In a recent review published in Science, researchers discussed the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in preventing outbreaks of infectious diseases and future pandemics. Study: Leveraging ...

While the CDC recommends hand washing as the best way to prevent norovirus (note: hand sanitizer does not kill the virus ), ...

The U.S. is still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic with more and more long COVID cases emerging. Bird flu is a growing threat. The country is dealing with measles outbreaks, and antibiotic-resistant ...

Held each academic year, the Drexel Dornsife School of Public Health's (DSPH) Population Health Spotlight Series offers a dynamic platform to explore cutting-edge public health research and ...

Zoonotic diseases are infectious diseases transmitted from animals to humans, such as rabies virus, avian influenza, and Ebola virus disease. Over 60% of all infectious diseases in humans are zoonotic ...

The Forum on Microbial Threats was created in 1996 at the request of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health to provide a structured opportunity for ...

As immune function wanes, people become vulnerable. What should be a sniffle becomes deadly pneumonia. Infections that should remain dormant awaken to fatal effect. An obscure fungus kills. People ...

Any project, supported or not by a committee, that has not deposited records to the Records Office. Nearly 80 percent of U.S. households are connected to municipal wastewater collection systems. These ...

Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo will be the next director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the National Institutes of Health announced Wednesday. Marrazzo is expected to begin her ...

Source: Ethleen Lloyd, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Public Health Image Library, public domain Bird flu in America. Marburg virus in Africa. Warnings about “Disease X.” These headlines ...