Disease

China is facing a challenge as a new coronavirus is spreading as hundreds of millions of people are planning to travel for the Lunar New Year, which consists of a large human migration and is the most important Chinese holiday. It was first identified in Wuhan, China. The virus has infected 300…

An unusually large amount of young children in the U.S. are currently experiencing cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. While the virus causes cold-like symptoms, it can be very serious for infants. For more information, click here. 

Malaria is transmitted by the bite of mosquitoes, which transfer the disease through the parasite Plasmodium. Despite the efforts of research today, malaria is still very much a global major cause of death. Research conducted by Volker Heussler and Oliver Billker involves a genome-wide gene…

In the last week of 2019, from Christmas Day to New Years, eight Californians died from the flu. In 2019, government health officials reported that the flu caused at least 6.4 million illnesses, 55,000 hospitalizations, and about 3,000 deaths. However, prior to December 21, the CDC reported…

The number of people infected with pneumonia increased from 44 to 59 in the Chinese city Wuhan. The cause remains unknown at this time, but it does not appear to be transmitting person to person and no health workers appear ill. There has been a decrease from 11 to 7 people that are considered…

On December 19th, the FDA approved an Ebola vaccine, Ervebo, developed by Merck. It is the first Ebola vaccine approved in the United States. The vaccine protects against the most common species to cause the Ebola outbreaks, Zaire ebolavirus. Dr. Peter Marka, director of the FDA’s Center for…

A pharmaceutical company Biogen is coming forward and admitting that they made a mistake in halting trials of an experimental Alzheimer’s drug, aducanumab, back in March. After data analysis, they found that patients taking the highest dose for the longest period of time did see a difference, but…

The effects of antibiotic resistance are visible worldwide and not just on the human body. Rivers around the world are polluted with antibiotics, 2.8 million people in the United States suffer from drug resistant infections per year, and complications from these infections will cost the world up to…

Everyday between 300 and 500 babies in Sub-Saharan Africa are infected with HIV according to UNAID. Up to 50% of these children will die by the age of 2 if they do not receive antiretroviral therapy, with infants infected in utero facing the worst outcomes. New research suggests that HIV-positive…

According to the CDC, sixty-seven people have been confirmed to be infected with E. Coli across 19 states in the US due to romaine lettuce. Investigators have reported that the romaine lettuce that has caused this outbreak was harvested in Salinas, CA. CDC has warned consumers to throw away all…

The cutting of engineered stone, such as quartz, in the countertop manufacturing industry has led to workers breathing in dust particles causing an increase in the lung disease called silicosis. Specifically, the disease currently has no cure and is caused by the dust of stones that contain the…

With flu season ramping up, the CDC has made an effort to reduce risk of sickness by promoting vaccinations. A significant drawback, however, is that the flu shot is less effective for overweight or obese people. With more than two-thirds of the U.S. adult population being overweight, this causes…

Nearly a quarter of young adults, and a fifth of adolescents are pre-diabetic in the US. The numbers are increasing and putting young people at risk for developing Type II diabetes. 9 in 10 adults don't even know they have diabetes. Diet and exercise are the main ways to prevent from getting…

A company renovated old pipes by using a new technique called cured-in-place pipes. The workers thread a polyester or vinyl ester resin sleeve through and underground pipe and heat it with steam or hot water. The sleeve then expands and hardens to form a plastic liner inside the old pipes. However,…