The Covid-19 pandemic underscored the importance of infectious disease doctors — but the field is still facing a shortage, with consequences for the health of communities across the U.S. Specialists ...

In 2009, I was practicing in the emergency department when the H1N1 pandemic emerged. Then, I saw firsthand the vital role infectious disease physicians played in not only facilitating a coordinated ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Measles is extraordinarily infectious—if you’re susceptible,” says Thomas Russo, M.D., a professor and chief of infectious ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Flu numbers in the state are rising, and it has already made an impact on communities this winter season. Dr. Amada Novack, an infectious disease and internal medicine physician ...

PARENTS DECLINED THE SHOTS FOR THEIR NEWBORNS. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE DOCTOR TODD ELLERIN HERE IN THE NEWSROOM TO TALK ABOUT THIS A BIT MORE. HE’S THE CHIEF OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AT SOUTH SHORE HEALTH.

PITTSBURGH — The flu is surging nationwide, and we aren’t anywhere near the peak of infections. For the next several weeks, Dr. Amesh Adalja expects to see an increase in flu cases, with illnesses not ...