CNN — Pfizer’s vaccine to protect newborns from respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, by vaccinating their mothers late in pregnancy… Read More »Pfizer’s maternal RSV vaccine is effective in preventing serious infections in newborns, FDA says, but notes potential risk of preterm birth
Bacteria naturally adapt to various environmental stimuli, and as they mutate, these changes can make them resistant to drugs that… Read More »By understanding how mutations occur, researchers can better understand and develop therapies to fight resistant infections — ScienceDaily
A new study of ocular herpes infections by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago helps shed light on… Read More »New research on eye herpes infections contributes to understanding how antiviral drugs attack — ScienceDaily
CNN — Disease detectives with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating a cluster of rare and… Read More »Doctors seek more cases after a mysterious cluster of brain infections affects children in southern Nevada
CNN — A Seattle medical center reports 31 confirmed cases of a bacterial infection since October, according to a Press… Read More »Bacterial outbreak causes 31 infections at a Seattle hospital
Viruses such as influenza A and Ebola invade human cells in several steps. In an interdisciplinary approach, research teams from… Read More »Heidelberg researchers describe mechanisms that could help prevent infections with influenza A and Ebola viruses — ScienceDaily
Researchers from NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Janssen Biotech, Inc. have shown in early testing that a bioengineered drug… Read More »New biologic effective against serious infections in preliminary tests
A new study from a team led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that… Read More »The findings, based on an analysis of 575 study participants, support the hypothesis that infections may negatively affect brain health — ScienceDaily
medicine can be about to achieve a long-sought goal: a “morning-after pill” to prevent sexually transmitted infections. It could drastically… Read More »A ‘morning after pill’ for sexually transmitted infections is almost here