The virus is most common in infants and children but can also sicken adults, experts say.

A first-of-its-kind drug for hepatitis B is letting some patients stop treatment without showing signs of the dangerous liver ...

The announcement comes as health officials warn that the outbreak has become the fourth-largest Ebola epidemic on record, ...

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has warned that the virus is “spreading faster than a response” ...

These viruses can cause serious illness that, without treatment, can cause death. Orthoebolaviruses were discovered in 1976 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and are found primarily in ...

Glioblastoma claims the lives of 200,000 people each year globally. Despite decades of research and funding, survival rates ...

Answers to key questions could help public health officials develop Ebola treatments, predict the outbreak’s trajectory and ...

The health minister has acknowledged that medics are playing catch-up with the virus after being slow to detect it.

Andes hantavirus causes deadly lung failure, but its method of attack differs from other respiratory illnesses. The details might inform future treatments.

Despite the Melbourne scare, Griffin said the risk to Australia remains low. When asked whether Australia should follow the US in restricting entry from impacted African nations, Griffin said such ...

A couple of weeks ago, I covered the hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship. Three people sadly died, but the outbreak ...