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In 2023, 259,000 people died from meningitis and 2.5 million people were infected with the disease globally, suggests a study published in The Lancet Neurology. Although death and infection rates have declined significantly ...
Mar 27, 2026
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Four in ten children in Papua New Guinea's East New Britain Province (ENBP) received no vaccinations in 2023, and new research has revealed why. The study led by Burnet Institute found most caregivers strongly support vaccinating ...
Mar 19, 2026
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George Washington had a problem in the winter of 1777. Smallpox was devastating the already undermanned Continental Army, and much-needed new recruits were being quarantined for a month as a precautionary measure. In addition, ...
Mar 18, 2026
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A University at Buffalo researcher who studies adolescent HIV prevention in African and diaspora communities was invited to contribute a commentary in the April issue of The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. Gloria Aidoo-Frimpong's ...
Mar 17, 2026
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A Simon Fraser University study is pushing back against the "easy narrative" that not getting vaccinated is entirely a personal decision. Rather, vaccine hesitancy in Canada comes down to significant cultural, administrative, ...
Mar 11, 2026
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A new study published in the journal Addiction shows that cannabis use among Swedish adolescents appears to follow the same population-level pattern previously observed for alcohol. The findings suggest that changes in average ...
Feb 24, 2026
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By pairing digital tools with tailored HIV services delivered by community health workers and clinicians, a study has reduced new HIV cases by 70% in rural Kenya and Uganda. This successful strategic implementation of existing ...
Feb 24, 2026
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Reducing social contact is widely understood to slow disease spread, but because there is no personal health benefit gained from self-isolating, this would seem to require some concern for others. But how much do you have ...
Feb 23, 2026
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A study of over 50,000 pregnant women in Norway during the 2023/24 influenza season found that only 29.9% were vaccinated against influenza and 12.1% against COVID-19 during pregnancy, remaining far below recommended targets. ...
Feb 19, 2026
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A measles outbreak at a private college in southwest Florida is raising new concerns about how quickly the virus can spread.
Feb 17, 2026
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