Infectious diseases

Eli Lilly is building a new plant in the Netherlands to produce a pill form of its popular Mounjaro injection. About two-thirds of the world’s 1 billion obese adults live outside the developed world. Will they be able to get the medicine?

The Tulane National Biomedical Research Center drew national attention in 2015 when a deadly foreign-strain of bacteria escaped one of the center’s high-containment laboratories.

As CDC systems are dismantled, the idea of a coordinated national response to a health emergency seems as fictional as zombies themselves.

Public health team’s investigation suggests Tacoma-area woman is state’s first known locally acquired malaria infection.

For the leaders of CARE, The Carter Center, The Task Force on Global Health, the CDC, and the CDC Foundation, the abrupt cuts have brought layoffs and challenges to fulfilling their mission.

New research, suspected cases in N.J., Washington this year raise concerns about local malaria infections.

Efforts to contain Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo may show that the WHO and Red Cross can rally new sources of emergency aid in absence of U.S. But is that a long-term solution?

The chikungunya virus is spreading beyond the tropics, including in New York. People are dying of malaria after U.S. cuts in Cameroon aid. Here's what to know.

Several factors may explain a drop in reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, but the national data are not complete. Here's what to make of it.

This report will help cut through the dense world of disease outbreaks and global health policy to pull out what truly matters and why.

Here's what to know about symptoms, how the bacteria spread, and why it's OK to drink the water in affected areas.

In 2015, NYC saw the largest Legionnaires' disease outbreak in city history. Officials responded with new regulations for inspecting cooling towers, where the bacteria originated. Ten years later, NYC has another outbreak.

The county funded the new clinic, but recent cuts to public health funding have introduced new constraints. Seventeen people who worked on TB contact tracing and ensuring people took their medications have been laid off.

AI has improved performance in industries where data are abundant and decisions need to be fast and accurate, such as finance and logistics. The same tools could help the public health system improve accuracy and act faster.

As with many things in Atlanta, the answer involves Coca-Cola — and mosquitoes. Coca-Cola chairman Robert W. Woodruff purchased land in Baker County, Georgia, for quail hunting about 100 years ago.

NYC brought down a significant spike in TB cases in the 1990s. But in recent years, cases have started to increase again.

The agency reported a case of hepatitis A, a liver infection, in a food handler at ilili Restaurant in the Flatiron District.

The National Indian Health Board has urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to make the declaration in a plea for more resources to fight the outbreak, which disproportionately affects Native Americans.

The infection, which is passed from a pregnant person to a baby, can be harmful or life-threatening. Cases have been on the rise in New York City and the state.

EEE and West Nile virus are still present, so it's worth grabbing insect repellent for a couple more weeks.