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Epidemiology
Epidemiology: the study and analysis of the patterns, causes, and effects of health and disease conditions in defined populations. It is the cornerstone of public health, and shapes policy decisions and evidence-based practice by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for preventive healthcare. Epidemiologists help with study design, collection, and statistical analysis of data, amend interpretation and dissemination of results.
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AUG 10, 2025Microbiology
Mosquitoes are dangerous pests. They transmit many dangerous pathogens, including the parasite that causes malaria and t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 16, 2025Microbiology
Mpox is an infection caused by the monkeypox virus, a zoonotic disease that causes a painful, bumpy rash. It can be spre ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 13, 2025Earth & The Environment
When we think of city air, we might consider the temperature, smell, wind speed, or even smoke levels. But we probably d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 09, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Bubonic plague has caused the deadliest pandemic in history: The Black Death, which killed as many as 50% of affected po ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Mosquitoes can tranmist dengue virus, which has already caused local cases in Florida in 2025...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2025Microbiology
Measles is caused by a virus that is thought to be one of the most infectious pathogens ever known to humankind. Easy to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 04, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Babesiosis is a tick-borne disease that is caused by parasites, which infect red blood cells. The symptoms can present i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Colorectal cancer rates are rising in young people, and scientists may have found an explanation..Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 12, 2025Microbiology
A measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico that began in late January has expanded to over 200 cases, and the true numbe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 05, 2025Microbiology
Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease, and the causes are unclear. Now resarch has shown it may be rel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 03, 2025Microbiology
In the United States, human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection, according to the CDCWritten By: Carmen LeitchFEB 28, 2025Earth & The Environment
Scientists used UK Biobank data to study an old question - is nature (or our genes), or nurture (or environmental factor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 26, 2025Microbiology
An increasing number of people in Texas are being diagnosed with measles. In Texas and a nearby New Mexico county, there ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
There are many symptoms that are common to a wide variety of diseases, like fever, which can indicate an infection, auto ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Sudan virus (SUDV) can infect people to cause Sudan virus disease (SVD). Right now, an outbreak of SVD has been detected ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2025Microbiology
During winter in the Northern hemisphere, there is usually an increase in respiratory illnesses like influenza or respir ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 26, 2025Neuroscience
Older adults in the US whose parents divorced when they were children have a 61% higher risk of stroke than counterparts ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 22, 2025Earth & The Environment
Research has shown that flooding, caused by events like atmospheric rivers and torrential thunderstorms, is increasing i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Almost four years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists are still learning about the consequences of infe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2025Microbiology
Cases of norovirus have been surging around the United States in recent weeks. Norovirus is a very contagious pathogen t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
New technologies like wastewater surveillance have enabled public health officials to monitor the spread of infectious d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 05, 2025Microbiology
This story, like the virus it is about, continues to evolve. This article summarizes some of the recent findings and opi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 11, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
The World Health Organization is investigating a mysterious illness now known as Disease X, which has sickened hundreds ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Avian flu, particularly the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, have caused huge amounts of wild and agricultural bi ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2025
Microbiology
Mosquitoes are dangerous pests. They transmit many dangerous pathogens, including the parasite that causes malaria and t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 16, 2025
Microbiology
Mpox is an infection caused by the monkeypox virus, a zoonotic disease that causes a painful, bumpy rash. It can be spre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2025
Earth & The Environment
When we think of city air, we might consider the temperature, smell, wind speed, or even smoke levels. But we probably d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 09, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Bubonic plague has caused the deadliest pandemic in history: The Black Death, which killed as many as 50% of affected po
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Mosquitoes can tranmist dengue virus, which has already caused local cases in Florida in 2025...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2025
Microbiology
Measles is caused by a virus that is thought to be one of the most infectious pathogens ever known to humankind. Easy to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 04, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Babesiosis is a tick-borne disease that is caused by parasites, which infect red blood cells. The symptoms can present i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Colorectal cancer rates are rising in young people, and scientists may have found an explanation..
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 12, 2025
Microbiology
A measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico that began in late January has expanded to over 200 cases, and the true numbe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2025
Microbiology
Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease, and the causes are unclear. Now resarch has shown it may be rel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 03, 2025
Microbiology
In the United States, human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection, according to the CDC
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Scientists used UK Biobank data to study an old question - is nature (or our genes), or nurture (or environmental factor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2025
Microbiology
An increasing number of people in Texas are being diagnosed with measles. In Texas and a nearby New Mexico county, there
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
There are many symptoms that are common to a wide variety of diseases, like fever, which can indicate an infection, auto
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Sudan virus (SUDV) can infect people to cause Sudan virus disease (SVD). Right now, an outbreak of SVD has been detected
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2025
Microbiology
During winter in the Northern hemisphere, there is usually an increase in respiratory illnesses like influenza or respir
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2025
Neuroscience
Older adults in the US whose parents divorced when they were children have a 61% higher risk of stroke than counterparts
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 22, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Research has shown that flooding, caused by events like atmospheric rivers and torrential thunderstorms, is increasing i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Almost four years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists are still learning about the consequences of infe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2025
Microbiology
Cases of norovirus have been surging around the United States in recent weeks. Norovirus is a very contagious pathogen t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
New technologies like wastewater surveillance have enabled public health officials to monitor the spread of infectious d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2025
Microbiology
This story, like the virus it is about, continues to evolve. This article summarizes some of the recent findings and opi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 11, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
The World Health Organization is investigating a mysterious illness now known as Disease X, which has sickened hundreds
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Avian flu, particularly the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, have caused huge amounts of wild and agricultural bi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch