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Public health staff from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will meet passengers in Tenerife, Spain as they deboard a cruise ship that has been at the center of a hantavirus outbreak.
Since rotavirus vaccines became available in 2006, severe illness has dropped significantly.
Roughly 2,200 NIH grants were terminated in 2025 after federal officials began shifting agency priorities.
A review of 13 studies suggests antibiotic courses of 2 to 5 days “may be a reasonable option.”
The Salmonella outbreak involves five children aged 2 years or younger, with two hospitalized.
US officials sought to reassure Americans that they are responding to the outbreak.
One of the 6 studies shows that, given alone or together, maternal RSV vaccination and infant immunization with nirsevimab are safe and trigger a good immune response.
The mRNA vaccine, which protects against 3 flu strains, is 27% more effective at preventing illness than standard-dose vaccine.
Aluminum additives used in vaccines are not linked to serious medical problems or long-term conditions in children, according to a review of 59 studies.
We have a vaccine that prevents cancer, and one of the biggest fumbles in modern public health was not branding it that way from the start.
Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to the HHS secretary demanding answers on why the study was blocked from appearing in the CDC’s flagship publication.
Infection with Legionella bacteria can lead to Legionnaires’ disease, a severe type of pneumonia.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging the State Department to release $600 million in funds approved by Congress.
Among the 8 suspected cases, only 3 have been confirmed by laboratory testing.
Patients are at higher risk of heart attack and stroke if COVID spreads to the bloodstream, according to a new study.
Of those polled, 58% considered leaving academic medicine in the next 2 years and 44% mulled moving abroad, while 10% had been contacted by non-US institutions.
The country is experiencing its largest measles outbreak in decades.
Only 4 in 10 say vaccine or food policy will affect their voting decision.
While one patient is in an intensive care unit at a South African hospital and three passengers are dead, the other suspected case-patients are reported to have mild illness.
The reasons for the increase in EEEV activity may be climate and landscape change, human behavior, increased mosquito and bird populations, and evolving diagnostic and surveillance practices.
