RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The Brazilian government’s “failed response” to the pandemic led to thousands of otherwise avoidable deaths […]
COVID testing blitz undermined screening, fight against STDs
WASHINGTON — After an unprecedented push to test and track COVID-19, public health workers are grappling with a worrisome side […]
France sees further rise in COVID-19 intensive care patients
FILE PHOTO: Medical workers, wearing protective gear, work in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) where patients suffering from the coronavirus […]
Uruguay confirms presence of Brazilian COVID-19 variant
FILE PHOTO: Health workers register prisoners before they receive the Sinovac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine during a campaign to vaccinate […]
Brazil COVID-19 testing shrinks as cases and deaths accelerate
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil has scaled back coronavirus testing in recent months even as infections soar and it […]
Belgian Catholics contest 15 at-a-time COVID rule in one of world's biggest churches
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Brussels’ cavernous basilica is one of the largest churches in the world but COVID-19 rules allow only […]
Pfizer study deals new blow to South Africa's vaccine hopes
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Scientists will meet on Thursday to advise South Africa’s government on its next steps after a study […]
Leiden cholera epidemics mapped out, literally
Three cholera epidemics struck 19th-century Leiden. Today’s coronavirus pandemic prompted Martijn Storms, curator of maps and atlases at the Leiden […]
During epidemics, access to GPS data from smartphones can be crucial
A new EPFL and MIT study into the interplay between mobility and the 2013 and 2014 dengue outbreaks in Singapore […]
Mystical disease X – Unknown infection could be a world threat
Disease X – When a deadly plague is coming The world health organization lists the “disease X” as the “epidemic […]