How disease detectives are hunting for viruses at major U.S. airports
A CDC program tests wastewater from airplanes, looking for pathogens that may have hitched a ride with passengers on long-haul international flights.
US aid cuts are hurting Africa's ability to respond to disease outbreaks, health chief says
Aid cuts by the United States are hurting Africa’s capacity to respond to disease outbreaks, the head of the continent’s ...
COVID by the numbers: 5 years after WHO declared the disease a global pandemic
Tuesday marks five years since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the global outbreak of COVID-19 to be a pandemic. Since then, millions of Americans have been hospitalized, and more than ...
Cargo ship’s captain arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after North Sea crash – as it happened
A 59-year-old arrested after a cargo ship crashed into an oil tanker in the North Sea has been confirmed as the cargo ship’s captain. The US-flagged MV Stena Immaculate was anchored off the Humber ...