India’s Nipah virus outbreak—while “concerning and serious”—is also neither unprecedented nor unexpected, and does not represent a global emergency. This is the statement of experts from the Global ...

Researchers in Bangladesh have identified a bat-borne virus, Pteropine orthoreovirus, in patients who were initially suspected of having Nipah virus but tested negative. All had recently consumed raw ...

Dr. Ellen Foxman still remembers her young son struggling to breathe as he battled an asthma attack that tightened his small airways. For any parent, it’s a frightening moment – one that has stayed ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) says there is a low risk that the deadly Nipah virus will spread beyond India, where two people tested positive. In an email sent to the Reuters news agency, WHO ...

Researchers at UC San Francisco have uncovered a new clue to how Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) could contribute to multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic autoimmune disease that affects nearly one million ...

New research suggests that Epstein-Barr virus may actively provoke the immune system in people with multiple sclerosis. Scientists found large buildups of virus-targeting immune cells in the nervous ...

The Centers for Disease Control is warning travelers about traveling to a popular tourist destination due to a recent disease outbreak. The group issued a level 2 health advisory warning people ...

Let's clear the air before you read another word: I do not believe in the existence of an actual Super Bowl script. For the initiated, there's a theory that the NFL pre-determines not only which teams ...

Measles has been so rare in many countries that some physicians have never seen a case — but that is changing. The United States recorded more than 2,000 cases last year, more than in any other year ...

Pediatricians at Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital are seeing flu, strep throat, ear infections, RSV and pneumonia. UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing flu, RSV and viral sore ...

This year's fierce flu season is not over. Although parts of the United States are seeing downward trends, influenza activity remains elevated nationally. The 2025-2026 flu season is already shaping ...