Epidemics
Why existing vaccines won’t help the Ebola outbreak
Can these tiny insects stop the next wildlife pandemic?
Scientists develop breakthrough potential cure for hepatitis B
Is it safe to go there? The U.S. travel advisory system, explained
The Black Death was one of history’s deadliest plagues. Here’s why.
Plague still exists—but what threat does it pose to humans today?
Should you be concerned about bird flu in your milk?
COVID-19 has tested us. Will we be ready for the next pandemic?
What is this mysterious respiratory illness spreading in dogs?
Ian McEwan on navigating where fiction meets reality
How mail-in voting began on Civil War battlefields
Why smallpox vaccines fell out of use—and how that affects monkeypox
Hard hit by COVID-19, Black Americans are recovering slowly
Stress, love, joy—what mothers photographed during the pandemic
Why China is using guard geese to uphold its zero-COVID policy
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