus, the infection that killed Betsy Arakawa in New Mexico? Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, died from hantavirus infection, officials in New Mexico announced Friday. Hantavirus, found throughout the world, is spread by contact with rodents or their urine or feces. An infection can rapidly progress and become life-threatening. By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press
Health Aug 01 As climate change leads to more and wetter storms, cholera cases are on the rise Flash floods spread sewage into lakes and boreholes, washed away pipelines and sanitation infrastructure, and ruined roads integral to the delivery of supplies. By Blanca Begert, Grist
Science Jul 18 Warming planet may have overwhelming impact on infectious diseases Diseases old and new are becoming more prevalent and even cropping up in places they’ve never been found before. By Zoya Teirstein, Grist
Sep 22 Watch 7:58 Global leaders pledge billions to combat infectious diseases after COVID causes setbacks By Dr. Alok Patel and Caleb Hellerman, Global Health Reporting Center Alongside the United Nations General Assembly this week, a push for the fight against infectious diseases. Most countries signed on, but the U.K. is a holdout. As special correspondent Dr. Alok Patel reports, with governments’ budgets tightening, there is concern… Continue watching
Aug 12 Polio virus found in New York City wastewater By Karen Matthews, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press New York City and state health departments say that the presence of the poliovirus in the city’s wastewater suggests likely local circulation of the virus. Officials are urging people to get vaccinated against polio. Continue reading
Aug 08 Climate change hazards worsen 58 percent of infectious diseases, study says By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press A new study finds climate hazards aggravate 58 percent of known infection diseases in people. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch 7:11 Why antibody tests, a crucial step toward overcoming COVID-19, are still unreliable Testing, both for active cases of COVID-19 and for antibodies indicating prior exposure to the disease, will be critical to resuming economic activity. In addition, scientists are racing to develop therapies for people who do get infected -- especially those… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 7:37 Why scientists need to learn more about how COVID-19 behaves within a human body How much do we know about COVID-19, the virus spreading misery across the globe? Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss understanding the dynamics of the virus within people it has infected, why some experience much more severe forms… Continue watching