A U.S. volunteer became the first person to receive an experimental COVID-19 vaccine as part of the first phase of humans trial on March 16, the Associated Press reports. <br/>

The Spanish Influenza was one of the deadliest pandemics in human history - and the first time it was mandated to wear a face mask in public in the United States.

Jordan explains how algorithms can be used to predict and monitor disease outbreaks, including in the case of the 2020 Coronavirus, or COVID-19, outbreak.

Coronavirus outbreak raises question: Why are bat viruses so deadly? It’s no coincidence that some of the worst viral disease outbreaks in recent years — SARS, MERS, Ebola, Marburg and likely the newly arrived...

This dissects in detail the meaning of the phrase, " Flattening the Curve", with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Children infected by the coronavirus could suffer brain damage without presenting respiratory symptoms, according to a study in JAMA Neurology.

Trump was hoping to coast the 2020 election, but with some major issues arising for his campaign, we consider if he can win re-election. In this video put Trump through the test proposed by Professor Alan Lichtman - the Thirteen Keys to...

As the world grapples with new pandemics, what can we learn from the US’s mixed response to the Bubonic Plague, which arrived in San Francisco in 1900?

Last week the UK government announced the country was moving to the next stage of their Coronavirus strategy. However, they caught a lot of flack for not doing enough, with the UK's strategy looking a lot less drastic than other major...

Governments are starting to ease restrictions designed to curb covid-19. But with most of the world still vulnerable to the virus, what's the right way to leave lockdown?

Racial inequality runs deep in healthcare and has pervasive, devastating outcomes. Because our expertise here at Healthcare Triage is in health, that is where we feel we are best suited to shine a light on racial disparities. What is...

A new study sheds light on the fundamental architecture of the coronavirus that allows the pathogen to disguise itself and get into human cells. <br/>

There's a lot of nonsense online about the Coronavirus, so we wanted to do our bit a debunk a whole bunch of myths, lies, and craziness about COVID-19. So in this video we're going to explain why 26 commonly believed myths about the...

With the Coronavirus spreading around the world, people are increasingly keen to see a vaccine developed to kill the virus. The problem is that researching and producing vaccines isn't an easy process. In this video, we explain how this...

Aaron Carroll answers your coronavirus questions. We'll be doing more Q&As in the future.

East African countries could be facing a food crisis as waves of locusts have been hitting crops in the region since the end of 2019.

At the time of writing the Coronavirus has taken 165,636 lives globally and the death toll is rapidly increasing. So in this video, we wanted to explain what happens to a COVID patient. How symptoms progress from mild to severe and then...

FT science editor Clive Cookson on why the testing response in different regions has left western nations catching up with a crisis they never expected, and why culture, politics and behaviour are all important factors in beating the...

Hi everyone! I know how troubling and worrisome the current times are with the Coronavirus seemingly taking over. I am anxious, fearful, and overwhelmed. COVID-19 is, of course, affecting everyone, but I am hear to talk about what the...

Most of the world has been working on the assumption that when a person recovers from Covid-19, everything just goes back to normal. As the pandemic progresses though, we're learning about some patients who experience long-term...

A vaccine for covid-19 is a long way off. In the meantime, could existing drugs be used to treat the novel coronavirus?

The Coronavirus is the latest threat to public health, with health officials saying that it has become a global pandemic. People are being placed into quarantines, hand sanitising stations are being set up across the world, and the...

Joe Biden has won the race to become America’s next president. Our experts answer your questions on potential court battles, a divided country and the future of America.

This video tutorial discusses outbreak prediction using AI and data science, focusing on the current COVID-19 pandemic. The tutorial covers topics such as exponential growth models, the SIR model, and the importance of flattening the...