A Sentinel for Global Health
AI is promising a better – and faster – way to monitor the world for emerging medical threats Read More
Infectious diseases
Preventing the Next Pandemic
Understanding how viruses and bacteria rely on human cells to survive could reveal new ways to defeat them Read More
Predicting Where Infectious Diseases Will Strike Next
Climate change adds a new wrinkle in the quest to get out in front of epidemics Read More
Robert Remis Was a Pioneer in HIV-AIDS Research
He made it his life's mission to track and prevent AIDS, saving countless lives Read More
Waging War on Infection
In 1914, 32 per cent of the British wounded contracted tetanus. The British and Allied command looked to the University of Toronto for help Read More
When Germs Get Tougher
An Internet-based surveillance system gives physicians the ability to track dangerous new strains of tuberculosis in real time Read More
Apocalypse How?
The world is certain to end – just probably not this year Read More
Deadly Pandemics through History
It seems that every era has its scourge Read More
A New Era in Public Health
For decades, the medical profession has favoured treatment over prevention. U of T's Dalla Lana School of Public Health is setting out to change that thinking Read More
Blood Work
Portable device would offer hospitals a quicker way to test patients for infectious diseases Read More