Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Superficial cryotherapy effective for alopecia areata

(HealthDay)—For patients with alopecia areata (AA), superficial hypothermic cryotherapy is effective, especially when the treatment interval is two weeks or less, according to research published online Oct. 6 in the Journal ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Subunit vaccine efficacious against herpes zoster

(HealthDay)—A subunit vaccine containing varicella-zoster virus glycoprotein E and the AS01B adjuvant system (HZ/su) is efficacious against herpes zoster infection in older adults, according to a study published online ...

Vaccination

US children could receive vaccine by year-end: Fauci

The United States could start vaccinating older children against COVID-19 by the fall and younger ones by year-end or early 2022, the White House's top pandemic advisor Anthony Fauci said Sunday.

HIV & AIDS

Experts urge renewed push on US-Thai HIV vaccine

Health experts on Thursday called for trials of an HIV vaccine under development in Thailand to be speeded up following recent setbacks in other efforts to end the AIDS epidemic.

Oncology & Cancer

AAP recommends HPV vaccine for boys, too

(HealthDay) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics on Monday renewed its call that all boys ages 11 and 12 receive the three-dose vaccine for the human papillomavirus (HPV).

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