Jan. 20, 2025, marks five years since the CDC reported the first laboratory-confirmed case of COVID-19 on American soil.

A surge in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China is sparking concerns five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, ...

A virus that's not well known to the public is spiking in China. CDC officials said HMPV is not a cause for concern here, nor is it a new virus.

Scientists at Harvard Medical School and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine have mapped a critical ...

This application note explores how this advanced technology is a powerful tool for public health monitoring and viral ...

The idea that the pandemic’s origins lie with a research facility in China was once labeled a conspiracy theory.

COVID-19 has continued to claim lives at an average rate of about 900 deaths per week in the U.S. over the past year.

Algorithmic approach to novel virus discovery. Clinical specimens that are suspected to contain viruses, but which test negative for pathogens by conventional microbiology tests, are screened for ...

Respiratory illnesses like influenza, COVID-19, and RSV are surging across the United States, according to CDC data.

Although fans of A Song of Ice and Fire might still be hankering for the long-delayed next book in the series, bestselling sci-fi/fantasy author George R.R. Martin has instead added a different item ...

As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains, bird flu is a disease caused by the influenza A virus. At ...