HHS, NIH Unveil Vaccine Initiative to Protect Against Future Pandemics
2025-05-02
The new initiative will focus on research using the beta-propiolactone vaccine platformContinue Reading
CDC Shuts Down Key Labs for Hepatitis and STI Testing After Layoffs
2025-04-21
MONDAY, April 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Key labs at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have shut down amid recent layoffs, raising concerns about tracking and controlling serious infections like viral hepatitis and antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea. Among those let go were all 27 scientists in the nation’sContinue Reading
Vaccine Panel Urges More Protection Against RSV, Meningitis and Chikungunya
2025-04-17
THURSDAY, April 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A panel of federal health experts on Wednesday recommended expanded vaccine options for several diseases, including respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), meningitis and a mosquito-borne illness called chikungunya. The panel, known as the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), makes vaccine use recommendations toContinue Reading
Medical Mistrust Could Be Harming Hep A Vaccination Rates Among Gay, Bisexual Men
2025-04-17
THURSDAY, April 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Hepatitis A vaccinations could be lagging among men who have sex with men due to a mistrust of medicine, particularly among racial and ethnic minority groups, a new study says. Only about 60% of surveyed gay and bisexual men were fully vaccinated forContinue Reading
A New UV Light May Help Stop Future Pandemics
2025-04-10
THURSDAY, April 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Five years after COVID-19 first hit the United States, scientists are already brainstorming how to stop the next big virus. One possible solution? A special kind of ultraviolet light called far-UVC, CBS News reported. Unlike regular UVC light, which can be harmful toContinue Reading
Study Finds Sharp Rise in Dangerous Strep Infections
2025-04-08
TUESDAY, April 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Severe and possibly deadly strep infections are on the rise in the U.S., a study published Monday in Journal of the American Medical Association said. The rate of invasive group A strep infections more than doubled from 2013 to 2022, jumping from aboutContinue Reading
TB Cases Go Undetected In Prisons, Threatening Nearby Communities
2025-04-08
TUESDAY, April 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Tuberculosis (TB) might seem like a disease from days gone by, but a new study suggests the COVID pandemic might have given the infectious menace a new foothold. Most modern-day TB cases happen in prisons, where inmates in close quarters are more likelyContinue Reading
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Local Outbreaks Can Motivate the Vaccine-Hesitant, Poll Finds
2025-03-31
MONDAY, March 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 and influenza burned through the U.S. during this year’s cold and flu season, and deadly measles outbreaks have sickened people in 19 states. So what does it take to get people vaccinated against these preventable diseases? Essentially, an outbreak within a person’sContinue Reading
Organ Transplant Patient Dies After Contracting Rabies
2025-03-28
FRIDAY, March 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A Michigan resident has died after receiving an organ transplant infected with rabies, state health officials said Wednesday. The patient got the transplant at an Ohio hospital in December and passed away the following month. The exact type of organ and the patient’sContinue Reading
Tuberculosis on the Rise Again in the United States
2025-03-26
Preliminary data show 2024 rates were highest seen in more than 12 yearsContinue Reading