Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

Some viruses mutate more rapidly than others. Learn more about why that is and what that means for your health.

If you're feeling unwell this season, it may not be easy to tell exactly what is making you sick; multiple viruses are circulating in Michigan this winter, making vaccination and healthy habits ...

Oropouche virus disease, sometimes called Oropouche fever or sloth fever, is an illness caused by the Oropouche virus that’s spread mostly by biting midges. Oropouche virus is found mostly in a few ...

VIVIAN, LA - DECEMBER 12: With a temperature of 103.8, Asa Moore, 6, of Vivian, Louisiana is examined by John Messier, a physician's assistant, at the North Caddo Surgical and Medical Center for ...

A quadruple whammy of viruses – flu, COVID, norovirus, and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV – is hitting the U.S. as the year comes to a close. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has ...

An uncommon tick-borne illness called Powassan virus is making headlines in New England right now because a newborn baby in Massachusetts is believed to have it. Here in Connecticut, the CDC says ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

China is experiencing an outbreak of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a respiratory illness that is making waves amid a global uptick in infections this winter. Unlike the coronavirus that caused the ...

Marburg virus disease has killed 11 people and sickened 25 others in Rwanda, which declared an outbreak on Sept. 27. Similar to Ebola, the rare but very severe illness can be fatal in up to 88% of ...

Two individuals in Germany who were transported from Hamburg Central Station to the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) on Wednesday for precautionary examinations have tested negative ...

Researchers in China have discovered a new tick-borne illness, Wetland virus. Research shows it has the potential to invade the brain. Right now, China is the only country with cases. That’s the main ...