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A large study finds 6% of US and Canadian cats are infected with the parasite, but rarely with a genotype that's harmful to humans.
People with higher levels of neuroticism experienced greater mental distress, relaxed less, and drank more.
For every vaccine study now being undertaken by HHS, the methods and findings must stand up to careful scrutiny.
While shingles rates are declining in younger people, they are increasing in older adults.
NIH funded a record number of early-stage investigators but fewer awards overall.
A Danish university has approved a CDC-funded study in African newborns, in which only half of babies will receive the hepatitis B vaccine.
While the CDC reported increased human exposure to possibly rabid animals, it’s too soon to tell if the number of animals with rabies is rising.
The initiative includes a new National Institutes of Health clinic for suspected vaccine-related injuries.
Undercover GAO staff were able to acquire four pieces from the HHS and USDA that experts said could have been resold to countries of concern.
The study doesn’t prove cause and effect, but does find an association between early vaccination and lower risks of pregnancy complications
A letter signed by 31 Democrats in Congress asks Erica Schwartz how she plans to uphold her pledge that the CDC will provide evidence-based public health guidance.
The agency also noted a new cattle detection in Texas.
The most recent from the DRC shows 8,665 confirmed and 4,178 deaths, with a case-fatality rate of 48%.
While rare, measles-related conditions like acute disseminated encephalomyelitis can cause death, disability, and other chronic medical issues, sometimes persisting years after an initial infection.
Cladophialophora bantiana, which typically causes a brain abscess, is rare but kills up to 70% of those infected.
In a statement, the AAP renews its call for a ban on the sale and distribution of unpasteurized milk products.
Many parents haven't heard of Hib and don't know how devastating it can be, because the vaccine worked so well that the disease all but disappeared.
The Kremlin said media outlets were lying about a potential pneumonic plague exposure and infection.
The company says the vaccine hit all primary end points in a phase 3 trial comparing it with two other pneumococcal conjugate vaccines.
Spanish-speaking Latino immigrants skip doctors’ appointments or worry about seeking care more than their English-speaking Latino peers.
