pandemic

Fear not: The number of locally transmitted cases of Zika in US to be very small

Northeastern researchers project the probability of locally transmitted Zika cases outside of Florida to be extremely low, 'just one or two.' Much of the U.S. has no mosquitoes with Zika and will remain unaffected.

by Thea Singer September 6, 2016

Northeastern researchers examine the Zika pandemic

As the Zika virus continues its inexorable spread, a panel of faculty members discussed how they—and by extension we—can be part of the global solution.

by Thea Singer April 11, 2016

What Ebola and HIV/AIDS can teach us about the Zika virus pandemic

Assistant professor Richard Wamai, an expert on HIV/AIDS and neglected tropical diseases, provides much-needed perspective on why the Zika virus has struck so fiercely and the public health measures that could halt it.

by Thea Singer February 17, 2016

With the plague’s recent return to the news, we took a look at some myths and truths about the centuries-old disease.

Should we be worried about the plague?

California’s Department of Public Health announced that a child contracted the plague after visiting Yosemite National Park in July, the third reported case this year. With the plague’s recent return to the news, we took a look at some myths and truths about the centuries-old disease.

by Matthew McDonald August 12, 2015

A new age for drug discovery

In the last fifty years, pharmaceutical companies have spent tens of billions of dollars trying to find new classes of antibiotic drugs.

by Angela Herring May 24, 2012

Fear not: The number of locally transmitted cases of Zika in US to be very small

Northeastern researchers examine the Zika pandemic

What Ebola and HIV/AIDS can teach us about the Zika virus pandemic

Should we be worried about the plague?

A new age for drug discovery

Cookies on Northeastern sites