Some social media users have falsely claimed this week that “Disease X” is a virus that might be deliberately released or is even already spreading in the world. These claims are inaccurate, emerging ...

Legionnaires’ disease is a severe pneumonia caused by contaminated water systems. Understanding its symptoms, causes, and ...

A mysterious disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has infected over 400 people and killed dozens in the past ...

Just four years after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new pandemic allegedly is on the horizon — or so claim headlines in various news outlets. This new pathogen is apparently so serious ...

The World Health Organization keeps a short list of “priority diseases” that could cause the next deadly pandemic. Most of the diseases are already known to us — Ebola, SARS and Zika made the cut — ...

It sounds like something Elon Musk might have cooked up: "Disease X." In fact, the term was coined years ago as a way of getting scientists to work on medical countermeasures for unknown infectious ...

With less than a week until the World Economic Forum discusses potential preparations for a hypothetical disease far deadlier than Covid-19 named “Disease X,” mention of the illness have sparked a ...

“Disease X” is not a specific known disease. For years, scientists have used the term to refer to any disease that could potentially cause a global epidemic for which there is not yet a vaccine.

At the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos Switzerland this past week, leaders were discussing what to do about Disease X. This wasn’t about what the heck has happened to the social media platform ...

Heart disease continues to stand as the No. 1 cause of death in the United States. Coronary heart disease, the most common type of heart disease in the U.S., was responsible for the deaths of nearly ...

Addison’s disease, also called primary adrenal insufficiency, is a rare disorder that occurs when the body doesn’t make enough of two hormones called cortisol and aldosterone. Cortisol is an essential ...

French farmers are protesting against government measures, including the culling of entire cattle herds, aimed at containing ...