Epidemiology

Infectious disease expert Amira Roess addresses concerns about Nipah virus cases detected in India and reassures Americans that the current risk is low.

Environmental health epidemiologist Melissa Perry and collaborators report new human evidence that prenatal and childhood exposure to persistent environmental chemicals may influence sperm chromosomal integrity decades later.

Test shows bug sprays reduce the sperm count and kill good gut bacteria.

Research by George Mason alumna, student, and faculty in the colleges of public health and science highlights compelling evidence that neonicotinoid pesticides, insect killers commonly used in farming, may reduce sperm quality.

Perry is the first public health professional and the first female honorary member of the Academy of Sciences of Albania.

Even when you don’t have TB symptoms, this century-old test can still detect the disease

The third International Conference on Public Health and Environment, co-hosted by the college, brought together researchers from nine countries to address urgent environmental and occupational health issues — from air pollution to antimicrobial resistance — and to explore cross-border solutions.

A comprehensive carcinogenicity study on the world’s most used herbicide, glyphosate, involving scientists from Europe and the U.S., has found that low doses of the controversial weed killer cause multiple types of cancer in rats.

No new detections of avian flu in New Mexico cows, poultry, people despite rising U.S. cases.

What to know about the new FLiRT COVID-19 variant.