Disease

Coverage of infectious and chronic diseases — their causes, mechanisms, epidemiology, prevention strategies, and the latest science on how the body fights back.

End-of-life care is an uncomfortable topic for many if not all of us. Many individuals express a preference for dying in their own homes, providing a sense of control, privacy, and the ability to be surrounded by family and friends.
The CDC and others are sounding alarms about COVID hospitalization rates increasing by 20% in recent weeks.
Two senior FDA officials, including Dr.
The new booster, available since September, is effective against the currently dominant SARS-CoV-2 variant in the U.S., JN.1.
Earlier, I wrote about the newly proposed regulation for lead in drinking water and other lead sources, including paint and air.
The study, deeply grounded in genetic mapping, builds from our understanding of the genetic underpinning of MS into gene-environmental interactions both now and in the Bronze Age.
The social determinants of health (SDOH) include your economic, family, and community stability, the neighborhood and built environment, your educational attainment, your access to healthcare, and its quality.
Armando Simón, a retired psychologist, attempted to rebut an 
Before jumping in, here's a quick reminder: Prevalence is the number of individuals with a condition in some defined population, e.g., 2 out of 100, and is often expressed as a percentage, 2%.
The Wall Street Journal published a news article on January 5, “Why It Feels Like Everyone You Know Is Getting COVID-19,” which contained several worrisome observations.