Human metapneumovirus, or hMPV, has risen across the United States this winter and spring, according to recent data published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The percent of tests positive for hMPV increased 19.6 percent for antigen and 10.9 percent for PCR tests at the start of March, when the virus…

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Matt Ridley, science writer, journalist and member of the House of Lords. Matt talks to us about his latest book Viral, an investigation into the origins of COVID-19 and an account of the obstacles he encountered when trying to find the truth. Matt’s books have sold over a million…

The House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Biosafety and Risky Research: Examining if Science is Outpacing Policy and Safety” at 2:30 p.m. ET on April 27, to discuss how virus research can be conducted more safely. …

The House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Biosafety and Risky Research: Examining if Science is Outpacing Policy and Safety” at 2:30 p.m. ET on April 27, to discuss how virus research can be conducted more safely. …

“Debunked.” “Dangerous.” “Unhelpful.” These were some of the terms heaped on the theory that COVID-19 might have spilled from a lab in China, accidentally or not. Suggesting the virus may have been linked to a Chinese lab would swiftly earn one the label of “conspiracy theorist.” That was the case for at least 18 months…

Dr. Anthony Fauci is being accused by congressional investigators of having promoted scientists to write off the possibility of a lab-leak origin of COVID-19, leading to the report, “The Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2,” which was then used by news outlets and social media companies to accuse others of spreading false information when the lab leak…

Dr. Anthony Fauci is being accused by congressional investigators of having promoted scientists to write off the possibility of a lab-leak origin of COVID-19, leading to the report, “The Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2,” which was then used by news outlets and social media companies to accuse others of spreading false information when the lab leak…

There is an increasing number of infectious diseases circulating around the world, from influenza to SARS to COVID-19. Your immune system plays a key role in fighting off these infectious diseases. So how does the immune system work to fight viruses and bacteria? What factors affect your immunity? This article will answer all your questions…

Government-mandated stay-at-home orders, school and business shutdowns, mandatory face masks, and other non-pharmaceutical interventions to stop the spread of COVID-19, had “little to no effect” on mortality while increasing excess and “collateral” deaths, according to a report. “Widespread, economy-wide lockdown policies were a disaster. They had only marginal effects on the ultimate number of deaths,…

The American left has launched a new movement to defund the police after police bodycam footage showed the beating and subsequent death of Tyre Nichols by police officers. Despite the fact that the officers involved were all black, the movement is again being framed around race. Yet, is race the real reason, or is there…