Epidemiologists consider how social media could be harnessed to predict disease outbreaks.
Epidemiologists consider how social media could be harnessed to predict disease outbreaks.
Only a quarter of Clostridium difficile infections in one hospital system were traced to contact with a symptomatic patient.
Scientists question data-gathering methods in a new study that estimates a doubling in global malaria deaths.
Just because meat is labeled “antibiotic-free” doesn’t mean it’s antibiotic-resistant superbug-free.
Scientists study a variety of large-scale biological phenomena from the vantage point of space.
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Twenty-first century challenges to the public health of all the world’s populations require forward-looking commitments from epidemiologists.
The age at which BRCA carriers are diagnosed with breast cancer may depend on which parent contributed the mutation.
New data reveals troubling trends in the pharmaceutical fight against bacteria.
A new study suggests a possible link between the use of oral contraceptives and rising prostate cancer rates.