Stem cell transplantation found to be more cost-effective than gene therapy for sickle cell disease

byAmerican Society of HematologyCredit: National Institutes of HealthStem cell transplantation is the most cost-effective option for long-term care of sickle cell disease in adults when compared with

Updated on: July 15,2026

Stem cell transplantation found to be more cost-effective than gene therapy for sickle cell disease

byAmerican Society of HematologyCredit: National Institutes of HealthStem cell transplantation is the most cost-effective option for long-term care of sickle cell disease in adults when compared with

Updated on:July 15,2026

Novel vaccine adjuvant could make it easier to eradicate polio

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: CDC from PexelsIn the United States, children routinely receive an injectable form of the polio vaccine. This vaccine is very effective at preventing ill

Updated on: July 17,2026

Novel vaccine adjuvant could make it easier to eradicate polio

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: CDC from PexelsIn the United States, children routinely receive an injectable form of the polio vaccine. This vaccine is very effective at preventing ill

Updated on:July 17,2026

New practice guidance available for treatment of enlarged prostate

bySociety of Interventional RadiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has published new practice guidance for the use of prostatic artery embolization (PAE) to tr

Updated on: July 19,2026

New practice guidance available for treatment of enlarged prostate

bySociety of Interventional RadiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has published new practice guidance for the use of prostatic artery embolization (PAE) to tr

Updated on:July 19,2026

Core values drive Black and Hispanic parents' decisions on vaccinating their kids against COVID-19

byAnn & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainPersistently low rates of COVID-19 vaccination in Black and Hispanic children suggest that parents in these commu

Updated on: July 20,2026

Core values drive Black and Hispanic parents' decisions on vaccinating their kids against COVID-19

byAnn & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainPersistently low rates of COVID-19 vaccination in Black and Hispanic children suggest that parents in these commu

Updated on:July 20,2026

Babies with older siblings have a higher infection risk, but are less protected through vaccination

by Thomas Schober,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainParents know how easily coughs, colds and other infections can move through a household after a child picks up a bug at childcare or

Updated on: August 07,2026

Babies with older siblings have a higher infection risk, but are less protected through vaccination

by Thomas Schober,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainParents know how easily coughs, colds and other infections can move through a household after a child picks up a bug at childcare or

Updated on:August 07,2026

Maternal RSV vaccine cuts infant hospitalizations by 70%, study shows

byUniversity of PittsburghCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA study led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC published inJAMA Network Open, found that vaccination against respirator

Updated on: July 23,2026

Maternal RSV vaccine cuts infant hospitalizations by 70%, study shows

byUniversity of PittsburghCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA study led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC published inJAMA Network Open, found that vaccination against respirator

Updated on:July 23,2026

Ebola, hantavirus… how eroding global health cooperation could threaten worse crises ahead

by Andrea Vaccaro, Rachel M Gisselquist,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe recentEbolaandhantavirus outbreaks, respectively in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, and on a c

Updated on: July 31,2026

Ebola, hantavirus… how eroding global health cooperation could threaten worse crises ahead

by Andrea Vaccaro, Rachel M Gisselquist,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe recentEbolaandhantavirus outbreaks, respectively in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, and on a c

Updated on:July 31,2026

Risk threshold for kidney disease confirmed by more accurate measurement

by Anne Hammarskjöld,Karolinska InstitutetDensity plot and box and whisker plot of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) distribution. Credit:JAMA(2026). DOI: 10.1001/jama.2026.9639The thresholds for kidne

Updated on: August 05,2026

Risk threshold for kidney disease confirmed by more accurate measurement

by Anne Hammarskjöld,Karolinska InstitutetDensity plot and box and whisker plot of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) distribution. Credit:JAMA(2026). DOI: 10.1001/jama.2026.9639The thresholds for kidne

Updated on:August 05,2026

Triple therapy could block newborn meningitis without antibiotics

byETH ZurichCredit: CC0 Public DomainNewborn meningitis is one of the most dangerous childhood infections. It is often life-threatening and can cause serious and lasting damage, including developmenta

Updated on: July 13,2026

Triple therapy could block newborn meningitis without antibiotics

byETH ZurichCredit: CC0 Public DomainNewborn meningitis is one of the most dangerous childhood infections. It is often life-threatening and can cause serious and lasting damage, including developmenta

Updated on:July 13,2026

Yes, you really can be allergic to exercise—and the symptoms can be serious

by Shafqat Ahrar Jaigirdar,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople who don't like to workout will sometimes joke that they're "allergic" to exercise. But what many d

Updated on: August 05,2026

Yes, you really can be allergic to exercise—and the symptoms can be serious

by Shafqat Ahrar Jaigirdar,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople who don't like to workout will sometimes joke that they're "allergic" to exercise. But what many d

Updated on:August 05,2026

Predicting the financial strain of cancer

by Hayley Kamin,Medical University of South CarolinaCredit: www.kaboompics.com from PexelsResearchers at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center have developed a machine learning tool to identify cancer patients

Updated on: July 23,2026

Predicting the financial strain of cancer

by Hayley Kamin,Medical University of South CarolinaCredit: www.kaboompics.com from PexelsResearchers at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center have developed a machine learning tool to identify cancer patients

Updated on:July 23,2026

Women with kidney disease are undertested, undertreated and left behind by decades of male-dominated research

byGeorge Institute for Global HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen with chronic kidney disease are less likely than men to be diagnosed, represented in research and given treatments that have been pro

Updated on: August 02,2026

Women with kidney disease are undertested, undertreated and left behind by decades of male-dominated research

byGeorge Institute for Global HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen with chronic kidney disease are less likely than men to be diagnosed, represented in research and given treatments that have been pro

Updated on:August 02,2026