As respiratory disease season approaches, several medical groups are issuing new vaccination guidelines. Tetra Images/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tetra Images/Getty Images The latest COVID-19, flu and RSV vaccines remain very safe and highly effective for protecting people against severe complications from the potentially life-threatening respiratory viruses, according to independent analyses released Wednesday. As
The shingles vaccine called Shingrix contains a viral protein and an immune-boosting compound. Credit: ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy The shingles vaccine in use today has been linked to a reduced risk of heart disease and heart failure, according to a study of more than 70,000 people who received either the current vaccine or an older formulation1.
Skin cancer cells viewed under a microscope. Such images can reveal how the cancer spreads.Credit: NCI Center for Cancer Research/NCI/SPL The announcement on 19 August that people with melanoma who received a personalized vaccine lived longer without a cancer recurrence than those who didn’t have the vaccine is a sensation for the field. The results
While other country music singers remained silent — or outright discriminated against — the LGBTQ+ community, Parton was always an outspoken supporter and ally. “I got a huge gay following and some really macho-looking women,” Parton told Andy Warhol in a 1984 Interiew magazine story. “To me, people are people… Many of my friends are
We live in a time when mixed messages about vaccines are the norm. Often, the Trump administration says one thing, while public health officials say another, leaving at least half of Americans in what the independent health policy organization KFF called the “malleable middle.” They remain uncertain when presented with vaccine myths. To address the
Meanwhile, the M23 rebel group that controls parts of the east of DR Congo has announced new restrictions on movement between government-held and rebel-held areas of North Kivu province. Shared taxis and passenger boats between the areas will be suspended for one month starting on Saturday. Other transport will continue to operate under strict health