Vaccination
Amid confusion over US vaccine recommendations, states try to 'restore trust'
When the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met, confusion filled the room.
Sep 25, 2025
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Infectious Diseases
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Widespread presence of threadworm suggests other forgotten diseases may be making a comeback
USC researchers have found evidence of threadworm (Strongyloides stercoralis) in South Carolina in two different studies. Their research, which was published in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, was led ...
Sep 25, 2025
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Around one in three hospital infections involve antimicrobial resistance, study shows
With an estimated 1.14 million deaths worldwide annually caused by bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics, a University of Leicester-led study shows that in hospital settings antimicrobial resistance is common and independently ...
Sep 24, 2025
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Health
Take the shot: Does the country's future hang on public health support?
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recently linked 25 unverified reports of child deaths to COVID-19 vaccines as they consider further limiting access to this and other immunizations, like those for hepatitis ...
Sep 23, 2025
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Health
RFK Jr panelists make initial changes to childhood vaccine schedule
A US medical panel handpicked by President Donald Trump's health secretary made its first alteration to the standard childhood vaccine schedule on Thursday, as public health experts fear more changes that flout prevailing ...
Sep 19, 2025
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Newly identified immune response controls Oropouche infection and prevents neurological damage
Research conducted on mice has identified that the rapid response of a specific type of defense cell is essential for controlling Oropouche virus infections and preventing serious neurological damage.
Sep 15, 2025
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Immunology
Special lactic acids can reduce antibiotic resistance in infants
Researchers from The Technical University of Denmark, DTU, document that a special subgroup of naturally occurring bifidobacteria plays a crucial role in reducing antibiotic resistance in infants.
Sep 15, 2025
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Guiding epidemic interventions through a fog of noisy data
Imperial College London's Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology reports a model-predictive control approach that times non-pharmaceutical interventions from noisy real-time case data, generally achieving better control ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Can adults be trained to better recognize and avoid sick faces?
Previous research from the University of Miami showed that children can recognize sick faces, demonstrating that even kids can pick up on illness cues, though accuracy varies by age. Now, researchers have taken this line ...
Sep 12, 2025
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Bushfire smoke and COVID-19: Study reveals lessons from Canadian wildfires
Australian public health authorities have been urged to prepare for a possible increase in severe COVID-19 cases during the local bushfire season, following a QUT-led study that suggests there was a strong link between wildfire ...
Sep 11, 2025
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