Is there much COVID around? Do I need the new booster shot LP.8.1?

by Adrian Esterman,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCOVID rarely rates a mention in the news these days, yet ithasn't gone away.SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, is still w

Updated on: March 15,2026

Is there much COVID around? Do I need the new booster shot LP.8.1?

by Adrian Esterman,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCOVID rarely rates a mention in the news these days, yet ithasn't gone away.SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, is still w

Updated on:March 15,2026

First vaccine shows promise in protecting from deadly melioidosis infection

byTulane UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainMelioidosis is a little-known tropical disease now seen as an emerging global public health threat. The disease is caused by bacteria that live in soil and

Updated on: March 03,2026

First vaccine shows promise in protecting from deadly melioidosis infection

byTulane UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainMelioidosis is a little-known tropical disease now seen as an emerging global public health threat. The disease is caused by bacteria that live in soil and

Updated on:March 03,2026

Hospital patients who feel short of breath after being admitted are six times more likely to die, research finds

byEuropean Respiratory SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe risk of dying is six times higher among patients who become short of breath after being admitted to hospital, according to research p

Updated on: March 10,2026

Hospital patients who feel short of breath after being admitted are six times more likely to die, research finds

byEuropean Respiratory SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe risk of dying is six times higher among patients who become short of breath after being admitted to hospital, according to research p

Updated on:March 10,2026

I have a stuffy nose. How do I know if it's hay fever or a cold?

by Janet Davies, Joy Lee, Saeideh Hajighasemi,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainYou've been through winter lurgies and escaped the start of spring free of hay fever. Now you wake u

Updated on: March 13,2026

I have a stuffy nose. How do I know if it's hay fever or a cold?

by Janet Davies, Joy Lee, Saeideh Hajighasemi,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainYou've been through winter lurgies and escaped the start of spring free of hay fever. Now you wake u

Updated on:March 13,2026

Disagreement between two kidney function tests predicts serious health problems

byNYU Langone HealthCredit: Karola G from PexelsA mismatch between two common tests for kidney function may indicate a higher risk for kidney failure, heart disease, and death, a new study shows.Healt

Updated on: February 25,2026

Disagreement between two kidney function tests predicts serious health problems

byNYU Langone HealthCredit: Karola G from PexelsA mismatch between two common tests for kidney function may indicate a higher risk for kidney failure, heart disease, and death, a new study shows.Healt

Updated on:February 25,2026

New antibody design blocks cytomegalovirus from hiding from the immune system

byUniversity of Texas at AustinCredit:Cell Reports(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116593Researchers at Texas Biologics at The University of Texas at Austin, working with scientists internationally,

Updated on: March 21,2026

New antibody design blocks cytomegalovirus from hiding from the immune system

byUniversity of Texas at AustinCredit:Cell Reports(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116593Researchers at Texas Biologics at The University of Texas at Austin, working with scientists internationally,

Updated on:March 21,2026

Disease of 1,000 faces shows how science is tackling immunity's dark side

by Lauran NeergaardRuth Wilson, who has lupus, leaves her monthly lupus-focused IV treatment at UMass Memorial Medical Center, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Worcester, Mass. Credit: AP Photo/David Goldma

Updated on: February 26,2026

Disease of 1,000 faces shows how science is tackling immunity's dark side

by Lauran NeergaardRuth Wilson, who has lupus, leaves her monthly lupus-focused IV treatment at UMass Memorial Medical Center, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Worcester, Mass. Credit: AP Photo/David Goldma

Updated on:February 26,2026

Metabolic scarring during TB treatment highlights need for nutrition support, study says

by Laura Reiley,Cornell UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new studypublishedinPLOS Global Public Healthcontributes to the growing evidence that nutrition should be treated as a core part o

Updated on: March 17,2026

Metabolic scarring during TB treatment highlights need for nutrition support, study says

by Laura Reiley,Cornell UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new studypublishedinPLOS Global Public Healthcontributes to the growing evidence that nutrition should be treated as a core part o

Updated on:March 17,2026

More Americans are on dialysis. Could more safely wean off it?

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWeaning patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) from dialysis while they are still hospitalized may save them from remaining

Updated on: March 18,2026

More Americans are on dialysis. Could more safely wean off it?

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWeaning patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) from dialysis while they are still hospitalized may save them from remaining

Updated on:March 18,2026

Blood test may help identify which colon cancer patients benefit from NSAIDs

by Alliance for Clinical Trials in OncologyA blood test could help doctors decide which patients with colon cancer should receive anti-inflammatory medication along with chemotherapy after surgery, ac

Updated on: January 26,2026

Blood test may help identify which colon cancer patients benefit from NSAIDs

by Alliance for Clinical Trials in OncologyA blood test could help doctors decide which patients with colon cancer should receive anti-inflammatory medication along with chemotherapy after surgery, ac

Updated on:January 26,2026

Silent dengue infections may hold clues to future vaccine design

by Mahidol UniversitySchematic illustration of the study design, demonstrating the enrollment and follow-up protocol for symptomatic dengue (SD) cases within both cross-sectional and longitudinal coho

Updated on: March 31,2026

Silent dengue infections may hold clues to future vaccine design

by Mahidol UniversitySchematic illustration of the study design, demonstrating the enrollment and follow-up protocol for symptomatic dengue (SD) cases within both cross-sectional and longitudinal coho

Updated on:March 31,2026

Healthy Nordic diet good for both type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

byUppsala UniversityThe study evaluated a Nordic variant of the Mediterranean diet, which was found to contribute to weight loss as well as reduced levels of liver fat. This salmon salad is an example

Updated on: March 08,2026

Healthy Nordic diet good for both type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

byUppsala UniversityThe study evaluated a Nordic variant of the Mediterranean diet, which was found to contribute to weight loss as well as reduced levels of liver fat. This salmon salad is an example

Updated on:March 08,2026