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Here’s why we shouldn’t refer to the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, as simply ‘coronavirus’

by Molly Callahan

Here’s what you need to know about the novel coronavirus outbreak

by Khalida Sarwari

Does China’s response to the coronavirus outbreak reflect lessons learned from SARS?

by Ian Thomsen

It’s not just your genes that are killing you. Everything else is, too.

by Laura Castañón

Stay healthy. Flu season is upon us.

by Cam Sleeper

This birth control pill only needs to be taken once per month

by Laura Castañón

Can pills like BiDil redress social and racial injustice?

by Khalida Sarwari

A new system to help doctors more accurately measure pain may help fight the opioid addiction crisis

by Roberto Molar Candanosa
According to new research by Northeastern assistant professor Susan Mello, teenage exposure to secondhand aerosols was even more prevalent in 2018 than their e-cigarette use during the same time. Photo via iStock

The Trump administration ban on flavored e-cigarettes wouldn’t just affect teens who vape; it would help their peers inhaling secondhand aerosol as well

by Molly Callahan
In this photo taken Wednesday, May 30, 2018, a healthcare worker from the World Health Organization prepares vaccines to give to front line aid workers, in Mbandaka, Congo. For the first time since the Ebola virus was identified more than 40 years ago, a vaccine has been dispatched to front line health workers in an attempt to combat the epidemic from the onset. AP Photo/Sam Mednick

Northeastern University researchers are working with the World Health Organization to stop the spread of Ebola

by Laura Castañón
A nurse and pharmacist admit 10-year old Lopeto Losile to the new ward of the Chemolingot Sub-County Hospital. Losile’s father observes the process. Photo by Natalia Jidovanu for Northeastern University

Global health researcher helps build treatment center in Kenya to combat neglected tropical disease visceral leishmaniasis

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Six epidemics from American history show how urban design affects our health

by Emily Arntsen