Of all the pathogens that have plagued humanity, few are as notorious and persistent as influenza. Its Houdini-like ability to regularly slip the shackles of vaccine- or infection-induced immunity, ...

A pandemic more than half a century ago is still leaving a deadly legacy. Queensland's former chief health officer Dr John Gerrard was a six-year-old when he lost his eldest brother Stephen during the ...

Michael Osterholm, University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy director, was driving to the airport the morning of Dec. 30, 2019, when his cellphone rang. A colleague was ...

Sea urchins face extinction worldwide due to a deadly "pandemic" beneath the waves, warns new research. Scientists say the consequences for marine ecosystems aren’t yet fully known, but are likely to ...

Sea urchins face extinction worldwide due to a deadly "pandemic" beneath the waves, warns new research. Scientists say the consequences for marine ecosystems aren’t yet fully known, but are likely to ...