Infectious diseases spike when kids return to school − here's what you can do about it
Ready or not, back-to-school season is here, and kids will be bringing home more than homework. They'll be carrying germs, too.
Aug 12, 2024
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Ready or not, back-to-school season is here, and kids will be bringing home more than homework. They'll be carrying germs, too.
Aug 12, 2024
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The World Health Organization's emergency committee will meet next Wednesday to decide whether to trigger its highest alert level over an Mpox outbreak sweeping through several African countries.
Aug 11, 2024
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The Dengue vaccine has an efficacy rate of over 50% in reducing disease cases, with lasting effects and a very good safety profile. This is confirmed by the first global meta-analysis on the efficacy of TAK-003, better known ...
Aug 9, 2024
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It has been more than a year since the World Health Organization declared an end to the COVID-19 pandemic. But while the virus no longer qualifies as a crisis, experts say it will only stay under control if people get vaccinated.
Aug 9, 2024
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A new, two-step flu vaccination strategy that pairs intramuscular injection of a viral vectored flu vaccine with nasal spray administration of a novel attenuated live flu virus appears to be safe and effective in pigs. Robin ...
Aug 8, 2024
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When COVID-19 booster vaccines are in short supply, prioritizing the elderly over other age groups for booster vaccination results in the lowest loss of life, reports Robin Thompson at the University of Oxford and colleagues, ...
Aug 8, 2024
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The African Union's health watchdog said on Thursday it was "likely" to declare a public health emergency next week over the growing mpox outbreak on the continent.
Aug 8, 2024
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The trillions of bacteria living in our gut have an extraordinary effect on our health. They're in charge of digestion, breaking down the foods we eat and extracting their vitamins and minerals. A healthy, balanced microbiome ...
Aug 8, 2024
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The World Health Organization's chief announced Wednesday he was urgently convening an expert committee to advise on whether the growing mpox outbreak in Africa should be declared an international emergency.
Aug 7, 2024
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Increasing ventilation in child-care settings may not always be effective at preventing flu virus spread, according to a new study published by a team of researchers at Emory University, University of Pittsburgh School of ...
Aug 6, 2024
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