Final talks begin on missing piece for pandemic treaty
An extra week of negotiations to complete an international agreement on handling future pandemics kicked off in Geneva on Monday, with sharp divisions holding up an accord.
Apr 27, 2026
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Where people get their news influences their beliefs about vaccines, survey finds
People who follow "new right" media outlets are more than twice as likely to be vaccine-hesitant compared to those who never engage with those outlets, a new Johns Hopkins University study finds.
Apr 27, 2026
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Taking the guesswork out of drug development for Chagas disease
Researchers at Kent have established a computational protocol that could accelerate the development of more effective treatments for life-threatening parasitic infections such as Chagas disease, by enabling scientists to ...
Apr 26, 2026
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New biosensor detects active tuberculosis in 60 minutes using a fluorescent protein signal
A research team at IDM is leading the development of a sensor that paves the way for the rapid, selective and cost-effective detection of active tuberculosis. The device detects the presence of a protein secreted by Mycobacterium ...
Apr 26, 2026
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Rotavirus cases in children are rising, but a highly effective vaccine has slashed hospitalizations
Rotavirus is a highly contagious virus that spreads easily and can make babies and young children very sick. This year, doctors have been seeing more cases earlier in the season than usual.
Apr 25, 2026
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New study finds high rates of outpatient antibiotic exposure in children with medical complexity
A new study from Boston Children's Hospital found that annual prescription rates increased nonlinearly as children's underlying level of medical complexity increased. Frequent antibiotic use has associated risks, including ...
Apr 24, 2026
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Impact of pediatric influenza vaccination rates on US health care resource utilization examined
Achieving the Healthy People 2030 target of 70% immunization could substantially reduce the burden of influenza-related outpatient visits, hospitalizations, and deaths, while easing pressure on pediatric health care infrastructure ...
Apr 24, 2026
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Evaluating effectiveness of maternal RSV vaccination and nirsevimab for severe RSV-related illness in infants
A new study found that infants receiving maternal Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccination or Nirsevimab after birth had significantly lower RSV infection and health care use compared to unprotected infants. It also ...
Apr 24, 2026
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COVID-19 and severe heart attack increase mortality by 25% after 1 year, more than double pre-pandemic rates
Findings from the North American COVID-19 Myocardial Infarction (NACMI) registry demonstrate significantly higher one-year mortality rates in patients with COVID-19 and ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) compared ...
Apr 24, 2026
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What a 'post‑antibiotic era' could mean for modern medicine
Antibiotics are one of the greatest breakthroughs in medical history. They turned once-deadly infections into treatable illnesses and made modern health care possible. But bacteria are changing, and some of the drugs we have ...
Apr 23, 2026
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