The Seattle Pandemic Preparedness Cohort study is designed to give a real-time snapshot of which respiratory viruses are out there and how they are evolving and spreading.

With the acute phase of the Covid-19 pandemic fading even as the coronavirus persists and evolves, a new normal is taking shape around the world. Experts expect cases to rise again this winter.

An executive order is in the works that would halt U.S. funding for research that makes viruses that are more virulent or contagious.

Discover how the severity of Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome (PIMS-TS) evolved during successive COVID-19 waves, with insights from a German national survey covering 920 cases.

Having more oxygen to hand also helps with pandemic preparedness. Many of the pathogens monitored by the World Health Organisation for their potential to generate pandemics cause respiratory distress, so immediate access to oxygen can be crucial to reducing the potential death toll from an outbreak.

In the case of PUA, the program was introduced specifically in response to the COVID-19 pandemic because traditional UI programs did not provide adequate support for those working outside of ...

Susan Scarbro stares down a bowling lane at the distant pins. She hears a sound that breaks her focus. Was that a cough? Will her mask protect her?

Music students from the Kipp Scholar Academy prepare to participate in the Kingdom Day Parade in Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. After a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19

Five years after the start of the COVID crisis - is the U.S. more prepared to handle another pandemic?

The federal government has allocated $1.15 billion to long-covid research without any new treatments yet brought to market. Patients and scientists say it’s time to push harder for breakthroughs.

Lessons learned in 2020 can serve the field well as it faces another period of uncertainty and upheaval, writes Lisa Pilar Cowan in the first in a series of dispatches on Trump’s initial 100 days in office.

Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to remember that Monday's holiday is really about helping others.