Blight review: The threat of a fungi-fuelled pandemic
19 July 2023
A new guide argues that infectious fungi and fungus-like pathogens are the most devastating causes of disease on Earth
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Pathogenesis review: How infectious diseases have moulded civilisation
26 April 2023
From the development of agriculture to the global rise of religions, Jonathan Kennedy's book describes how infectious diseases have been a decisive force in shaping human history
Alice Ball pioneered leprosy treatment and then had her work stolen
15 July 2020
Short film The Ball Method tells the story of Alice Ball. She helped develop an effective treatment for leprosy, then a senior colleague claimed her work as his own giving her no credit
Netflix's Diagnosis is a real-life House with added crowdsourcing
11 September 2019
Netflix's new show Diagnosis is a moving and powerful attempt to help people with unusual medical conditions find new routes to their longed-for diagnosis
It’s very bad news that common viruses are affected by climate change
20 December 2018
No one knew climate change would affect viruses that spread from person to person, but it does. For the eighth of our 12 Days of Culture we look at how disease may change
The End of Epidemics: It's all about the money
4 April 2018
A new book's ambitious plan to spot and stop global epidemics is easier said than done unless governments show willing and fund a real scheme to do just that
Why a nasty surprise lurks 100 years on from the lethal 1918 flu
1 January 2018
As the centenary of the great flu epidemic looms, we are right to be pessimistic – especially with H7N9 bird flu virus quietly circulating in China
Bloody exhibition is only for the brave and the bold
20 October 2017
A room is coated in the red stuff in Blood: Life Uncut, a queasy, seductive exploration put together by the team behind the forthcoming Science Gallery London
