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 ...

A program to make people aware of the dangers of potentially cancer-causing radon gas in homes enlists real estate agents to distribute testing kits to their clients. But getting those clients — ...

The US government’s free at-home Covid-19 test program will be suspended Friday, according to the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response. Since November, residential households in the ...

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is delaying a testing program that will determine whether certain raw chicken products are contaminated with Salmonella. The verification and sampling ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Judy Stone focuses her writing on infectious diseases. The home “Test to Treat” program is closing April 16, leaving disabled ...