The Latest Breaking News from Disease

In a citizen science project, thousands of pet dogs are helping scientists to understand what happens to memory and cognition in old age

SEATTLE — Filled with action figures, stickers and cartoons, Seattle Children's COVID-19 vaccine clinic has kept busy for months, accommodating hundreds of immunization appointments per week. But staffers have noticed a glaring hole in their schedule recently: Fewer and fewer people are returning for booster shots.

The threat of foot-and-mouth disease has intensified the push to protect and preserve Australia's priceless livestock pool. Is a national gene bank the answer?

Researchers fear spread of invasive disease could be disastrous for Australia’s diverse plant life and are calling for urgent national response

LOS ANGELES — As summer vacation draws to a close, health officials are urging parents to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19, with some warning that the start of the school year could bring an increase in cases.

Union Health Secretary calls for heightened action against the disease

The Seekers singer Judith Durham has died aged 79 after a long battle with lung disease, with the band playing tribute to their 'hero'

The step was taken to control spread of lumpy skin disease among bovines after toll crossed 9,000

NZ is a global leader in its HIV response. Peter Saxton writes that eliminating the virus will be hard, but entirely possible.  

Between 2017 and 2019, 185 women died while pregnant, or within one year of pregnancy, in Missouri. The majority of these deaths were preventable, a recent study found.

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