A shingles vaccine might double as a powerful heart protector. In people already at high risk, it cut major cardiac events by 46% and deaths by an impressive 66% within a year. Scientists think ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report March 12 on the effectiveness of the flu vaccine for the ...

Evidence suggests reactivations of the varicella-zoster virus may accelerate aging and raise dementia risk. Now scientists want to know if vaccines and antivirals could help protect the brain.

As the United States emerges from one of the most severe flu seasons it’s seen in nearly three decades, the medical community is already racing to strengthen protection for the upcoming year with ...

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2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines reduced hospitalization risk by 40% against JN.1 lineage variants. COVID-19 is still a public threat and health concern. Between 2024 and 2025, an estimated 380,000 to ...

Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä (Finland), in cooperation with national and international research groups, have shown that DNA viruses infect cells and take over the host cell nucleus, ...

The U.S. federal government slashed the number of diseases that all children are advised to be vaccinated against to 11 from 17. By Maggie Astor Dani Blum and Teddy Rosenbluth The Centers for Disease ...

Adrian Esterman receives funding from the NHMRC, MRFF and ARC. COVID rarely rates a mention in the news these days, yet it hasn’t gone away. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, is still with us.

International differences in childhood immunization schedules have entered the political spotlight. President Donald Trump on Friday evening directed a review of international practices, hours after a ...