Centers for Disease Control
How Scientists Are Fighting a Zika Outbreak in the US
In our new series, “Symptomatic” Motherboard explores how we’re combating the globe’s most threatening diseases.
'Sexually Transmitted' Case of Zika Reported in Texas
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed it was the first US Zika case in someone who had not traveled abroad during the current outbreak.
Guns Will Probably Kill More Young Americans Than Car Accidents in 2015, Study Says
A projection based on CDC data suggests fatal shootings will outpace car crashes as the leading cause of death for people ages 15 to 24 in the coming year.
Obama Taps Government Insider as Ebola Czar
Weeks before the elections, Obama is set to create the post to help manage Ebola response in the US, where a total of two people are known to have contracted the disease.
A Giant Hole Is Swallowing a Town in Peru
Cerro de Pasco is an environmental and urban catastrophe thanks to the massive polymetal mine that sits in the middle of town.
A Hospital Sent the US's First Ebola Patient Home for Two Days After He Was Sick
It's the first time a case of the latest Ebola has been diagnosed outside of Africa.
We Asked an Expert if the Ebola Virus Will Kill You
It's become a sort of annual ritual for Americans to go wild over the possibility that an exotic, lethal illness might spread from Africa or Southeast Asia to their own backyard.
Can Science Find a Safe Replacement for Alcohol?
When it comes to legal intoxicants, alcohol is still the only game in town. But with a massive pharmacopeia and scientific infrastructure at our disposal, that makes pretty much zero sense.
The Confusing, Controversial World of Lyme Disease
Lyme is tricky to diagnose and the symptoms can linger for months or years even after treatment, and doctors disagree with each other and activists on the basic facts of the disease. That makes it hard on those who have it.