Tracking the Zika Virus at the Olympics
The National Institutes of Health announced today that it will fund a study to monitor members of the…
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Here’s What Congress Traded for Today’s Threatened Zika Bill
The White House has already promised to veto Wednesday night’s Zika bill, which snuck by a vote in…
Zika and the Bubonic Plague: A Lesson From the Middle Ages
Wealth and privilege will not protect us from this new plague — and the sooner we recognize that, the sooner…
Zika and the 2016 Olympics: A Global Marathon Against a Microbe
The question isn’t whether to move the Olympics, but how to combat Zika. By Susan Blumenthal & Ladan…
The World Health Organization Still Doesn’t See Zika as Reason to Move the Olympics From Rio
The World Health Organization’s emergency committee on Zika re-asserted its stance today against moving or postponing this summer’s…
Is the U.S. Ready to Combat Zika?
As warmer weather sets in, mosquitoes will follow. By Madeleine Thomas (Photo: Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images) On Tuesday, a…
New Evidence for Zika’s Impact on Babies
Just under one percent of women who become infected with Zika during their first trimester will have babies with microcephaly, according to new research.
California’s Mosquito Hunters Brace Themselves for a War With Zika
Could invasive mosquitoes ignite Zika outbreaks on the West Coast?
The Real Lesson of Ebola and Zika? We Need Much More Responsive Public Health Initiatives
We long ago abandoned control over Zika-carrying mosquitoes. There's no excuse for being so short-sighted about public health initiatives.
How Much Do We Really Know About the Relationship Between Zika Virus and Birth Defects?
And does it really matter to how we tackle the outbreak?