Testosterone Increases Severity of Bacterial Skin Infections
Newswise — DALLAS – Feb. 27, 2026 – Men are more susceptible than women to skin infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria,…
Tuberculosis bacteria stiffen cell membranes to evade immune destruction
Scientists have uncovered an elegant biophysical trick that tuberculosis-causing bacteria use to survive inside human cells, a discovery…
Tuberculosis Mycobacteria Use Stealth to Evade Immune System
Tuberculosis-causing mycobacteria stiffen cell membranes to avoid destruction, but the discovery opens new pathways for treatment. RT’s Three…
WHO wants improved universal vaccines to win global influenza battle
A universal flu vaccine is a long-lasting vaccine designed to protect against most or all influenza strains, eliminating…
Calibr-Skaggs and Kainomyx join forces to accelerate development of antimalarial drugs
The Calibr-Skaggs Institute for Innovative Medicines at Scripps Research and Kainomyx, Inc., today announced a new research collaboration…
Reinforcing Europe’s pandemic preparedness
From routine infections to emerging health threats, being ready for what comes next is essential. Pandemic preparedness sits…
Obesity sharply increases hospitalisation risk from infections, global analysis shows
Large international cohort data reveal that excess body fat may increase susceptibility to severe infections and substantially contribute…
PRIMARY-AI: outcomes-based standards to safeguard primary care in the AI era
School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Tsinghua Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Dian Zeng, Zehua Jiang, Yiming Qin & Tien…
High adherence and safety found in short TB treatments
A study comparing one- and three-month antibiotic treatments to prevent active tuberculosis (TB) finds that a high percentage…
Reliability of LLMs as medical assistants for the general public: a randomized preregistered study
The study employed a between-subjects design with three treatment groups and a control. Before the treatment phase, participants…
Scaling medical AI across clinical contexts
Jiang, L. Y. et al. Health system-scale language models are all-purpose prediction engines. Nature 619, 357–362 (2023). Article …
8 Nations Lose Measles Elimination Status, US Likely Next
The United Kingdom and five other countries in Europe and Central Asia recently lost their measles elimination status,…