Dr. Anthony Fauci says he's "cautiously optimistic" about the future of global health, which he says has the potential to be enhanced by the development of universal vaccines and improved preventative ...

Despite the menacing track record of emerging pathogens, “Mother Nature is the world’s worst bioterrorist,” a long-overused catchphrase of scientists and public health professionals, is in urgent need ...

WASHINGTON – Lawmakers and infectious disease experts are examining whether terrorists could use Ebola to deliberately infect and wreak psychological havoc on an unsuspecting population. “I do, at ...

Do you know what to do in the event of a bioterrorist attack? A number of upstate New York emergency workers will know, thanks to a federal grant to develop a model bioterrorist response system ...

States have made some improvements in bioterrorism preparedness since 2001, but most remain "woefully unprepared" to respond to a bioterrorist attack or public health emergency, according to a report ...

A devastating infectious disease pandemic could kill more people than nuclear war. Just 100 years ago, the Spanish flu killed 50 to 100 million people. Life-threatening diseases continue to place us ...

The White House shared details of its new “National Biodefense Strategy” this week, aimed at protecting the country from future pandemics and biological threats. The plan also addresses the question ...

A view from inside the quarantine tent shows Naval Health Clinic Quantico staff taking precautionary measures to prevent the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Marine Corps Base Quantico, March 12, 2020.

In 2001, not long after the 9/11 attacks, a mysterious spate of anthrax attacks by mail killed five people and sickened 17. What the FBI calls “the worst biological attacks in U.S. history” led to ...

The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved buying equipment that would help county laboratory technicians quickly identify bioterrorist agents such as anthrax. Douglas Moore, director of the ...

There will be no shortage of political work at this year’s Whitney Biennial—there’s an entire thematic “strand” called “Shock and Awe”—but none of the other artists have the anti-Bush cred that Steve ...