With measles on the rise, what we can learn from past epidemics
Enlarge this image Carleen Coulter Carleen Coulter Reports of measles cases in 18 states so far are alerting people to a potential new, but also…
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What the COVID-19 pandemic tells us about how viruses evolve
Enlarge this image Concept image of COVID-19 cells (variants Gamma, Delta, and Omicron). For a long time, scientists couldn’t figure out where Omicron had come…
5 ways the pandemic changed us for good, for bad and forever
Dr. Kurt Papenfus in 2020. He is the medical director of Keefe Memorial Hospital in Cheyenne Wells, Colo. Dr. Kurt Papenfus hide caption toggle caption…
How Alabama students went from last place to rising stars in math
Math teacher Diane Laney hard at work in her third-grade classroom at Ider High school, which serves grades K-12. Students use counters to help model…
How the pandemic changed the world of disease control for worse — and for better
Wastewater sampling plays an increasing role in identifying disease outbreaks. Above: Inspectors in Oakland, Calif., collect samples to send to labs that will try to…
5 years since the pandemic started, long COVID patients are still hoping for a cure
Long COVID patients haven’t stopped pushing for more research funding to find treatments for their condition, including this protest in Washington, D.C. in 2022 which…
In their own words: How COVID changed America
Faced with isolation during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, James Yu of San Diego, Calif., embraced new priorities — like starting a family.…
5 years after COVID closed theaters, movies are still struggling to climb back
The marquee at the Plaza Theatre in Atlanta in September 2020. Christopher Escobar/Plaza Theatre hide caption toggle caption Christopher Escobar/Plaza Theatre As good as Hollywood…