COVID-19 can cause lasting lung damage
3 ways long COVID patients’ respiration can suffer
Jeffrey M. Sturek, University of Virginia and Alexandra Kadl, University of Virginia
“I just can’t do what I used...
Fears of a polio resurgence in the US have health officials...
A virologist explains the history of this dreaded disease
Rosemary Rochford, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Fears of polio gripped the U.S. in the mid-20th century....
How the omicron subvariant BA.5 became a master of disguise –...
Suresh V. Kuchipudi, Penn State
The omicron subvariant known as BA.5 was first detected in South Africa in February 2022 and spread rapidly throughout the...
Protecting yourself from UV radiation
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US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Taking steps to protect yourself from the sun is a year-round responsibility. Protect yourself and others from...
Understanding the many ways that your internal clock affects your health
Your body has an internal clock that dictates when you eat, sleep and might have a heart attack – all based on time of day
Shogo...
What is monkeypox? A microbiologist explains what’s known about this smallpox cousin
Rodney E. Rohde, Texas State University
On May 18, 2022, Massachusetts health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed a single case...
Understanding and treating sepsis
Sepsis still kills 1 in 5 people worldwide – two ICU physicians offer a new approach to stopping it
Emily Brant, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences...
CDC making big investments in the war on cancer
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced first-year funding awards of $215 million in a...
New cancer drug trains immune system to kill tumors
‘Masked’ cancer drug stealthily trains immune system to kill tumors while sparing healthy tissues, reducing treatment side effects
Aslan Mansurov, University of Chicago Pritzker School of...
Monkeypox case found in the U.S.
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
On May 18, 2022, a U.S. resident tested positive for monkeypox after returning to the U.S. from Canada....
