Disease

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

All of “God’s creatures,” from the viruses and fungi to humans, have, through the forces of evolution, developed biological niches – the range they occupy across the earth and where we stand in the food
The goal is noble.
Join ACSH directors of bio-sciences and chemistry Cameron English and Dr. Josh Bloom as they break down these stories on episode 15 of the Science Dispatch podcast:
In the mood for some yuks? Good. We can thank Steve Whelan, a member of the ACSH board of trustees, and the widower of our founder, the late Dr. Elizabeth Whelan.
President Biden’s bout with COVID-19 is illustrative of the debate currently raging about “Paxlovid rebound” — the recurrence of symptoms and of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 after a seemingly successful five-day treatment course of Paxlovid.
Sometimes it feels as if it’s March 2020 again.
All sensation goes through four stages or processes; let’s go through them in turn. Transduction
        The Omicron variant appeared in December 2021, and the 2nd booster vaccination program began in April 2022, but outcome trends were essentially unaffected. [1]