Health

Company and some scientists dispute suggestion that released strain may have made local mosquitoes fitter

Critics note there’s no proof it reduces painful “crises” or other disease symptoms

As outbreak continues, high-level U.S. delegation visits amid funding worries

At 5100 meters above sea level, one in four residents suffers from chronic mountain sickness

Osteocalcin, not adrenaline, may be key to the body’s “fight or flight” response

An emerging relationship between the nervous system and tumor growth suggests new therapies

One million Filipino kids received the new shot. Some may develop serious disease as a result

Two upcoming reports disagree on the wisdom of setting 2050 goal for ending the disease

New study suggests there were 5707 cases on the island, though only 187 were reported

But critics say the results are “barely statistically significant”

Pills could replace current grueling regimen

The therapies, both monoclonal antibody preparations, will now be used to treat all patients

A mouse study with engineered “CAR T cells” shows a novel way to stop the virus

Dolutegravir-tenofovir alafenamide combo seems to trigger massive gain in South African women, but not men

Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, who helped discover the virus in 1976, takes command of the year-old battle

Challenges abound for linking databases, but effort could start with pilot projects