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Climate Change Could Cause More Deadly Infections Worldwide
“It takes an enormous toll on human health, it causes massive suffering, and it’s something to be taken very seriously.”
Drug Users Are Turning to Vapes to Keep Their Cravings In Check
"It was the first time I felt genuinely happy without heroin in years."
Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Show Resistance to Dengue
About half of the world’s population is at risk of infection from dengue fever.
How Majority Muslim Countries Are Handling HIV Infections
In most parts of the world, HIV infections and deaths from AIDS have been falling, but in Muslim-majority regions, new HIV infections have been on the rise since 2001.
Can You Get Herpes from a Tanning Bed?
In our new bullshit-busting column, we investigate the story doing the rounds on Facebook that tanning can give you STIs.
Meet the 28-Year-Old Geneticist Fighting the Future of Superbugs
The World Health Organization says by 2050, infections caused by ultra-resistant bacteria will be the leading cause of death, but this French scientist may have found the solution.
Viruses Could Help Save Us from the Antibiotic Apocalypse
A new study shows how bacteriophages can deliver a one-two punch to drug-resistant bacteria.
Southerners Weren’t 'Lazy,' Just Infected With Hookworms
The story of the postbellum South, as told by parasites.