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Fungal diseases affect more than 300 million people a year, and antifungal resistance is making them worse, but the WHO says they’re an underestimated threat.
Investigators are tracking people who may have been exposed to Ebola in more DR Congo provinces.
Patients being misled by a “chronic Lyme” diagnosis is the first wrong. Now the government has compounded it.
The trainee was among nearly 300 troops who fell ill in a flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base.
A new study finds that benefits of mRNA technology are substantial and serious adverse events rare.
The findings come as childhood vaccination rates continue to decline in parts of the US and as measles cases rise nationwide.
If the Ebola outbreak continues to spread, it could cost the continent as much as $3.6 billion.
Cancer advocates are working to educate doctors and patients about the need for screening for human papillomavirus and early treatment of anal precancers.
Machine learning helps scientists analyze complex datasets, uncovering subtle patterns that are key to vaccine development.
The analysis looks at medical records of 2.5 million patients across the VA health system.
The growing outbreak has prompted the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to ban mass gatherings in the country’s capital.
Listeriosis is a rare but potentially severe foodborne illness that disproportionately affects people with weakened immune systems.
The findings reinforce past research indicating that taking acetaminophen during pregnancy is safe.
Because chlamydia often produces no symptoms, screening for sexually active young women can help prevent pelvic inflammatory disease.
A Mayo Clinic study finds that nearly 90% of patients with acute sinusitis received antibiotics, but only two-thirds met the prescribing criteria.
The charter shifts focus away from reviewing and recommending vaccines to considering other ways to prevent disease.
Meanwhile, the CDC says it’s moving to its highest level of emergency response.
The study examined what patients choose self-testing for cervical cancer and what groups show little interest.
Reduced productivity may be up to three times more common in those with long COVID.
The infected person exposed 17 people at 2 group homes to the disease.
