Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What is the EEE mosquito-borne virus?
New England is on alert following one death and a handful of infections of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus.
Sep 3, 2024
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Medical economics
Gaza: Polio vaccination drive faces hurdles despite a pause in the conflict
A large polio vaccination campaign started in war-torn Gaza on Sunday, September 1. The initiative, which is being led by the World Health Organization (WHO), aims to reach over 640,000 children under the age of ten.
Sep 2, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mpox could spread into conflict zones in east Africa—how to manage the response
Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda are some of the east African countries that have reported cases of mpox—a viral infectious disease —in the latest outbreak which started in the Democratic Republic of Congo in January ...
Sep 2, 2024
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Health
COVID-19, flu and RSV shots—an epidemiologist explains why all three matter this fall
The Food and Drug Administration approved and granted emergency use authorization on Aug. 22, 2024, for the newest, updated version of the COVID-19 vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quickly endorsed ...
Sep 2, 2024
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HIV & AIDS
Childhood HIV vaccination strategy shows promise in study
Research at Weill Cornell Medicine suggests that childhood immunization against HIV could one day provide protection before the risk of contracting this potentially fatal infection dramatically increases in adolescence.
Sep 2, 2024
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Addiction
Fentanyl vaccine heads for clinical trials, with goal of saving lives
A fentanyl vaccine developed by researchers at the University of Houston is expected to head to clinical trials sometime in the middle of next year, with the hope of being a groundbreaking solution to a deadly crisis.
Sep 2, 2024
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Pediatrics
Minnesota health officials say increase in measles cases highlights need for vaccination
Minnesota health officials are urging families to stay up to date on measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccines as more unvaccinated children in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area are getting ill from a measles outbreak.
Sep 2, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Children are at high risk—health expert explains why
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that children, pregnant women and people with weak immune systems are at higher risk from the mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Reports confirm that children ...
Sep 1, 2024
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Vaccination
COVID-19 vaccination mandates boosted uptake among health care workers
At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, governments and health care centers across the country faced a difficult but important question: Should health care workers be required to obtain the COVID-19 vaccine?
Aug 31, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mpox outbreaks in Africa could be ended in 6 months, WHO chief says
The head of the World Health Organization believes the ongoing mpox outbreaks in Africa might be stopped in the next six months, and said Friday that the agency's first shipment of vaccines should arrive in Congo within days.
Aug 30, 2024
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