Infectious diseases spike when kids return to school − here’s what you can do about it

Ready or not, back-to-school season is here, and kids will be bringing home more than homework. They’ll be carrying germs, too. These viruses and bacteria will be agents that cause…

COVID-19 rapid tests still work against new variants – researchers keep ‘testing the tests,’ and they pass

By September 2020, just six months after COVID-19 triggered shutdowns across the U.S., it was clear that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, had mutated from its original form. The…