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MRNA Vaccine Fights Deadly Brain Tumor in Small Trial
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 – An experimental cancer vaccine can quickly reprogram a person’s immune system to attack glioblastoma, the most aggressive and lethal form of brain cancer, a small, p...
School Entry Rules Boost Kids' HPV Vaccination Rates
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 – Getting the HPV shot in adolescence can spare kids a lifetime of risk for cervical and other cancers related to the virus, but only half of American kids are up-to-date on...
Painless Skin Patch Could Deliver Vaccines to Kids
TUESDAY, April 30, 2024 – Kids who don’t like vaccination shots might soon have an alternative in a painless skin patch, researchers say. More than 90% of 190 Gambian infants were protected from m...
SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Does Not Increase New-Onset Seizure Risk
TUESDAY, April 30, 2024 – There is no risk for new-onset seizure incidence for individuals receiving a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine versus placebo, according...
Vaccines Have Saved 154 Million Lives, Mostly Babies, Over Past 50 Years
MONDAY, April 29, 2024 – Global vaccination efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives, including 101 million infants, a new study led by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows....
Most Moms-to-Be Interested in RSV Vaccination During Pregnancy
THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 – More than half of women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant are very likely to get vaccinated against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) during pregnancy,...
U.S. Measles Cases Reach 125, Surpassing Recent Peak in 2022
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 – Measles infections continue to spread across the country, with 125 cases now reported in 18 states, new U.S. government data shows. That is more cases than were reported in...
2011 to 2021 Saw Increase in Vaccination Timeliness for Infants
MONDAY, April 15, 2024 – From 2011 to 2021, there was an increase in vaccination timeliness among U.S. children aged 0 to 19 months, according to a study published online April 12 in JAMA Network...
'One and Done': Scientists Develop Vaccine That May Fight Any Viral Strain
TUESDAY, April 16, 2024 – Genetics-based “one-and-done” vaccines for the flu and COVID could prove more effective and easier to craft than current jabs, researchers report. These new vaccines would t...
Spike in Measles Cases Could Threaten Elimination Status in U.S.: CDC
FRIDAY, April 12, 2024 – More than 100 measles cases have already been reported in the United States this year, a significant increase over previous years that threatens the country's attempts to...
Chlamydia Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Trial
FRIDAY, April 12, 2024 – A chlamydia vaccine has triggered immune responses in an early trial, raising hopes that one day it might help curb the spread of the sexually transmitted infection (STI)....
Adding Vaccine to Immunotherapy for Liver Cancer Shows Promise in Early Trial
TUESDAY, April 9, 2024 – A custom-made anti-tumor vaccine added to standard immunotherapy was twice as likely to shrink liver cancer as when a patient received immunotherapy alone, a new study...
Scientists Develop Vaccine Against Lethal Xylazine, Often Mixed With Street Drugs
MONDAY, April 8, 2024 (HealthDay news) – A new vaccine might be able to block the toxic effects of the animal tranquilizer xylazine, which is being added to illicit drugs and increasing overdose...
Vaccine-by-Mouth Could Replace Antibiotics in Fighting UTIs
MONDAY, April 8, 2024 – A new oral vaccine could prove a potential alternative to antibiotics for people with recurring urinary tract infections, a new study says. More than half of patients with...
Therapeutic Vaccine Prevents Pancreatic Cancer's Recurrence in 3-Year Trial
MONDAY, April 8, 2024 – A pancreatic cancer vaccine has continued to protect a small group of patients from their cancer coming back, three years after receiving the jab, a new study says. Eight...
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