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…
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…
Reinforcing Europe’s pandemic preparedness
From routine infections to emerging health threats, being ready for what comes next is essential. Pandemic preparedness sits…
One Strategy to Block Both Drug-Resistant Bacteria and Influenza: New Broad-Spectrum Infection Prevention Approach Validated
Newswise — Secondary infections caused by bacteria or viruses during hospital care remain a long-standing global challenge, despite…
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…
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…
Influenza D virus and canine coronavirus pose human risks
Two emerging pathogens with animal origins – influenza D virus and canine coronavirus – have so far…
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,…
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 …
Potential Pandemics: Canine Coronavirus, Influenza D
Researchers warn that canine coronavirus, which has been linked to human respiratory illness in Southeast Asia, and influenza…
UVA Health scientists pioneer a new way to create vaccines far more quickly than ever before
UVA Health scientists are reporting promising success as they pioneer a new way to create vaccines far more…