Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Hepatitis C can kill, but too many can't access the cure

More than 2 million people in the United States have hepatitis C, but most are not getting the safe treatment that can cure the disease, public health officials said Thursday.

Immunology

Screening newborns for deadly immune disease SCID saves lives

Introducing widespread screening of newborns for a deadly disease called severe combined immunodeficiency, or SCID, followed by early treatment boosted the five-year survival rate of children with the disorder from 73% before ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New vaccine boosts hopes of eliminating meningitis across Africa

A trial of a new vaccine against meningococcal disease, a cause of meningitis and blood poisoning, has found that it is safe and induces a strong immune response across five strains of meningococcal bacteria: A, C, W, Y and ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Economic growth alone is not enough to eliminate rabies, says study

Economic growth alone may not be enough to deliver the internationally agreed target to end human deaths from dog-mediated rabies, according to new research from the University of Surrey. The study identifies that targeting ...

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