The reproduction number R is often used as an indicator to predict how quickly an infectious disease will spread.

Amid fears of another global pandemic, social media users are circulating claims that all schools in China have been closed ...

The Covid-19 outbreak in 2020 was on a scale not seen since the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918 and laid bare our lack of ...

U.S. sociologist Scott Feld wrote, "Your friends have more friends than you do." Feld's so-called friendship paradox states that the friends of any given person have more friends on average than the ...

Purdue Pharma will pay more than $7 billion for the corporation's role in fueling the opioid epidemic that has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans.The Sackler family and Purdue Pharma reached a ...

Emergency room admissions for people overdosing in Palm Beach County decreased by 19% as the county launches a new online dashboard and prepares for a "state-of-the-art Crisis Center for Mental Health ...

The new settlement deal could net Pennsylvania and Delaware as much as $212 million and $27 million, respectively, in payouts.

The deal comes after the Supreme Court blocked a controversial bankruptcy plan for Purdue that shielded Sackler family members from future lawsuits.

HMPV mainly affects the respiratory system and can cause a wide range of illnesses, from mild cold-like symptoms to severe ...

The surge in the “medical freedom” movement has thrust the tension between individual liberty and public health into the spotlight. At its core, this debate questions whether personal autonomy can—or ...