1+ hour, 58+ min ago  (615+ words) From 2000 to 2022, pandemic pathogens such as SARS-Co V-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, imposed the largest historical and projected emerging infectious disease (EID) burdens around the world, while dengue and cholera were the most burdensome non-pandemic illnesses, suggests a new'analysis in…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (773+ words) People diagnosed as having multiple sclerosis (MS) often worry about their symptoms intensifying or returning after receiving a live attenuated vaccine, which can cause vaccine hesitancy." But a recent"study published in JAMA Network Open found that MS patients can…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (667+ words) A new study suggests that post-COVID-19 condition (PCC), commonly known as long COVID, has placed a substantial burden on healthcare systems in the years since the onset of the pandemic and is associated with significantly higher healthcare use and costs…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (639+ words) When Michigan State University researchers anonymously'surveyed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) staffers, 99% of respondents said that federal policy changes, dramatic reductions in staff and programs, and unstable or leadership have hobbled the agency's ability to respond to a pandemic…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (765+ words) Welcome to our biweekly series in partnership with'CIDRAP at the University of Minnesota.' Minneapolis was hit with severe thunderstorms a couple nights ago, so I (Izzy) spent a good chunk of the evening with my dog, swaddled in a blanket,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (1542+ words) Image courtesy Michael Whelan. This is part 2 in a three-part series marking the 20th anniversary of the approval of the HPV vaccine. Part 1 was published yesterday, and part 3 will publish tomorrow. All will be available here. Michael Whelan stared at his…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (711+ words) From 2021 to 2023, American Indian and Alaska Natives (AIANs) reported higher rates of COVID-19 and long COVID than their non-AIAN counterparts, according to a non'peer-reviewed'study published on the Research Square preprint platform. Led by a researcher from the US National Bureau…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (1851+ words) Erica Frazier Stum learned to surf after being diagnosed with incurable cervical cancer. Image courtesy of Hallie Martin This is part 1 in a three-part series marking the 20th anniversary approval of the HPV vaccine. Parts 2 and 3 will publish tomorrow and Wednesday....

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (1471+ words) SDI Productions / i Sock Vaccine hesitancy is not a new phenomenon. In 2019, before the pandemic, the World Health Organization named it'one of the top ten global health threats, alongside air pollution, antimicrobial resistance, and Ebola. But in the years since…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago  (707+ words) US internet searches for vitamin A and cod liver oil spiked after federal health officials and anti-vaccine celebrities endorsed them'without evidence'to prevent and treat measles amid the2025 outbreak, researchers wrote in JAMA Network Open this week. A team led by scientists…...