Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Norovirus: What to know and how to avoid it

Noroviruses are usually more widespread in the fall and winter, but you can get sick from the virus any time of the year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says norovirus is the leading cause of vomiting ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Updated COVID-19 boosters and XBB.1.5: What you need to know

As the world marches toward the completion of its fourth year with COVID-19, data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that the majority of those infected, hospitalized or dying from the SARS-CoV-2 ...

Immunology

New research points out ways to improve tuberculosis vaccines

A new study from the University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine describes a previously unappreciated role for a class of immune cells in the early stages of tuberculosis ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Q&A: Vaccines, variants and COVID-19 trends

COVID-19 hospitalizations in the United States were on the rise for weeks heading into mid-September, right as updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna started to be distributed across the country.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

CDC backs new COVID booster shots

Following an approval granted Monday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday signed off on new COVID boosters for Americans.

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