The Ebola virus, Cordyceps fungi, and even the stomach flu have helped inspire some of the most gruesome infectious diseases seen on the screen.

A new study led by researchers at the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases at the University of North Carolina ...

I report on how authorities responded to a new Ebola outbreak.

With measles outbreaks, flu spikes, and COVID as a seasonal threat, learn key differences between these contagious diseases, ...

In late January 2026, Indian authorities confirmed two new Nipah virus cases in West Bengal state. Following the news, a video circulated on social media in Africa purportedly showing Uganda’s health ...

Against measles’ 12-18, smallpox – one of the most feared and deadliest diseases humanity faced, until it was eradicated – had an R 0 of 5-7. Polio is about the same, while the Ebola virus that caused ...

Seminal fluid can appear pink, green or even black.

A recent study shows how scientists try to assess vaccines honestly, then improve them incrementally — offering a solid ...

Ever since a deadly strain of avian influenza, H5N1, killed some 17,000 southern elephant seal pups on South American coastlines in 2023 and 2024, researchers and public officials have kept an ...

Measles infections are already surging in 2026 after reaching their highest levels in decades across Colorado and the U.S. in 2025. Just weeks into 2026, medical experts at the ...

We often discuss depression and dementia separately, although scientists have long observed a connection between the two: People with depression appear to have a higher likelihood of developing ...

“All I could think of was that I was going to die,” said Schayene Silva, who believes mold exposure might have contributed to her disease Schayene Silva Schayene Silva started experiencing ...