Significant news coverage and COVID-19 flashbacks have driven investors into biotech stocks over the past week.

News about a deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship has stirred up plenty of unease, with quarantined ...

Modern air travel allows infected individuals to move across continents within hours. Diseases that may once have remained ...

Cruise ship outbreak: Three passengers died and others fell ill from Andes hantavirus on the MV Hondius, with more cases expected due to its long incubation. Misinformation revival: COVID-era ...

The emergence of the BA.3.2 strain comes amid broader uneasiness about COVID vaccination rates among seniors, who are especially susceptible to the virus.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged citizens and businesses to conserve fuel and revive work-from-home ...

Indian PM Narendra Modi urges citizens and businesses to conserve fuel, revive work-from-home and online meetings, and cut ...

Mizoram finds itself grappling with a troubling surge in Covid-19 cases, as all 32 reported infections are confined to Aizawl. The latest tests show an alarming positivity rate, leading health ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

Rising gas prices push lower-income consumers to rely more on credit as fuel costs climb to their highest share of household income since March 2022 ...

A new report reveals that the number of people executed for consuming South Korean cultural content surged by 250 per cent ...