Climate Change Is Causing a Dangerous Uptick in Cases of Lyme Disease
Ticks that carry the pathogenic bacteria can now survive in environments where they previously would've frozen to death, resulting in an increased risk of infection.
Neglected Diseases
Next Steps in U.S.-Iran Diplomacy: Vaccines
Two vaccine scientists—one American, one Iranian—offer a unique way to give the nascent relationship between their two countries a shot in the arm.
Reversing the World's Neglect of Easily Cured Tropical Diseases
Dr. Peter Hotez, president of the Sabin Vaccine Institute, implores the leaders of the G8 countries to focus on an easy and relatively cheap way to save more than one billion people from neglected tropical diseases.
Neglected Tropical Diseases Neglected No More?
World health leaders announce coordinated push to eradicate or control neglected tropical diseases.
Engaging Iran Through Vaccine Diplomacy
An American researcher argues that science diplomacy regarding neglected tropical diseases could cool tensions between Iran and the U.S.
How War Spreads Disease
Neglected diseases exacerbate the awful toll already taken by world conflicts, U.S. researcher says.