Tatiana Schlossberg, the youngest granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, recently revealed she was diagnosed with terminal acute myeloid leukemia (AML) due to a rare genetic anomaly. In a ...

A newly identified gene mutation may help explain why schizophrenia patients struggle to update their understanding of ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

The predicted surge of influenza cases, driven by the new “subclade K” mutation, is hitting Massachusetts emergency rooms as holiday get-togethers put people in close spaces where the flu virus can ...