Measles is a humanitarian issue, and its unwelcome reappearance in Canada is a reminder of its importance

by Adam R Houston and Jason Nickerson,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs a medical organization, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is no stranger to measle

Updated on: April 30,2024

Measles is a humanitarian issue, and its unwelcome reappearance in Canada is a reminder of its importance

by Adam R Houston and Jason Nickerson,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs a medical organization, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is no stranger to measle

Updated on:April 30,2024

Study affirms benefit of very early antiretroviral therapy within hours of birth for newborns with HIV

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study of more than 50 babies in Africa, Asia, North America and South America has added substantially to evidence

Updated on: April 22,2024

Study affirms benefit of very early antiretroviral therapy within hours of birth for newborns with HIV

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study of more than 50 babies in Africa, Asia, North America and South America has added substantially to evidence

Updated on:April 22,2024

Thousands will die and millions will suffer from humanitarian crisis of fuel poverty in UK, warn experts

by University College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEpidemic-levels of fuel poverty affecting half of U.K. households will cause a "significant humanitarian crisis with thousands of

Updated on: March 21,2024

Thousands will die and millions will suffer from humanitarian crisis of fuel poverty in UK, warn experts

by University College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEpidemic-levels of fuel poverty affecting half of U.K. households will cause a "significant humanitarian crisis with thousands of

Updated on:March 21,2024

Effectiveness of the new omicron booster confirmed

by Stefan Zorn, Medizinische Hochschule HannoverEffectiveness confirmed: The corona booster vaccine from BioNTech adapted to the omicron variant XBB.1.5. Credit: Karin Kaiser/MHHThe pandemic is over,

Updated on: December 30,2023

Effectiveness of the new omicron booster confirmed

by Stefan Zorn, Medizinische Hochschule HannoverEffectiveness confirmed: The corona booster vaccine from BioNTech adapted to the omicron variant XBB.1.5. Credit: Karin Kaiser/MHHThe pandemic is over,

Updated on:December 30,2023

New rapid electronic diagnostic test for infectious diseases

byUniversity of SurreyCredit:iScience(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107570A new molecular test for bacteria and viruses, including SARS-CoV-2 has been developed by scientists at th

Updated on: January 07,2024

New rapid electronic diagnostic test for infectious diseases

byUniversity of SurreyCredit:iScience(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107570A new molecular test for bacteria and viruses, including SARS-CoV-2 has been developed by scientists at th

Updated on:January 07,2024

Exploring how poxviruses dismantle antiviral responses

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityHyperfused mitochondria (purple) accumulating around the golgi in infected cells. Credit: Derek Walsh, PhD.Northwestern Medicine investigators led by Der

Updated on: December 30,2023

Exploring how poxviruses dismantle antiviral responses

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityHyperfused mitochondria (purple) accumulating around the golgi in infected cells. Credit: Derek Walsh, PhD.Northwestern Medicine investigators led by Der

Updated on:December 30,2023

The Most Dangerous Black Market You've Never Heard Of

Updated on: September 04,2024

The Most Dangerous Black Market You've Never Heard Of

Updated on:September 04,2024

Bubonic plague kills New Mexico man, officials say: What to know about the 'Black Death'

by Don Sweeney, The Kansas City StarA scanning electron microscope micrograph depicting a mass ofYersinia pestisbacteria in the foregut of an infected flea. Credit: WikipediaA New Mexico m

Updated on: March 20,2024

Bubonic plague kills New Mexico man, officials say: What to know about the 'Black Death'

by Don Sweeney, The Kansas City StarA scanning electron microscope micrograph depicting a mass ofYersinia pestisbacteria in the foregut of an infected flea. Credit: WikipediaA New Mexico m

Updated on:March 20,2024

Pet ownership may contribute to health care barriers for people with HIV

by University of FloridaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople living with HIV may face hard choices when balancing their own health needs with caring for a pet, a study led by a University of F

Updated on: May 25,2024

Pet ownership may contribute to health care barriers for people with HIV

by University of FloridaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople living with HIV may face hard choices when balancing their own health needs with caring for a pet, a study led by a University of F

Updated on:May 25,2024

Study maps main genes involved in immune response to infection by dengue virus

by Maria Fernanda Ziegler,FAPESPThe study identified similarities between the immune response to natural infection and the immune response elicited by the vaccines Q-Denga and Dengvaxia. Credit:

Updated on: March 27,2024

Study maps main genes involved in immune response to infection by dengue virus

by Maria Fernanda Ziegler,FAPESPThe study identified similarities between the immune response to natural infection and the immune response elicited by the vaccines Q-Denga and Dengvaxia. Credit:

Updated on:March 27,2024

US physical inactivity pandemic is a crisis within a crisis, experts say

byElsevierVariables included in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Social Vulnerability Index. Source: CDC SVI Document

Updated on: December 30,2023

US physical inactivity pandemic is a crisis within a crisis, experts say

byElsevierVariables included in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Social Vulnerability Index. Source: CDC SVI Document

Updated on:December 30,2023

How the immune system fights to keep herpes at bay

by Jake Miller,Harvard Medical SchoolThese microscope images show how interferon in the nucleus raises levels of the protective protein IFI16 (stained green) from low background levels (left) to

Updated on: January 26,2024

How the immune system fights to keep herpes at bay

by Jake Miller,Harvard Medical SchoolThese microscope images show how interferon in the nucleus raises levels of the protective protein IFI16 (stained green) from low background levels (left) to

Updated on:January 26,2024