FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, has issued the following statement on ongoing efforts to mitigate impact of saline shortages during this flu season...
A recent sharp increase in influenza A(H3N2) activity in the United States has prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to release a health advisory emphasizing the importance of its antiviral treatment recommendations this...
Patients with an inherited form of colon cancer harbor two bacterial species that collaborate to encourage development of the disease, and the same species have been found in people who develop a sporadic form of colon cancer, a study led by a...
The World Health Organization (WHO) announces that it has prequalified the first conjugate vaccine for typhoid, Bharat Biotech’s Typbar-TCV®. Typhoid conjugate vaccines (TCVs) are innovative products that have longer-lasting immunity...
A unique platform that resulted in a promising HIV vaccine has also led to a new, highly effective vaccine against tuberculosis that is moving toward testing in humans. The new vaccine completely protected 41 percent and reduced overall TB disease...
Influenza virus particles. UCLA scientists developed a new technique to identify and eliminate the virus’s defense mechanisms. Courtesy of National Institute on Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH
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These are immune responses in the skin of young and old study participants to a saline solution and to a VZV antigen. In older participants, a p38 inhibitor improved the immune response by blocking inflammation. Courtesy of JACI, Milica Vukmanovic...
People who believe in conspiracy theories are more likely to think that vaccines are unsafe, despite scientific evidence to the contrary, according to research published by the American Psychological Association...
