Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

The continuous dangers that polio and the other enteroviruses pose

Consistently high vaccination rates and global health surveillance programs have helped eliminate poliomyelitis (polio) in almost all countries of the world, except Afghanistan and Pakistan. Yet non-polio enteroviruses can ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Czech whooping cough spread accelerates, three dead

The Czech Republic has been hit by a soaring number of whooping cases and the fast growing outbreak has killed three people, health authorities said on Monday.

Oncology & Cancer

Enhanced melanoma vaccine offers improved survival for men

A second-generation melanoma vaccine being developed at UVA Cancer Center improves long-term survival for melanoma patients compared with the first-generation vaccine, new research shows. Interestingly, the benefit of the ...

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