Disease

Everything You Need to Know About MERS

By Alice Park

The Next Pandemic Is Only a Plane Flight Away

By Bryan Walsh

Divorce More Likely When Wife Falls Ill

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Guinea Claims Ebola Outbreak Nearly Under Control

By Alexandra Sifferlin
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MERS Death Toll Climbs as Man Killed By Virus in Saudi Arabia

The deadly virus, whose origins may be linked to camels, has claimed 68 lives in Saudi Arabia and caused a panic among health workers

By Nolan Feeney

No, It's Not Safe to Pee in the Pool, Says Science

Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps has admitted to doing it, saying “chlorine kills it, so it’s not bad.” Peeing in the pool is inarguably a gross habit, but now science is telling us that it’s also...

By Alexandra Sifferlin

What You Need to Know About the Ebola Virus

An outbreak in Guinea has killed nearly 60 people

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Ebola Outbreak Stirs Health Fears

An outbreak of the deadly hemorrhagic fever in the West African country of Guinea is causing a global scare, though Canadian authorities say that reports the virus appeared in that country aren't accurate

By Laura Stampler

Iraq Sees First Confirmed Case of Polio In 14 Years

The strain observed in an Iraqi six-month-old matches one observed in Syria last September

By Maya Rhodan

Ohio Mumps Outbreak Spreads Beyond University Walls

Outbreak began in Ohio State University, but health officials in Columbus say virus is now affecting people with no links to the campus

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Elders' Medications Often Cancel Each Other Out

In some instances can worse another disease

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Study: 'Barbaric' Lack of Care for Syrian Children

A new report by Save the Children New warns that children in Syria are dying from treatable or preventable diseases that have metastasized in the country during the civil war, which is about to enter its fourth year

By Kharunya Paramaguru

Blood Test Could Predict Alzheimer's, Study Finds

Scientists say the test could predict the disease with 90% accuracy

By Dan Kedmey

Fighting Malaria Will Be an Uphill Battle, Literally

New research says that climate change will cause mosquitos to move into previously bug-free high-altitude territory, bringing the debilitating and often deadly disease with them as they climbs up warming hilly terrain

By Bryan Walsh

The 5 Jobs Most Likely to Make You Sick

While you're building your fortune, these jobs are destroying your health

By Men’s Health / Paige Greenfield

How Uncle Sam Is Helping to Feed the Honeybees

A new program at the USDA will pay farmers and ranchers to plant bee-friendly crops. It's about time

By Bryan Walsh

Small Science, Big Diseases

Big pharma is slow and risk averse. Smaller companies are the future of medical innovation.

By Nathalia Holt

Facebook Is About to Lose 80% of Its Users, Study Says

Social media is like a disease that spreads, and then dies

By Sam Frizell

Endgame for an Enduring Disease? Pakistan's Fight Against Polio

Twenty-three years after it was eradicated in the United States, polio still stalks Pakistan, one of three countries left in the world where the devastating disease is still endemic. Photographer Diego Ibarra Sánchez documented Pakistan's struggle to get a handle on the disease.

By Aryn Baker

Virus Hunter: How One Scientist Is Preventing the Next Pandemic

Nathan Wolfe runs Global Viral Forecasting, a group that monitors the porous microbiological boundaries between animals and humans, with the aim of identifying emerging viruses before they start causing problems.

By Bryan Walsh
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