Sometimes called “disease detectives,” epidemiologists look for clues that can help control diseases and prevent future outbreaks. Sometimes they even discover new diseases.

The Center for Disease Control estimates that 2.7 million people in the US are currently living with a chronic Hepatitis C Virus infection with about 17,000 new chronic cases developing each year.

New research reveals that women who have experienced stalking face a higher risk of heart disease and stroke. View on ...

Women who reported having been stalked or obtained a restraining order were each more likely to experience a heart attack and ...

Air conditioning is a lifesaver, but poor maintenance can cause bacteria to spread, leading to a recent outbreak of Legionnaires' disease.

Data provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that about one in three women reported being ...

The Laboratory of Infectious Disease Epidemiology is a basic science and translational lab working in the intersection of public health and infection diseases, with a focus on vector studies and ...

More information: Soran Rabin Bozorg, Epidemiology and health economics in gastrointestinal diseases : real-world evidence from Swedish health registers, (2024). DOI: 10.69622/27119406.v1 ...

Legionnaires’ disease is currently sweeping through a Central Harlem community, but how common is it in Pennsylvania?