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

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 ...

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

A new study analyzed data from 2.9 million individuals across 118 countries and found that consumption of sugar-sweetened ...

Hepatitis E, a potentially serious viral liver disease, is transmitted through contaminated water. The risk is particularly high in populations with limited access to safe water and sanitation. In ...

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I would have been bored, except the pain was so tiring that I could barely function. I spent the days shuffling around the ...

An eastern German region says it is lifting a ban on the transport of animals that was imposed last weekend after ...