“I’m overwhelmed, overjoyed!” These were the words of Precious Matsoso, co-chair of the World Health Organization (WHO) group tasked with negotiating the first global treaty on preventing and ...

In July of 2020, a little less than six months after COVID-19 sent much of the world into lockdown, I reviewed three newly released books about the coronavirus pandemic for this magazine. Six months ...

The pandemic gave researchers a rare opportunity to study human behavior. Their work offers lessons about loneliness, remote work, high heels and more. By Claire Cain Miller and Irineo Cabreros ...

NEW YORK — The science of fighting disease has never been stronger. We have the means to detect outbreaks immediately, sequence pathogens in the space of days, and develop new vaccines in just months.

GENEVA — An awkward question remains five years after Covid-19 began its deadly rampage: is the world ready to handle the next pandemic? The World Health Organization, which was at the heart of the ...

Advances in AI-driven modeling improve outbreak predictions, but success hinges on data accessibility. Study: Artificial intelligence for modelling infectious disease epidemics. Image Credit: ...

A mask lies on a sidewalk. It’s hard to believe it's been five years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 2020, the disease has killed more than 1.2 million Americans—more than in any other ...

It feels like 2020 all over again.

A Government Accountability Office report released on Feb. 12 shows that Guam lags behind in spending COVID-19 pandemic ...

Fact check - The video is promotional material for a hospital in Israel and is not related to any pandemic planning in the ...

The stress and isolation of the pandemic have left social and emotional scars that are already being seen in children, but scientists also predict there could be huge economic costs due to disrupted ...