Five years ago, a cluster of people in Wuhan, China, fell sick with a virus never before seen in the world. The germ didn’t have a name, nor did the illness it would cause. It wound up setting off a ...

As we reflect on five years since the tumultuous start of the COVID pandemic (even if we just wish to forget it ever happened), the most fundamental question is still unanswered: where did SARS-CoV-2 ...

(NEXSTAR) — It’s that time of year again. The coughing, sneezing and sniffling is all around us, as both influenza and COVID-19 start to spread. When you start to feel sick, it can be hard to tell ...

The novel coronavirus outbreak, which began in Wuhan, China, in December, has expanded to touch nearly every corner of the globe. At least 98,000 people around the world have been sickened and ...

This year's winter surge of influenza and COVID-19 has yet to arrive for most of the country, data published this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows, with trends so far a ...

The person who started the first chain of sustained transmission of the new coronavirus in the U.S. likely came into the country with the virus in mid-February, which throws into question the theory ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...