The CDC, FDA, and local public health officials have seen an increase in Cyclospora infections linked to iceberg lettuce. On July 17th, 2026, Taylor Farms…
[Note: I am a microbiologist with over 30 years of experience in the field. I am not a virologist and am not an expert in…
There was a young man, Bob, in 1949, a WWII bomber pilot who was getting on with his life after the war. One day, he…
“I was working on understanding lipids, and I met a fellow working on the genes underlying lipid metabolism,” he said. “It was pure serendipity.” —…
The COVID-19 pandemic began in Wuhan, China, near the open wet market in the city. Although about a fourth of the early cases had no…
Am I talking about a crime drama? A political battle? People in a troubled city? Nope, I am talking about the microbes in your gut…
Professors Michael Norris and Karen Maxwell at the University of Toronto describe a protein found in bacteria, ring-interacting pore 1 (Rip1), that serves as a…
Sadly, my fears are already being manifested in a growing measles outbreak in South Carolina. The outbreak began on October 2nd and appears to be…
Emilie Thompson is a physician practicing in Baltimore in the field of hematology and oncology. As a doctor, she worries about the radical steps the…
Whooping cough cases are out of control in the United States – as of December 20th, there were 27,871 cases and 13 deaths. In 2024,…