Immune barrier may explain why mRNA shots struggle to block nasal infection

byUniversity of SurreyCredit: Picas Joe from PexelsA consistent biological barrier that stops the immune system from making the antibodies most needed to protect the nose and throat from respiratory v

Updated on: July 19,2026

Immune barrier may explain why mRNA shots struggle to block nasal infection

byUniversity of SurreyCredit: Picas Joe from PexelsA consistent biological barrier that stops the immune system from making the antibodies most needed to protect the nose and throat from respiratory v

Updated on:July 19,2026

PFAS leave fingerprints in your blood—researchers are beginning to read these clues

by Carrie McDonough,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainVirtually every living thing on Earth, fromPatagonian penguinstonewborn human babies, has been touched by the synthetic chemicals known asp

Updated on: July 06,2026

PFAS leave fingerprints in your blood—researchers are beginning to read these clues

by Carrie McDonough,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainVirtually every living thing on Earth, fromPatagonian penguinstonewborn human babies, has been touched by the synthetic chemicals known asp

Updated on:July 06,2026

How digital platforms and policy shifts reshape GLP-1 affordability

by JMIR PublicationsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA News and Perspectives report on emerging pharmaceutical access models in the United States has been published in theJournal of Medical Internet

Updated on: July 21,2026

How digital platforms and policy shifts reshape GLP-1 affordability

by JMIR PublicationsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA News and Perspectives report on emerging pharmaceutical access models in the United States has been published in theJournal of Medical Internet

Updated on:July 21,2026

First leishmaniasis vaccine enters phase one trial as disease spreads to US

by Emily Caldwell,The Ohio State UniversityCredit: Thirdman from PexelsA phase 1 clinical trial testing the safety of aleishmaniasisvaccine is set to begin in the coming months—the first vaccine creat

Updated on: July 24,2026

First leishmaniasis vaccine enters phase one trial as disease spreads to US

by Emily Caldwell,The Ohio State UniversityCredit: Thirdman from PexelsA phase 1 clinical trial testing the safety of aleishmaniasisvaccine is set to begin in the coming months—the first vaccine creat

Updated on:July 24,2026

Ebola cases in Congo near 300 as more joyful stories from recovered medical workers emerge

by Justin KabumbaDirector General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, right, shakes hands with Ezo Etienne, a health worker who recovered from Ebola in Bunia, Congo, Su

Updated on: July 14,2026

Ebola cases in Congo near 300 as more joyful stories from recovered medical workers emerge

by Justin KabumbaDirector General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, right, shakes hands with Ezo Etienne, a health worker who recovered from Ebola in Bunia, Congo, Su

Updated on:July 14,2026

Dengue vaccine shows favorable safety profile in travelers from non-endemic regions

byBarcelona Institute for Global HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainData from 1,028 people vaccinated with TAK-003 in Catalonia suggests the dengue vaccine has a good tolerability profile in routi

Updated on: July 22,2026

Dengue vaccine shows favorable safety profile in travelers from non-endemic regions

byBarcelona Institute for Global HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainData from 1,028 people vaccinated with TAK-003 in Catalonia suggests the dengue vaccine has a good tolerability profile in routi

Updated on:July 22,2026

Nursing home staffing declined in states that protected facilities from COVID-19 malpractice lawsuits, study finds

by Gretchen McCartney,University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Kampus Production from PexelsNursing homes across the country had less staffing in states where legislatures granted the facilities i

Updated on: July 22,2026

Nursing home staffing declined in states that protected facilities from COVID-19 malpractice lawsuits, study finds

by Gretchen McCartney,University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Kampus Production from PexelsNursing homes across the country had less staffing in states where legislatures granted the facilities i

Updated on:July 22,2026

Ebola had 'big head-start' but response catching up: WHO

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe Ebola outbreak raging in central Africa had a "big head start," the World Health Organization chief acknowledged Wednesday, but insisted efforts to rein

Updated on: July 15,2026

Ebola had 'big head-start' but response catching up: WHO

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe Ebola outbreak raging in central Africa had a "big head start," the World Health Organization chief acknowledged Wednesday, but insisted efforts to rein

Updated on:July 15,2026

Argentina expands hantavirus probe, sending teams to trap and test rats in Mendoza

by Isabel DebreArgentine scientists collect traps placed at different points across Ushuaia, Argentina, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, as part of an investigation for the source of the hantavirus outbreak on

Updated on: August 13,2026

Argentina expands hantavirus probe, sending teams to trap and test rats in Mendoza

by Isabel DebreArgentine scientists collect traps placed at different points across Ushuaia, Argentina, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, as part of an investigation for the source of the hantavirus outbreak on

Updated on:August 13,2026

Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo reach 282 as survivors describe their recoveries

by Justin KabumbaDirector General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, right, shakes hands with Ezo Etienne, a health worker who recovered from Ebola in Bunia, Congo, Su

Updated on: July 17,2026

Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo reach 282 as survivors describe their recoveries

by Justin KabumbaDirector General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, right, shakes hands with Ezo Etienne, a health worker who recovered from Ebola in Bunia, Congo, Su

Updated on:July 17,2026

Safe firearm storage may reduce pediatric lead exposure in households with guns

byBrown UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn homes with guns, proper storage is important in preventing injuries and deaths. Now, researchers have found a secondary benefit: Gun owners may be

Updated on: July 21,2026

Safe firearm storage may reduce pediatric lead exposure in households with guns

byBrown UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn homes with guns, proper storage is important in preventing injuries and deaths. Now, researchers have found a secondary benefit: Gun owners may be

Updated on:July 21,2026

Childhood flu vaccines cut infections sharply in ages 2 to 5, birthday-based analysis reveals

byHarvard Medical SchoolCredit: Gustavo Fring from PexelsPediatric flu vaccines significantly reduce the number of childhood cases of influenza, new research from Harvard Medical School confirms. The

Updated on: July 16,2026

Childhood flu vaccines cut infections sharply in ages 2 to 5, birthday-based analysis reveals

byHarvard Medical SchoolCredit: Gustavo Fring from PexelsPediatric flu vaccines significantly reduce the number of childhood cases of influenza, new research from Harvard Medical School confirms. The

Updated on:July 16,2026