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Could A Mosquito Bite One Day Protect You From Malaria? What A New Research Found
Researchers used an antimalarial drug to stop the parasite at a specific point in its development inside the liver. This allowed the immune system to see more of the parasite without allowing it to progress to the stage that causes illness.
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"I'm Just Pregnant": Woman Who Went Viral At Trump Event Responds To "Weirdos"
The video was recorded when Trump was signing an executive order calling for revamped childhood vaccine recommendations at the Oval office on Monday.
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Study Linking Excess Deaths To Covid Vaccines Retracted Amid Scientific Criticism
A controversial study analysing excess deaths during the Covid pandemic, which was widely criticised for lending credence to vaccine scepticism, has been retracted, the...
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Africa CDC Confirms Zaire Ebola Vaccine Use Amid Ongoing Ebola Outbreak
Africa's top health agency announced Thursday it would roll out a vaccine for a previous Ebola strain to counter the latest devastating outbreak.
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World's First mRNA Flu Vaccine For Older Adults, mFlusiva, Approved By US Drug Regulator
The US FDA has approved the world's first mRNA-based seasonal influenza vaccine for adults aged 50 and above. Experts say the technology could enable faster vaccine updates and potentially improve protection against evolving flu viruses
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Canada Approves Clinical Trials Of Moderna's Ebola Vaccine
Canada has authorized US pharmaceutical giant Moderna to begin clinical trials for a vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola.
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Cholera Still Kills Thousands Each Year - In Places Without Clean Water, It's Far From History
While cholera has nearly disappeared from wealthy countries, it remains one of the world's deadliest waterborne diseases in places where clean water and basic healthcare are unreliable.
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India's New HPV Pill SHetA2: What Patients Must Know Before Getting Their Hopes Up
India's investigational HPV pill, SHetA2, has sparked hope in the fight against cervical cancer. But experts caution it's still years away from patients
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India Has A Dengue Vaccine. Now It Needs A Strategy
The approval of India's first dengue vaccine marks a genuine milestone. But the real question facing policymakers concerns whether the health system is prepared to use it well
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India's First Dengue Vaccine Arrives As Cases Surge Nearly 88-Fold In Two Decades
The vaccine, approved by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), is the first dengue vaccine cleared for use in India. Developed by Japanese pharmaceutical company Takeda, QDENGA is designed to protect against all four dengue virus types.
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Serum Institute To Make Experimental Tuberculosis Vaccine: Could It Change TB Prevention?
Serum Institute partners with Gates MRI to manufacture experimental TB vaccine M72/AS01E, aiming to be first new TB vaccine in over a century.
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Covid Cases Are Rising Again In India: Do You Need To Wear A Mask?
Doctors say older adults, pregnant women, and people with diabetes, heart disease, chronic lung disease, kidney disease, cancer, or weakened immunity remain more vulnerable to severe illness.
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Malaria Vaccine Works, But Completing All 4 Doses Is Key
Malaria vaccine is effective but administering all four doses is key to avoid getting the disease. Most children in Africa miss their fourth dose which is why their immunity against the disease is lacking.
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Kumar Sanu's Son Tests Positive For Covid-19: Doctor Explains The Current Covid Situation And Precautions
Jaan Kumar Sanu's Covid-19 diagnosis is a reminder that the virus has not disappeared. However, thanks to vaccination and widespread immunity, most infections today are mild and recover with supportive care at home.
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Oxford, Serum Institute Of India Launch Human Trials Of New Ebola Vaccine Against The Bundibugyo Strain
The Phase I clinical trial will take place in Oxford and involve 50 healthy volunteers between the ages of 18 and 55. The goal of this first-stage study is to check whether the vaccine is safe and whether it triggers the body's immune system to produce protection against the virus.
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Could A Mosquito Bite One Day Protect You From Malaria? What A New Research Found
Researchers used an antimalarial drug to stop the parasite at a specific point in its development inside the liver. This allowed the immune system to see more of the parasite without allowing it to progress to the stage that causes illness.
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"I'm Just Pregnant": Woman Who Went Viral At Trump Event Responds To "Weirdos"
The video was recorded when Trump was signing an executive order calling for revamped childhood vaccine recommendations at the Oval office on Monday.
-
Study Linking Excess Deaths To Covid Vaccines Retracted Amid Scientific Criticism
A controversial study analysing excess deaths during the Covid pandemic, which was widely criticised for lending credence to vaccine scepticism, has been retracted, the...
-
Africa CDC Confirms Zaire Ebola Vaccine Use Amid Ongoing Ebola Outbreak
Africa's top health agency announced Thursday it would roll out a vaccine for a previous Ebola strain to counter the latest devastating outbreak.
-
World's First mRNA Flu Vaccine For Older Adults, mFlusiva, Approved By US Drug Regulator
The US FDA has approved the world's first mRNA-based seasonal influenza vaccine for adults aged 50 and above. Experts say the technology could enable faster vaccine updates and potentially improve protection against evolving flu viruses
-
Canada Approves Clinical Trials Of Moderna's Ebola Vaccine
Canada has authorized US pharmaceutical giant Moderna to begin clinical trials for a vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola.
-
Cholera Still Kills Thousands Each Year - In Places Without Clean Water, It's Far From History
While cholera has nearly disappeared from wealthy countries, it remains one of the world's deadliest waterborne diseases in places where clean water and basic healthcare are unreliable.
-
India's New HPV Pill SHetA2: What Patients Must Know Before Getting Their Hopes Up
India's investigational HPV pill, SHetA2, has sparked hope in the fight against cervical cancer. But experts caution it's still years away from patients
-
India Has A Dengue Vaccine. Now It Needs A Strategy
The approval of India's first dengue vaccine marks a genuine milestone. But the real question facing policymakers concerns whether the health system is prepared to use it well
-
India's First Dengue Vaccine Arrives As Cases Surge Nearly 88-Fold In Two Decades
The vaccine, approved by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), is the first dengue vaccine cleared for use in India. Developed by Japanese pharmaceutical company Takeda, QDENGA is designed to protect against all four dengue virus types.
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Serum Institute To Make Experimental Tuberculosis Vaccine: Could It Change TB Prevention?
Serum Institute partners with Gates MRI to manufacture experimental TB vaccine M72/AS01E, aiming to be first new TB vaccine in over a century.
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Covid Cases Are Rising Again In India: Do You Need To Wear A Mask?
Doctors say older adults, pregnant women, and people with diabetes, heart disease, chronic lung disease, kidney disease, cancer, or weakened immunity remain more vulnerable to severe illness.
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Malaria Vaccine Works, But Completing All 4 Doses Is Key
Malaria vaccine is effective but administering all four doses is key to avoid getting the disease. Most children in Africa miss their fourth dose which is why their immunity against the disease is lacking.
-
Kumar Sanu's Son Tests Positive For Covid-19: Doctor Explains The Current Covid Situation And Precautions
Jaan Kumar Sanu's Covid-19 diagnosis is a reminder that the virus has not disappeared. However, thanks to vaccination and widespread immunity, most infections today are mild and recover with supportive care at home.
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Oxford, Serum Institute Of India Launch Human Trials Of New Ebola Vaccine Against The Bundibugyo Strain
The Phase I clinical trial will take place in Oxford and involve 50 healthy volunteers between the ages of 18 and 55. The goal of this first-stage study is to check whether the vaccine is safe and whether it triggers the body's immune system to produce protection against the virus.
