Measles is surging and vaccine hesitancy is up. In his book "Booster Shots," Dr Adam Ratner explains why measles is back and how we can control this deadly infectious killer.

T cells play a pivotal role in the immune system by transforming into powerful effector cells that combat pathogens. This transformation requires rapid proliferation, during which DNA replication ...

The secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, plays a significant role in every American’s access to health care and in the nation’s overall well-being.

"It will exacerbate global health inequalities and put at risk advances made over decades," say experts. Among the measures ...

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Every day there are around 100,000 international flights, each delivering a well-mixed volume of human excreta from up to 400 random (if not representative) people from every country in the world; the ...

The usefulness of the new model is not limited to epidemics: It can be used in different systems – anywhere objects spread across a network. In future, the researchers want to use it to simulate the ...

Whole grains: Rich in fiber and nutrients, whole grains are an essential part of an anti-inflammatory diet. Unlike refined ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of anti-malarial antibody that doesn't interfere with current vaccines, at least in mouse models. Could they help eliminate malaria in the future?

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Like “House,” it sees a genius doctor (in this case Morris Chestnut’s Dr. John Watson) diagnose medical mysteries with help from a team of photogenic sidekicks. And like “House,” it draws inspiration ...

Sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, nausea: the combination of flu, COVID, RSV and norovirus has created what’s being called a "Quademic," and it’s filling up hospital beds across the Mid-South.