infectious diseases

Climate change can make diseases stronger, or weaken humans and their ability to fight infections, researchers say. And another consequence of climate change, the melting Arctic permafrost, released ancient frozen bacteria that were frozen for thousands of years. Erik Franklin, professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, joins LX News.

With monkeypox vaccines in short supply, there are restrictions on who can get them. But a Harvard doctor is calling out the CDC and New York City on their vaccine eligibility requirements, which are mostly focused on men who have recently had sex with a male partner. That perpetuates the idea that monkeypox is sexually transmitted, and focuses on particular...

Conjunctivitis, commonly known as pink eye, is an inflammation of the conjunctiva, the thin, clear tissue that lines the inside of the eyelid and the white part of the eyeball that can be highly contagious. Here’s an overview of it from the CDC and National Institutes of Health.

Dolly Parton is donating $1 million to pediatric infectious disease research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

Pfizer and BioNTech said they needed more data “because rates of infection and illness remain high in children of this age” due to the omicron variant.

Some European countries are being urged to “have a little more patience” as Covid restrictions are lifted.

Covid-19 will never become an endemic illness and will always behave like an epidemic virus, an expert in biosecurity has warned.

A new study has compared the response of populist and non-populist governments during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.

Doctors have warned that vaccine hesitancy around Covid could be “creeping into” sentiment toward other vaccines.

A huge new global study found that drug-resistant bacterial infections played a part in almost 5 million deaths in 2019.

Dr. Katya Corado and Dr. Lance Okeke are concerned about what they see as a hesitancy among members of the Latino and Black communities to participate in COVID-19-related studies. Fortunately, the infectious disease specialists are in a position to do something about it.

Two doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine are less effective at fighting Omicron than previous variants of the virus, scientists say.

The author of a new study reveals the damaging impacts for “long Covid” patients, people whose symptoms last months after initially becoming infected.

Harvard associate professor Joseph Allen explains why he’s advocating setting firm masking deadlines in schools across the U.S.

Dr. Kavita Patel explains why the surging number of Covid cases in the United Kingdom could be a compelling argument for booster shots.

Dr. Scott Gottlieb explains why he thinks the Merck Covid pill ‘can make a real difference.’

Dr. Peter Hotez explains why it will be important for kids ages 5 to 11 to get the Covid vaccine.

Dr. Manisha Gandhi explains the impact of Covid-19 on pregnant women and what she’s seen while treating pregnant women who have Covid-19.

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky addresses U.S. booster shot supply and a vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11.

Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said the CDC may soon offer greater clarity on who will be eligible for Covid booster doses.