Weekly Health Update | Namibia Ends Mpox Outbreak; Nigeria Faces Seasonal Lassa Fever Surge
This week, Africa is facing a mixed health situation. Namibia has declared an end to its mpox outbreak,…
Kansas City health officials confirm first measles case in eight years
A Kansas City resident has tested positive for measles, marking the city’s first confirmed case in eight years.…
Study provides guidance for caring children with febrile urinary tract infection
A new study from the Advocate Aurora Research Institute – which is part of Advocate Health – published Tuesday in Hospital Pediatrics provides guidance for families and physicians caring for…
Novel degraders show promise in preclinical studies
Cancer cells employ a variety of strategies to evade the immune system, and modern immunotherapies aim precisely at…
Researchers unravel why mRNA-based vaccines for COVID-19 can cause heart damage
Stanford Medicine investigators have unearthed the biological process by which mRNA-based vaccines for COVID-19 can cause heart damage…
Simple blood and urine tests could spare febrile infants from more invasive procedures
New evidence from a six-country study led by the Montreal Children’s Hospital and Children’s National Hospital shows simple…
Global Virus Network outlines priorities as Marburg virus emerges in Ethiopia
The Global Virus Network (GVN), a coalition of leading human and animal virologists in more than 40 countries…
Scientists discover hidden weakness in Lyme disease bacterium
For decades, Lyme disease has frustrated both physicians and patients alike. Caused by the corkscrew-shaped bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, the…
Novel approaches to understanding EETs and cardiovascular disease
Some products of arachidonic acid have already been well studied: the prostanoids formed by cyclooxygenases are central mediators…
Ancient DNA uncovers paratyphoid and relapsing fever among Napoleonic troops
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur have genetically analyzed the remains of former soldiers who retreated from Russia in…
Pin1 inhibitors could reduce or stop outbreaks of herpes simplex virus 1
A class of antivirals called Pin1 inhibitors could reduce or stop outbreaks of herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1),…
Outside U.S., “Don’t Take Tylenol” Message Sharply Rebuked
Tylenol brand pain reliever (acetaminophen) is under fire by the Trump administration for possible links to autism. Photographer:…