When it comes to infectious diseases, 2026 is shaping up to be a busy and troubling year.

Throughout human history, disease outbreaks have emerged and re-emerged. What's different now is that with global travel, outbreaks can move quickly among and between populations. A familiar example ...

In the United States, COVID-19, pandemic H1N1 flu, and West Nile were most costly in terms of health and related expenses.

Additional 21 U.S. health care facilities eligible for up to $500,000 each to strengthen readiness for high-consequence infectious diseasesAtlanta, GA, June 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National ...

Gottlieb is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and former FDA commissioner. McClellan is director of the Duke Margolis Institute for Health Policy and former FDA commissioner and ...

The New York Department of Health announced Monday its launching of a weekly global health update report on infectious diseases and threats to public health. The report, posted on the health ...

U.S. health officials are deploying emergency measures against New World screwworm while monitoring other infectious disease ...

Emerging infectious diseases, biodiversity loss, and anthropogenic environmental change are interconnected crises with massive social and ecological costs. In this Review, we discuss how pathogens and ...

Three more cattle and one goat have New World screwworm infections, according to the latest update from the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Ser ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American When we were discussing the ‘cities’ theme ...