Protection against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) must expand to lower-income countries, which are harder hit.Credit: Hailshadow/Getty “Something’s wrong with the data. There are too few people in hospitals” with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), epidemiologist Caroline Klint Johannesen recalls a colleague remarking while analysing Danish health records for last winter. On 1 October 2025, Denmark
Donna Gustafson (left) and her husband, Ed Gustafson. Donna had her first mRNA cancer vaccine seven years ago to treat her pancreatic cancer. Yuki Noguchi/NPR hide caption toggle caption i Yuki Noguchi/NPR Donna Gustafson is living a cancer patient’s fantasy. At 72, the retired accountant hikes, travels, lifts weights, and exchanges adoring glances with Ed,
An experimental vaccine offers new hope to patients with melanoma, one of the most aggressive forms of skin cancer. The pharmaceutical companies Merck and Moderna released the results of a Phase 3 clinical trial that evaluated the efficacy of a personalized mRNA-based vaccine that, when combined with immunotherapy, reduced the risk of disease recurrence or
Severe sunburn increases the risk of developing melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer.Credit: Olga Pankova/Getty A personalized mRNA vaccine reduced the risk of skin cancer returning or the recipient dying by 42% when used alongside an immunotherapy drug, according to long-awaited results for what could become the first approved mRNA vaccine for cancer.
Priscilla Chan (centre) is the co-founder of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, which is taking an interdisciplinary approach to tackling disease.Credit: Mike Windle/Getty for Vanity Fair Some of the richest people in history are using charitable donations to explore fresh approaches to funding scientific research. Their ranks could soon grow: in the next year or so,
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