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Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, speaks to the media during a press conference with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Dr. Mike Ryan, the executive director of the WHO's Health Emergencies Program, at the Government Buildings in Dublin on Dec. 18, 2023. Ghebreyesus spoke on the topic of the pandemic treaty Saturday at the Warwick Economic Summit in Coventry, England, attending virtually from Geneva. He called the treaty, currently in dispute my member nations, "mission critical for humanity."
Health
WHO chief warns ‘future generations may not forgive us’ if pandemic treaty not agreed upon: ‘There will be a next time’
By Erin PraterFebruary 3, 2024
Are Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and ALS prion diseases? It's a complicated question and one that involves semantics, experts say.
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Alzheimer’s disease may be transmissible, some experts say—but only in rare, unusual circumstances. Here’s how
By Erin PraterFebruary 1, 2024
Some say that COVID headaches are no different than your run-of-the-mill headache. Others describe it as more of a tension or migraine-type headache.
Health
Have a COVID headache? What you can expect, how to treat it, and when it might go away
By Erin PraterJanuary 20, 2024
Pigs in a rural area of China last year, where the H9N2 bird flu was reportedly infecting pigs and combining with swine flu. The A(H1N2)v swine flu has been detected in an individual in the UK for the first time, the region's Health Security Agency said Monday.
Health
The U.K. has detected its first human case of a new type of swine flu. What you need to know
By Erin PraterNovember 27, 2023
A new RSV shot for babies is in such short supply that doctors have been advised to prioritize giving the drug to infants at high risk of severe disease
Family
A new RSV shot for babies is in such short supply that doctors have been advised to prioritize giving the drug to infants at high risk of severe disease
By Mike Stobbe and The Associated PressOctober 25, 2023
Biomedical illustration of vibrio vulnificus bacteria on black background.
Health
Deadly flesh-eating bacteria infections are on the rise. Here’s how to avoid catching one, according to an infectious disease expert
By Bill Sullivan and The ConversationSeptember 25, 2023
A replacement for Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert and frequent face on TV during the COVID pandemic, has been named 
Health
A replacement for Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert and frequent face on TV during the COVID pandemic, has been named 
By The Associated PressAugust 2, 2023
Tuberculosis cases and deaths are on the rise for first time in decades after efforts to control it have ‘stalled, slowed or reversed’
Health
Tuberculosis cases and deaths are on the rise for first time in decades after efforts to control it have ‘stalled, slowed or reversed’
By Carlos Franco-Paredes and The ConversationJuly 10, 2023
A ‘Last of Us’–style fungi outbreak could obliterate crops worldwide, researchers say: ‘The imminent threat here is not about zombies, but about global starvation’
Environment
A ‘Last of Us’–style fungi outbreak could obliterate crops worldwide, researchers say: ‘The imminent threat here is not about zombies, but about global starvation’
By Tristan BoveMay 4, 2023
Fauci says the general public ‘somehow’ didn’t get his messaging ‘that the vulnerable are really, really heavily weighted toward the elderly’
Health
Fauci says the general public ‘somehow’ didn’t get his messaging ‘that the vulnerable are really, really heavily weighted toward the elderly’
By Steve MollmanApril 30, 2023
An optical microscope view of Candida auris.
Health
Deadly drug-resistant fungus has spread across the U.S. Here’s what you need to know about Candida auris
By Chloe TaylorMarch 21, 2023
Cases of tickborne disease babesiosis are surging in the U.S. Northeast, the CDC warns. Here’s what you need to know
Health
Cases of tickborne disease babesiosis are surging in the U.S. Northeast, the CDC warns. Here’s what you need to know
By Erin PraterMarch 16, 2023
Fauci says fast-spreading COVID variants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 are ‘pretty troublesome’
Health
Fauci says fast-spreading COVID variants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 are ‘pretty troublesome’
By Chloe TaylorOctober 18, 2022
Monkeypox outbreak may have peaked in Europe and can be eliminated, WHO says
Health
Monkeypox outbreak may have peaked in Europe and can be eliminated, WHO says
By Chloe TaylorAugust 30, 2022
Polio detected in New York City’s wastewater, suggesting virus spread
Health
Polio detected in New York City’s wastewater, suggesting virus spread
By The Associated PressAugust 12, 2022
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