Researchers have identified a novel genetic risk factor for SARS-CoV-2 infection, providing new insights into the virus' ability to invade human cells. SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that spreads COVID-19.

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Most people now have some degree of immunity to COVID, either from vaccination or infection, Schaffner said. The data on how ...

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) cases are on the rise, with India reporting 17 cases in recent days. Health officials have urged ...

Health surveillance reports from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention in January 2025 did not announce a ...

But this theory has not been proven for the virus that causes COVID-19. Wuhan is home to several research labs involved in ...

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In the first two years of the covid-19 pandemic, New Scientist published almost two dozen editions with reports about the virus and related matters on the cover – an unprecedented run in our ...

COVID-19 surveillance data indicates that the winter ... Asymptomatic individuals can also transmit the virus. So how do we know when it's safe to be around others? You no longer have to wait ...

JARWENG, South Sudan (AP) — Nobel Prize-winning peacemaker Jimmy Carter spent nearly four decades waging war to eliminate an ancient parasite plaguing the world’s poorest people. Rarely fatal ...

The US hasn’t learned lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic that it could use to mitigate ... giving the bird flu virus more tools to better infect humans, a phenomenon known as reassortment.

With the holiday season in the U.S., there is often a rise in cases of colds, flu, and COVID-19. As people gather indoors ... can help protect you and others from the virus. Practice Good Hand ...