Quick thinking and medical sleuthing allowed Kerala to contain a potentially disastrous Nipah virus outbreak this month—but with viral spillovers happening more frequently, containment is a fragile shield.Christopher Columbus was blamed for bringing syphilis to Europe. New DNA evidence suggests it was already there.
Maybe both stories are true.DNA sequencing can assess your risk of developing certain diseases. It could even help provide medicines personalized to your genes one day. Governments want you to get involved.Once considered a disease of the affluent, hypertension now affects a third of all adults. The WHO wants nations to get organized to combat it.
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