A false claim on social media cites instructional leaflets in COVID-19 tests as evidence that they aren't accurate. The posts claim a list of 52 viruses "can cause a PCR test to give false positives." ...

A false claim on social media cites instructional leaflets in COVID-19 tests as evidence that they aren't accurate. The posts claim a list of 52 viruses "can cause a PCR test to give false positives." ...

Viruses that cause measles and the common cold do not produce false-positive COVID-19 reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests, contrary to posts circulating widely online. A ...

Health officials have unveiled a new list of viruses and bacteria deemed to be the top threats to public health, an initiative aimed at enhancing readiness for any future pandemic. The UK Health ...

Health bosses have revealed the most dangerous viruses and diseases that pose the biggest threat to public health – and could even have pandemic potential. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has ...

You might not have heard of them, but these are among virus families at high risk of causing the next pandemic, according to a threat list released by the government. The UK Health Security Agency ...

The feds have added 17 factors to the growing list of cancer causers – including two forms of hepatitis and viruses that cause sexually transmitted diseases. The additions bring to 246 the total ...

The feds have added 17 factors to the growing list of cancer-causers – including two forms of hepatitis and viruses that cause sexually transmitted diseases. The additions now bring to 246 the total ...

According to the AP/Times, officials "decided to go beyond the report's historical focus on the occupational and environmental causes of cancer" (AP/Contra Costa Times, 2/1). Scientists added the ...

The federal government for the first time has placed X-rays and some viruses on its list of cancer-causing agents along with chemicals formed by frying and grilling meat. Also on the list of 17 new ...

ALBANY, N.Y. – Cornell University researchers are trying to boost the level of a fatty acid in milk shown to prevent or limit cancer, bolstering milk's health benefits and giving struggling farmers a ...