New assay uses cerebrospinal fluid rather than blood to measure levels of C-reactive protein.
Both the CDC and NIH face cuts of more than 40%, according to an internal Trump administration document.
The group recommended RSV vaccination for more at-risk adults and took into account a safety consideration for seniors for the first-approved chikungunya vaccine.
The World Health Organization says 17 cases of IMD have been linked to the annual pilgrimage to Mecca.
The WHO's pandemic exercise was the first test of a new global coordination mechanism called the Global Health Emergency Corps.
In a phase 3 trial in Mali, the NmCV-5 vaccine was found to be safe and effective for use in young children beginning at 9 months of age.
New Mexico now has 3 cases in Lea County, which borders a Texas county where a larger outbreak is under way.
Bacterial meningitis in childhood can lead to permanent neurologic impairment.
A total of 438 confirmed and probable cases of meningococcal disease were reported in 2023, the most US cases since 2013.
A modeling study estimates the MenACWY vaccine prevented 500 cases of invasive meningococcal disease in US adolescents from 2005 to 2021.
