Articles by

David Cox

The Gut Might Hold the Key to Treating Long Covid in Kids

Four years after the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, doctors and researchers are still seeking ways to...

RSV Can Be a Killer. New Tools Are Identifying the Most At-Risk Kids

After 25 years as a pediatric infectious diseases specialist, Asunción Mejías is too familiar with the deadly...

This Mpox Outbreak Isn’t Like the Last One

In May 2023, the World Health Organization released a statement declaring the end of mpox—formerly known as...

The Global IT Outage Sends Hospitals Reeling

It was half past midnight Eastern Time when Andrew Rosenberg, an anesthesiologist and critical care doctor who...

How Not to Get Brain-Eating Worms and Mercury Poisoning

Are you experiencing unexplained memory lapses or brain fog? Ever considered that you may have a parasite...

Bird Flu Is Spreading in Alarming New Ways

Last Friday, a health alert from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pinged its way across...

The World’s First Malaria Vaccine Program for Children Starts Now

Malaria expert Brian Greenwood had once resigned himself to the possibility that a successful vaccine for the...

Scabies Is Making a Comeback

In recent months, Naveed Ijaz, a general practitioner specializing in dermatology, has seen a growing number of...