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 ...

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 ...

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

Nearly 80 percent of U.S. households are connected to municipal wastewater collection systems. These sewer systems contain the biological waste, including discharged pathogens, of the human ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . As I head into my 25th year of working as a clinical infectious diseases pharmacist, one of the most important ...

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 ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has delayed a vote until Friday on whether to change a longstanding recommendation that newborns should receive the hepatitis B vaccine. Dr. Peter ...