Five years after SARS-CoV-2 triggered a worldwide pandemic, leading to widespread devastation, another bat-borne coronavirus ...

Just when the world thought it had learned the lessons of the pandemic, scientists have found a new coronavirus strain in South America — one that carries some of the same genetic features that made ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about health and U.K. health policy. Feb 22, 2025, 09:20am EST Flying bat action shot of hunting animal in natural forest ...

Early in the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists predicted the coronavirus would mutate slowly. They were wrong. Hundreds of thousands of viral mutations and multiple seasonal waves later, ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Five years ago, a cluster of people in Wuhan, China, fell sick with a virus never before seen in the world.The germ didn't have a name, nor did the illness it would cause. It wound up setting off a ...

SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with more severe disease outcomes than influenza or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) during the 2022-2023 respiratory illness season, while differences were less ...