Disease

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

As a new parent, I've rapidly discovered what a dangerous place the world is for children. It's an overwhelming realization at times.
Two years ago, many of you probably had never even heard of many of these terms. Now they're flying around left, right, and center, as are misstatements, misunderstandings, and misdeeds.
“The aim is to enhance the waning immunity given by the two original jabs, and prevent hospitals being overwhelmed with patients during the autumn and winter.
The United States is in the throes of a surge of serious infections with the COVID-19 Delta variant.
      IgG levels against the spike's regional binding domain (RBD) were measured 7 to 31 days after the second shot of BNT162b (Pfizer) and mRNA-1273 (Moderna). The picture tells the story.
Our kidneys serve many roles, to remove water-soluble toxins and metabolic products from our body, balance the amount of water within, and participate in the control of our blood pressure.
A Two-Month Cycle Experts Can’t Explain A mysterious pattern suggests that the U.S. Delta wave could be starting to ebb. 
If you were to ask people who have been to a dermatologist what those medical specialists do, many would probably say something like, “they give you cream for an itchy rash or acne,” or “freeze spots on your skin to remove them.” But the diagnosis
The historical vaccination for smallpox, caused by variola, was inoculation with cowpox, vaccinia – two microbes that were similar but not the same. [1]