Infectious diseases

In a stark reminder of the devastating consequences of war, climate change, and vaccine skepticism, a Somali hospital ward is overflowing with children struggling to breathe, their lives threatened by a resurgence of diphtheria, a disease that was once on the brink of eradication. The ward, filled with the faint...

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the world to a standstill, but for hundreds of infectious disease specialists, the crisis is personal. These medical experts have dedicated their careers to combating outbreaks and saving lives, only to find themselves casualties of the Trump administration's recent purge of government scientists. Among those...

In a move that has raised concerns among public health experts, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has laid off two of its top measles experts, as the United States grapples with a growing outbreak of the highly contagious disease. The layoffs, which were part of a broader...