Understanding what autoimmune diseases are, what triggers them and how they’re treated can be a powerful first step toward ...

I research virus outbreaks around the world. Here’s what I’ll be keeping an eye on in 2026 that could cause infections in unexpected places or cases.

As 2026 approaches, many of us have high hopes. Whether it be for our finances, our family, or even in our relationships, the ...

Humans have been getting infected by ancient bacteria and viruses for at least 37,000 years. Now, for the first time, pathogen DNA has uncovered a pivotal disease "turning point" that happened 6,500 ...

Waterborne diseases are rising progressively because of usage of unsafe drinking water, poor sanitation and altered weather patterns. Doctors caution that basic daily hygiene and food safety can ...

In a recent study published in PLoS Biology, researchers showed that life history features of pathogens help determine the age of humans when they have the highest probability of being infected with ...

That's every pathogenic disease discovered since the Roman Empire. Scientists have made a distressing discovery on how global warming will affect known infectious diseases. Climate hazards are ...

For some infectious diseases, this may be true. Climate change appears to be changing where and when some infectious diseases occur. However, this is not the case for all infectious diseases. Several ...

Prion diseases are a group of different conditions that affect your brain and nervous system. They can cause severe dementia or problems with body control that get worse very quickly. They're rare -- ...

New CDC childhood vaccination guidelines reduce the number of primarily targeted diseases from 16 to what the Department of ...