Sophie Ella contracted encephalitis, inflammation of the brain, at the beginning of the covid pandemic, which resulted in a four-month hospital stay ...

The 22-year-old influencer was the first person in Ireland to be diagnosed with the life-threatening brain condition caused by COVID and had to learn to walk and talk again back in 2020 ...

A giant virus discovered in Japan is adding fuel to the provocative idea that viruses helped create complex life. Named ushikuvirus, it infects amoebae and shows unique traits that connect different ...

What looks like the flu or a sudden mental health change could be far more serious. Six warning signs could help save a life.

Officials in New South Wales are warning residents to take precautions after a probable case of Japanese encephalitis, a rare but serious mosquito-borne illness.

Named for the Malaysian village where it was first identified, the Nipah virus is an infectious disease transmitted primarily by bats. Often fatal, its potential to spread has so far been considered ...

South Carolina health officials are warning of "irreversible" neurological damage in children as measles-related hospitalizations climb in the state. Of the 876 confirmed cases in the state’s upstate ...

A measles outbreak in Spartanburg County, South Carolina has exceeded 900 cases since it began in October. At least 19 people have been hospitalized with complications like pneumonia and encephalitis, ...

BEIJING — A frowning red horse has become the surprise hit toy of the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, capturing the mood here better than any data point. Embroidered with a Chinese phrase wishing ...