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Overall, cervical cancer rates in women ages 20 to 31 fell 27% from 2000-2005 (before the vaccine was approved) to 2016-2021, after the HPV vaccine became available.
Dentists wrote more than 27 million antibiotic prescriptions last year, many of them unnecessary. Part 1 of a 3-part series on potential harms from taking antibiotics for dental procedures.
The country's foreign minister told Reuters the controversial trial is "not going to happen."
Of the 979 cases, 927 are from Spartanburg County, the epicenter of the outbreak.
The seven countries affected by an end to US humanitarian aid are Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Somalia, and Zimbabwe.
Global data show overall deaths from lower respiratory infections declined from 1990 to 2021, but the proportion of deaths from drug-resistant infections is rising.
A new modeling study suggests that disruptions in international donor funding could outweigh the benefits of a novel TB vaccine.
Second-in-command Ralph Abraham, MD, abruptly resigned his role as principal deputy director at the CDC today, becoming the second senior official to exit the agency this month.
A single dose of mRNA-1073 elicited durable immune responses through 6 months against all vaccine-matched influenza and SARS-CoV-2 strains.
On January 19, a broken pipe dumped more than 200 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac.
A long-term study finds that most college students bounced back emotionally after the COVID-19 pandemic, with improved psychological functioning, less loneliness, and more satisfaction with their lives.
South Carolina has been by far the hardest-hit state this year, with 632 CDC-confirmed cases, followed by Utah (117), Florida (64), and Arizona (36).
Adults living with HIV are 29% more likely to have long-term COVID symptoms, study suggests.
So far this season, the CDC estimates that there have been at least 24 million flu-related illnesses, 310,000 hospitalizations, and 20,000 deaths.
HHS is seeking $2 billion a year to build a worldwide disease-monitoring system, according to media reports.
Infections acquired in health care settings kill 3 times more people than car accidents each year.
Adults with long COVID had an 86% higher risk of depression and a 60% higher risk of anxiety.
Full vaccination and a booster dose reduced the risk of preeclampsia by 15% and 33%, respectively, the authors estimate.
The latest FDA reversal is welcome, but the episode of first denying Moderna review of its mRNA flu vaccine deserves close examination.
Between federal lawsuits, sweeping schedule changes, and states mobilizing their own legal challenges, the last few weeks have been a whirlwind. Let's dive right in.
