Scientists discovered genes in the tuberculosis bacterium that becomes essential for the pathogen's survival when it's exposed to air through coughing. These genes could be targets for new therapies ...

Tuberculosis lives and thrives in the lungs. When the bacteria that cause the disease are coughed into the air, they are ...

In response to this season’s high flu activity and the ongoing avian flu outbreaks, the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Hantaviruses are a family of viruses that can cause serious illnesses and death. Some forms do more damage to the lungs.

An ambitious project led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators aims to use artificial intelligence ...

Two American virologists with former ties to the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) argue that the lab’s recent research poses ...

Antibiotic resistance is a global concern that threatens our ability to prevent and treat bacterial infections in humans and animals. To better monitor the emergence and spread of resistance, ...

Five years after Donald Trump declared a national COVID emergency, here's what the research says about face masks.

As concerns about measles rise across the state and country, new cases have not yet been discovered in San Miguel County, or ...

A high fever, sometimes spiking over 104 degrees, a dry cough, runny nose, watery red eyes and maybe even a rash— these are ...