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Authors of a new study have called for the parasitic infection, Chagas disease, to be classified as endemic—with human cases reported in eight states. The study featured in the September edition of ...

Nine out of 10 people with chronic kidney disease only find out when it progresses to later stages. Here’s what we know about its risk factors—and why there's new reason to hope for more effective ...

In 16 of the 25 countries surveyed, majorities believe the spread of infectious diseases poses a major threat. This is the case in all nine middle-income countries included in the survey, but also in ...

The U.S. vaccination rate is on a steady multiyear decline, with the Centers of Disease Prevention and Control reporting that coverage for all children entering kindergarten in the 2024-25 school year ...

University of Bristol provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. When the COVID pandemic hit, many people turned to the eerily prescient film Contagion (2011) for answers – or at ...

Here’s what to know about symptoms and treatment of the infection. By Simar Bajaj Every summer and into fall, hand, foot and mouth disease makes the rounds in schools, playgrounds and day cares. But ...