illness

Ugly History: The US syphilis experiment

Should you donate your DNA to help cure diseases?

Why is pneumonia so dangerous?

Why do you get a fever when you're sick?

How do steroids affect your muscles— and the rest of your body?

Can you outsmart the fallacy that fooled a generation of doctors?

Can light stop the coronavirus?

Can steroids save your life?

When is a pandemic over?

How do ventilators work?

How do you know if you have a virus?

What is a coronavirus?

Which is better: Soap or hand sanitizer?

What is schizophrenia?

How can we solve the antibiotic resistance crisis?

How can we control the coronavirus pandemic?

Why COVID-19 is hitting us now -- and how to prepare for the next outbreak

What we do (and don't) know about the coronavirus

The accident that changed the world

How bones make blood

Could a breathalyzer detect cancer?

Hacking bacteria to fight cancer

How to 3D print human tissue

This could be why you're depressed or anxious

What is HPV and how can you protect yourself from it?

What makes TB the world's most infectious killer?

Your body vs. implants

How close are we to eradicating HIV?

How light technology is changing medicine

How we're using dogs to sniff out malaria

The health benefits of clowning around

A personal health coach for those living with chronic diseases

How this disease changes the shape of your cells

Parasitic worms hold back human progress. Here's how we can end them

The "dementia village" that's redefining elder care

What your breath could reveal about your health