New study urges earlier detection of Valley Fever as cases climb

by Lorena Anderson, University of CaliforniaAyomidamope Adebiyi, a board-certified family nurse practitioner and clinical lead at UC Merced's Occupational Health Services department, has taken the

Updated on: August 03,2026

New study urges earlier detection of Valley Fever as cases climb

by Lorena Anderson, University of CaliforniaAyomidamope Adebiyi, a board-certified family nurse practitioner and clinical lead at UC Merced's Occupational Health Services department, has taken the

Updated on:August 03,2026

New study highlights maternal-fetal TORCH infection risk

byAmerican Society for MicrobiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe TORCH complex is a group of pathogens that can cause infections with mild or silent symptoms in an expecting mother, but in a developing

Updated on: August 03,2026

New study highlights maternal-fetal TORCH infection risk

byAmerican Society for MicrobiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe TORCH complex is a group of pathogens that can cause infections with mild or silent symptoms in an expecting mother, but in a developing

Updated on:August 03,2026

Women with kidney disease are undertested, undertreated and left behind by decades of male-dominated research

byGeorge Institute for Global HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen with chronic kidney disease are less likely than men to be diagnosed, represented in research and given treatments that have been pro

Updated on: August 02,2026

Women with kidney disease are undertested, undertreated and left behind by decades of male-dominated research

byGeorge Institute for Global HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen with chronic kidney disease are less likely than men to be diagnosed, represented in research and given treatments that have been pro

Updated on:August 02,2026

Prenatal Zika exposure may trigger vision, hearing and social changes despite seemingly healthy births

by Jenn Bal,University of Wisconsin-MadisonThe Zika virus, spread by mosquitoes such as the Aedes aegypti above, is known to cause severe birth defects. A new study explored why 30% of babies born wit

Updated on: August 01,2026

Prenatal Zika exposure may trigger vision, hearing and social changes despite seemingly healthy births

by Jenn Bal,University of Wisconsin-MadisonThe Zika virus, spread by mosquitoes such as the Aedes aegypti above, is known to cause severe birth defects. A new study explored why 30% of babies born wit

Updated on:August 01,2026

Ebola, hantavirus… how eroding global health cooperation could threaten worse crises ahead

by Andrea Vaccaro, Rachel M Gisselquist,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe recentEbolaandhantavirus outbreaks, respectively in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, and on a c

Updated on: July 31,2026

Ebola, hantavirus… how eroding global health cooperation could threaten worse crises ahead

by Andrea Vaccaro, Rachel M Gisselquist,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe recentEbolaandhantavirus outbreaks, respectively in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, and on a c

Updated on:July 31,2026

Ebola may have spread beyond Africa. How are health authorities responding?

by Abrar Ahmad Chughtai, Holly Seale, Md Saiful Islam,The ConversationCredit: Miguel Á. Padriñán from PexelsThe latest Ebola outbreak is showing no signs of slowing.On April 24, thefirst suspected cas

Updated on: July 31,2026

Ebola may have spread beyond Africa. How are health authorities responding?

by Abrar Ahmad Chughtai, Holly Seale, Md Saiful Islam,The ConversationCredit: Miguel Á. Padriñán from PexelsThe latest Ebola outbreak is showing no signs of slowing.On April 24, thefirst suspected cas

Updated on:July 31,2026

MMR vaccines provide long-lasting protection against measles transmission

by Finnish Institute for Health and WelfareCredit: Thirdman from PexelsSustained herd immunity against measles in Finland suggests the measles-mumps-rubella, or MMR, vaccine provides long-term protect

Updated on: July 29,2026

MMR vaccines provide long-lasting protection against measles transmission

by Finnish Institute for Health and WelfareCredit: Thirdman from PexelsSustained herd immunity against measles in Finland suggests the measles-mumps-rubella, or MMR, vaccine provides long-term protect

Updated on:July 29,2026

First leishmaniasis vaccine enters phase one trial as disease spreads to US

by Emily Caldwell,The Ohio State UniversityCredit: Thirdman from PexelsA phase 1 clinical trial testing the safety of aleishmaniasisvaccine is set to begin in the coming months—the first vaccine creat

Updated on: July 24,2026

First leishmaniasis vaccine enters phase one trial as disease spreads to US

by Emily Caldwell,The Ohio State UniversityCredit: Thirdman from PexelsA phase 1 clinical trial testing the safety of aleishmaniasisvaccine is set to begin in the coming months—the first vaccine creat

Updated on:July 24,2026

Predicting the financial strain of cancer

by Hayley Kamin,Medical University of South CarolinaCredit: www.kaboompics.com from PexelsResearchers at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center have developed a machine learning tool to identify cancer patients

Updated on: July 23,2026

Predicting the financial strain of cancer

by Hayley Kamin,Medical University of South CarolinaCredit: www.kaboompics.com from PexelsResearchers at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center have developed a machine learning tool to identify cancer patients

Updated on:July 23,2026

Maternal RSV vaccine cuts infant hospitalizations by 70%, study shows

byUniversity of PittsburghCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA study led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC published inJAMA Network Open, found that vaccination against respirator

Updated on: July 23,2026

Maternal RSV vaccine cuts infant hospitalizations by 70%, study shows

byUniversity of PittsburghCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA study led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC published inJAMA Network Open, found that vaccination against respirator

Updated on:July 23,2026

Nursing home staffing declined in states that protected facilities from COVID-19 malpractice lawsuits, study finds

by Gretchen McCartney,University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Kampus Production from PexelsNursing homes across the country had less staffing in states where legislatures granted the facilities i

Updated on: July 22,2026

Nursing home staffing declined in states that protected facilities from COVID-19 malpractice lawsuits, study finds

by Gretchen McCartney,University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Kampus Production from PexelsNursing homes across the country had less staffing in states where legislatures granted the facilities i

Updated on:July 22,2026

Dengue vaccine shows favorable safety profile in travelers from non-endemic regions

byBarcelona Institute for Global HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainData from 1,028 people vaccinated with TAK-003 in Catalonia suggests the dengue vaccine has a good tolerability profile in routi

Updated on: July 22,2026

Dengue vaccine shows favorable safety profile in travelers from non-endemic regions

byBarcelona Institute for Global HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainData from 1,028 people vaccinated with TAK-003 in Catalonia suggests the dengue vaccine has a good tolerability profile in routi

Updated on:July 22,2026