An antibody test for the infectious disease Mpox was successfully developed during the new clade 1b outbreak in Rwanda, the first time that an assay of its kind has been validated within this setting, described in a new paper published in Lancet Infectious Diseases.

Two new papers from the American College of Physicians (ACP) address barriers to health care for people with disabilities and offer policy recommendations to make health care and medical education more inclusive and accessible for physicians, medical students and patients.

Indigenous people in the United States are at higher risk of fatal police violence in and around American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) reservations, according to the first comprehensive national study on the subject from researchers at Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health and the University of Washington. The study, using data on the 203 AIAN people killed by police from 2013 through 2024, was published today in the journal PNAS. The authors hope this work will inform policy action to better protect these communities.

Telemedicine remains popular following its surge during the COVID-19 pandemic, but some disparities in use exist

The Global Virus Network (GVN) marked the opening of its International Headquarters on March 5 at the University of South Florida (USF) Institute for Translational Virology and Innovation (ITVI), a GVN Center of Excellence. The Global Virus Network represents eminent human and animal virologists from more than 90 Centers of Excellence and Affiliates across over 40 countries working to advance research, collaboration and pandemic preparedness.

Increasing our level of physical fitness leads to a bigger release of brain-boosting proteins following one session of exercise, a new study led by a UCL researcher has found.

New model can better equip public health officials to address outbreak risks unique to their region.