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How Peaceful Crowds Turn Into a Deadly Crush
The more than 150 people who died celebrating Halloween in Itaewon, a…
Where Did Omicron Come From? Maybe Its First Host Was Mice
It’s one of the perplexing mysteries of the Covid pandemic: Where did…
Thawing Permafrost Exposes Old Pathogens—and New Hosts
The Arctic—that remote, largely undisturbed, 5.5 million square miles of frozen terrain—is…
After Hurricane Ian’s Floods, the Flesh-Eating Bacteria
In September, Hurricane Ian smashed into the southwest coast of Florida, bringing…
The US Is Finally Considering Protections Against Salmonella
The autumn of 2013 was a stressful time for the Craten family,…
Ebola Is Back—and Vaccines Don’t Work Against It
The candidate that’s farthest along is the single-dose ChAd3 Ebola Sudan vaccine,…
How Iodine Pills Can—and Can’t—Help Against Radiation
As unease about Russia’s nuclear saber-rattling grows, along with concerns about the…
Big Pharma Says Drug Prices Reflect R&D Cost. Researchers Call BS
At the end of September, a spot of good news: Relyvrio, a…
The Search for a Pill That Can Help Dogs—and Humans—Live Longer
halioua began 2020 with $5.1 million in funding. By way of thanks…