Why older adults should definitely get COVID booster shots
A new study stresses the importance of getting a COVID-19 booster shot for maintaining immunity, especially for older adults.
Blood test predicts which hospitalized COVID patients will get worse
A new blood test can predict which hospitalized patients with COVID-19 will get worse, even if they initially had only mild symptoms.
Expert: You won’t get the flu by touching stuff
There are still lots of good reasons to wash our hands, but avoiding the flu isn’t one of them, says expert Emanuel Goldman.
What parents should know about the surge in severe enterovirus
A pediatrician explains what parents should know about enterovirus D68, a respiratory virus associated with a rare polio-like illness.
CRISPR could make testing for SARS-CoV-2 fast and easy
Researchers have modified the CRISPR gene editing tool to serve as a diagnostic test for the presence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID.
CRISPR could make testing for SARS-CoV-2 fast and easy
Researchers have modified the CRISPR gene editing tool to serve as a diagnostic test for the presence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID.
Will rapid COVID tests be able to detect new variants?
With each new variant of SARS-CoV-2, there’s concern that rapid testing may not be able to keep up. New research tries to figure things out.
Expert weighs in on unusual festival monkeypox case
What does a recent case study of a man who developed monkeypox after being at an outdoor festival, but not engaging in sex, tell us about the virus?
Why you should definitely get a flu shot this year
As COVID-19 restrictions lift, cases of flu are expected to rise this year, making it more important than ever to get the flu vaccine, says David Cennmino.
Some cleaners don’t do much to fight norovirus
When researchers put a table-wiping robot to work, they learned that some sanitizers don’t protect against human norovirus as much as they thought.