For over three decades, HIV has played an elaborate game of hide-and-seek with researchers, making treating—and possibly even ...

So far in 2025, the illness has sickened over 12,000 people in 11 countries across the Americas. Pale-throated sloths (Bradypus tridactylus) are one reservoir species for the Oropouche virus in the ...

The end of summer is in sight, yet mosquito season continues — and in other countries, these insects are carrying far more than an itch. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued ...

Mr. Quammen is the author of “Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus.” Health officials would like to remind you that we are entering that time of the year still quaintly known as ...

Most seriously, certain types of HPV – particularly 16 and 18 – have known links to cancer. They belong to a group of about ...

New research is raising the possibility that a virus that is seemingly otherwise harmless to humans could possibly trigger ...

After a year of rising bird flu cases among people in the United States, researchers are keeping a watchful eye on the H5N1 virus to slow further spread. Since early 2024, the country has recorded 66 ...