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Health Helen Branswell

A pandemic upside: The flu virus became less diverse, simplifying the task of making flu shots

Health David Tuller

Seeking the causes of post-Covid symptoms, researchers dust off data on college students with mononucleosis

In the Lab Sharon Begley

‘It’s something I have never seen’: How the Covid-19 virus hijacks cells

In the Lab Eric Boodman

A fitting memorial: Superbug treatment named for the patient who inspired its discovery

Health Helen Branswell

With a surge in cases of mysterious polio-like condition, CDC appeals to doctors to help crack case

Politics Kate Sheridan

HIV research halted after NIH freezes acquisition of fetal tissue

In the Lab Helen Branswell

New Ebola species is reported for first time in a decade

Health Eric Boodman

First phage therapy center in the U.S. signals growing acceptance

Don't Miss Rick Berke

Watch: Bill Gates the philanthropist is also Bill Gates the movie buff

Heavyweights Helen Branswell

The virus hunter: In a bygone era, C.J. Peters learned how to bend the rules

Health Helen Branswell

This year’s awful flu season may have just hit a plateau

Health Helen Branswell

If you drink untreated water — and you shouldn’t — this is what you’re drinking

Health Andrew Joseph

Not just Zika: Other mosquito-borne viruses may cause birth defects, study suggests

In the Lab Sharon Begley

U.S. lifts moratorium on funding controversial, high-risk virus research

Health Eric Boodman

A patient’s legacy: Researchers work to make phage therapy less of a long shot

Health Usha Lee McFarling

Deadly West Nile virus cases are spiking in LA. The first line of defense: chickens

Health Helen Branswell

Ebola outbreak may be smaller than feared, WHO indicates

In the Lab Leah Samuel

5 important ways Henrietta Lacks changed medical science

Health Helen Branswell

New report charts ways to expedite critical research during epidemics

Health Helen Branswell

Why were there fewer microcephaly cases from Zika last year?

Health Helen Branswell

Researchers say yellow fever in Brazil means a chance of the disease coming to the US

Health Helen Branswell

50 years of keeping bugs at bay: inside the CDC’s quarantine program

Business Rebecca Robbins

For $6,000, medical tourists seek a hepatitis C cure — and see the pyramids

Health Associated Press

A rare rat virus infects eight people in Wisconsin and Illinois

Health Helen Branswell

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A pandemic upside: The flu virus became less diverse, simplifying the task of making flu shots

Seeking the causes of post-Covid symptoms, researchers dust off data on college students with mononucleosis

‘It’s something I have never seen’: How the Covid-19 virus hijacks cells

A fitting memorial: Superbug treatment named for the patient who inspired its discovery

With a surge in cases of mysterious polio-like condition, CDC appeals to doctors to help crack case

HIV research halted after NIH freezes acquisition of fetal tissue

New Ebola species is reported for first time in a decade

First phage therapy center in the U.S. signals growing acceptance

Watch: Bill Gates the philanthropist is also Bill Gates the movie buff

The virus hunter: In a bygone era, C.J. Peters learned how to bend the rules

This year’s awful flu season may have just hit a plateau

If you drink untreated water — and you shouldn’t — this is what you’re drinking

Not just Zika: Other mosquito-borne viruses may cause birth defects, study suggests

U.S. lifts moratorium on funding controversial, high-risk virus research

A patient’s legacy: Researchers work to make phage therapy less of a long shot

Deadly West Nile virus cases are spiking in LA. The first line of defense: chickens

Ebola outbreak may be smaller than feared, WHO indicates

5 important ways Henrietta Lacks changed medical science

New report charts ways to expedite critical research during epidemics

Why were there fewer microcephaly cases from Zika last year?

Researchers say yellow fever in Brazil means a chance of the disease coming to the US

50 years of keeping bugs at bay: inside the CDC’s quarantine program

For $6,000, medical tourists seek a hepatitis C cure — and see the pyramids

A rare rat virus infects eight people in Wisconsin and Illinois

Remembering Ebola, coalition targets three viruses with outbreak potential

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