A software engineer finds herself unable to return to her job in Hong Kong after the Philippine government banned travel…
Single HPV vaccine dose may be effective against cervical cancer
New research indicates that a single dose of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is as effective as multiple doses for…
Lessons That Go Beyond the Coronavirus Outbreak
There are more useful things to do than worry. For one thing, you could wash your hands. (And did you…
Lessons That Go Beyond the Coronavirus Outbreak
There are more useful things to do than worry. For one thing, you could wash your hands. (And did you…
A Grim Landmark as Official Death Toll in China Tops 1,000
President Xi Jinping, accused of being aloof amid the crisis, made a very public appearance in Beijing.
Mapping malaria seasonality in Madagascar using health facility data
Many malaria-endemic areas experience seasonal fluctuations in case incidence as Anopheles mosquito and Plasmodium parasite life cycles respond to changing…
As Deaths Mount, China Tries to Speed Up Coronavirus Testing
China is racing to screen ever more patients in Hubei Province, acknowledging that delays in diagnosing the virus are a…
Coronavirus Epidemic Reaches Bleak Milestone, Exceeding SARS Toll
This outbreak has killed more people, and more quickly, than a previous epidemic.
First-of-its-kind hydrogel platform enables on-demand production of medicines, chemicals
A team of chemical engineers has developed a new way to produce medicines and chemicals on demand and preserve them…
Deaths in China Surpass Toll From SARS
More than 900 people have died from the new virus in China. The 2002-3 epidemic, which also began in the…