Why Do You Get Sick in the Winter? Blame Your Nose
[ad_1] To figure out what exactly was causing this antiviral capability, the scientists then incubated the vesicles with the viruses and imaged them under a microscope. They found that the…
Get Ready to Play ‘Guess the Viral Variant’
[ad_1] 2020 was the year of Covid lockdowns, 2021 the year of vaccines, and 2022 the year of worldwide reopening. 2023 will be the year of variant prediction. The first…
The UK Is Enduring an Onslaught of Scarlet Fever. Is the US Next?
[ad_1] It’s that backdrop of cases—rising to historic heights with no clear explanation why—that reinforces the alarm over scarlet fever now. The World Health Organization said last week that the health…
A Smart Way to Get Ahead of the Next Flu Surge
[ad_1] Singh says a smart thermometer reading is particularly useful for people who have only mild symptoms and can be spared a visit to the doctor, as well as those…
Why China Is Still Stuck in a Zero-Covid Nightmare
[ad_1] Scott Kennedy, senior adviser with the Washington, DC, think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies, visited China in October. “When I was there, it seemed clear to me…
Anthony Fauci’s Sign-Off Message | WIRED
[ad_1] Beginning in 2023, we won’t have Dr. Anthony Fauci to kick around any more. After 38 years in government service, the director of the US National Institute of Allergy…
The Pandemic Uncovered Ways to Speed Up Science
[ad_1] The pandemic highlighted broad problems in research: that many studies were hyped, error-ridden, or even fraudulent, and that misinformation could spread rapidly. But it also demonstrated what was possible.…
Ebola Is Back—and Vaccines Don’t Work Against It
[ad_1] The candidate that’s farthest along is the single-dose ChAd3 Ebola Sudan vaccine, which is being developed by the Sabin Vaccine Institute, a nonprofit based in Washington, DC. By working…
The Fungus That Killed Frogs—and Led to a Surge in Malaria
[ad_1] Though Bd swept through Central America from the 1980s to the 2000s, the analysis that demonstrated its effect on human health could be accomplished only recently, says Michael Springborn,…
Monkeypox Cases in the US Are Falling. There’s No One Reason Why
[ad_1] Add to that: There’s little past experience with the vaccine, known as Jynneos in the US, being used against this disease. It was only approved by the US Food…
Monkeypox Cases in the US Are Falling. No One Knows Why
[ad_1] Add to that: There’s little past experience with the vaccine, known as Jynneos in the US, being used against this disease. It was only approved by the US Food…
For Some Patients, Long Covid Symptoms Mask Something Else
[ad_1] It was overuse of acetaminophen that finally led to Nic Petermann’s cancer diagnosis. For months, the then 26-year-old had been contending with exhaustion, night sweats, recurring fevers, and abdominal…
Larry Brilliant Says Covid Rapid Antigen Tests Are Bad for Public Health
[ad_1] You were one of those people with four doses. That’s right, and I was also able to get a prophylactic monoclonal antibody. That’s probably why I think I got…
Monkeypox Originated in Animals. Could It Spill Back Into Them?
[ad_1] Two months into the international monkeypox epidemic, which so far has caused almost 6,000 infections in the United States and more than 18,000 cases worldwide, it may be old…
What Is Monkeypox? Everything You Need to Know About Symptoms, Spread, and More
[ad_1] Based on previous data from Africa, the two available vaccines are thought to be up to 85 percent effective at preventing a monkeypox infection. They can also be given…
Can Ring Vaccination Contain Monkeypox in the US?
[ad_1] Ring vaccination worked for smallpox because a person-to-person pattern of spread makes it possible to predict and interrupt chains of transmission. The process is straightforward: Find the people most…