The death toll and economic damage associated with flu highlight its role as one of the most harmful viruses in history.

A new study finds that school reopenings during the pandemic were associated with declines in diagnoses of anxiety, depression and other mental health conditions in children.

Aside from maybe high school biology classes, the first time many people heard of mRNA was during the pandemic because of the ...

Once a medical miracle, antibiotics are now losing their power. Across the world, common infections are becoming harder—and ...

New research reveals why bird flu poses such an unusual danger to humans: it can keep multiplying even at temperatures that normally shut viruses down.

Five years after COVID-19 prompted widespread shutdowns across the world, most Americans say that while that pandemic is over, a new deadly health crisis is brewing, according to a new poll. The ...

By 2025, more than 13 billion doses of the vaccine are estimated to have been administered globally, saving untold millions of lives and suffering.

Not long ago, Mark Chiverton, a 33-year-old in the U.K., noticed he was making a lot of silly mistakes. He’d mix up words when writing emails, or blank on a basic term while talking to his wife. None ...

For ecologists, the Covid-19 pandemic has presented a remarkable natural experiment in what can happen to wild animals when humans stay home.

In South Carolina, parents struggle to deal with infections that have brought quarantines and remote learning. Health care ...

A new Gallup survey showed just 29% of people rated their mental health or emotional well-being as “excellent,” with 72% ...

Up to $54.3 million CEPI investment aims to help advance Moderna's H5 pandemic influenza vaccine candidate to licensure ...