Posted on · A leaked CDC document compared it to the highly contagious children's disease. Data does not support this claim. Nonetheless, the variant is one of the world's most contagious respiratory diseases.
Posted on · Parenting doesn't have to be so stressful. Just ask a Mayan mom
Posted on · We all think of airplanes as hotbeds for diseases. But how easily do pathogens spread on jets? Now scientists have created "Fantasy Flights" to find the risky seats
Posted on · In an era when many kids get a first smartphone at age 10, psychologists say the devices have turned us into Pavlov's dogs — drooling for the next notification, buzz or text. Ready to dial back?
Posted on · Two travel tips are often overlooked by clinicians, and can be especially helpful when people are headed to places with less-than-ideal plumbing and sewage systems.
Posted on · We think of antibiotic-resistance as a modern-day problem. Now scientists have evidence that these superbugs have been around for eons. Clues to their origin are offering clues to their defeat.
Posted on · One big part of the puzzle: Why have there been so many microcephaly cases in the northeastern tip of Brazil?
Posted on · Scientists estimated how contagious the virus is in Colombia — and that gives us some clues to how it might spread in the U.S.