A UTHealth Houston physician’s visit to a local public health building sparked community awareness and inspired a new research idea. The risk of Alzheimer’s disease significantly decreases in older adults who receive a higher dose of the influenza vaccine compared to the standard dose, according to new research led by UTHealth Houston. The findings were … Read more
In 2023, globally 259,000 people died from meningitis and 2.5 million people were infected with the disease, suggests a study published in The Lancet Neurology. Although death and infection rates have declined significantly since 1990, progress is insufficient to meet the WHO targets of a 50% reduction in infections and 70% reduction in deaths by 2030. Meningitis is the leading infectious cause … Read more
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection worldwide and can cause various types of cancer. Prophylactic HPV vaccination is highly effective and has been recommended in Switzerland since 2007 for girls and young women aged 11 to 26 – and since 2015 also for boys and young men. Catch-up vaccination is also … Read more
Nepal and Afghanistan show how sudden donor withdrawal can disrupt contraception, nutrition, vaccination, primary care, and outbreak control, and why the paper argues that future exits should be governed by clear rules, shared accountability, and protected essential services. Editorial: Not Every Country Can Absorb a Shock: Unequal Capacity to Withstand World Health Organization Aid Cuts. … Read more
A drug that is already in clinical trials against hepatitis C virus can also prevent hepatitis E virus from replicating. Around 70,000 people die each year from infections with the hepatitis E virus. There is currently neither a vaccine nor a specific drug against this virus. This could change with the identification of bemnifosbuvir as … Read more
Family of teenager who died after meningitis outbreak in UK call for better protection The Journal Father of meningitis victim, 18, tells of family’s ‘immeasurable’ devastation The Guardian Why is this meningitis outbreak so explosive? BBC Meningitis outbreak: More vaccine centres to open after 100 students turned away Sky News UK Meningitis outbreak: Students turned away for vaccines in … Read more
The sudden tragic deaths of two young people in the UK from meningitis, followed by a further 20 confirmed cases, has prompted widespread concern in the UK over the last week. UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) chief executive Susan Hopkins said it looks as though there had been a super spreader event involving a nightclub, … Read more
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A long-running debate in vaccine design revolves around whether a vaccine should be optimized to prevent the virus from replicating inside an infected host or prevent the virus from transmitting to others. New research led by Penn State scientists suggests there may not have to be a tradeoff. The study in animal models, published today … Read more
The first sign came when Deepanwita Dasgupta was 5 and started stumbling more while playing at her home in Bangalore in southern India. The girl was always up to something, so her parents figured extra bumps and bruises were just symptoms of an active childhood. Maybe, they thought, it was ill-fitting shoes. Relatives described the … Read more