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Why Parents Need to Ask About the Meningitis B Vaccination
Medically reviewed by Dr. Karen W. Bonnie This resource was created with support from GSK.
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By Matt Motta, Oklahoma State University and Timothy Callaghan, Texas A&M University American attitudes toward scientific expertise have become increasingly
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Mashaya Engel spent 2021 researching and preparing for the arrival of her first child. Every day, Engel found herself scouring
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By Tamara Hew-Butler, Wayne State University As flu season progresses, so does the chorus of advice, professional and otherwise, to
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Medically reviewed by Dr. Shelley Kim Meningitis B is an uncommon but serious disease caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis.
Read moreFast Facts: What Parents Need to Know About Meningitis B
Medically reviewed by Dr. Karen Bonnie Meningitis B is an uncommon but serious disease caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis.
Read moreHow mRNA and DNA Vaccines Could Soon Treat Cancers, HIV, Autoimmune Disorders and Genetic Diseases
By DNA and mRNA vaccines are much better at producing T cells than are normal vaccines.NIAID/NIH via Flickr What makes
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Read moreHow Effective Are Vaccines Against Omicron? An Epidemiologist Answers 6 Questions
By New variants of the coronavirus are all slightly different from the original strain that vaccines were based on, so
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For some people, the holiday season can be a tangle of complicated emotions. It’s often especially so for those spending
Read moreHow Can Scientists Update Coronavirus Vaccines for Omicron? A Microbiologist Answers 5 Questions About How Moderna and Pfizer Could Rapidly Adjust mRNA Vaccines
By Deborah Fuller, University of Washington If the omicron variant of the coronavirus is different enough from the original variant,
Read moreI’m an Infectious Disease Doctor. Yes, I’m Vaccinating Our 5-Year-Old Against Covid-19. Here Is Why You Should Too.
Alexander Wong, University of Saskatchewan I am an infectious disease physician. When it is our turn to vaccinate our five-year-old
Read moreUnvaccinated? Don’t Count on Leaving Your Family Death Benefits
By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News These days, workers who refuse to get vaccinated against covid-19 may face financial repercussions,
Read moreWhy Vaccine Doses Differ for Babies, Kids, Teens and Adults – an Immunologist Explains How Your Immune System Changes as You Mature
By The dose that works for adults might not be appropriate for youngsters of different ages. Some vaccines need to
Read moreThe FDA Authorizes Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Ages 5 to 11 – a Pediatrician Explains How the Drug Was Tested for Safety and Efficacy
By Debbie-Ann Shirley, University of Virginia Elementary school children in the United States will soon have one more layer of
Read moreThe Pandemic Has Made It Even Harder for One in Three Americans to Obtain Healthy, Affordable Food
By The Conversation, CC BY-ND COVID-19 has made food access more challenging for many communities. In Michigan State University’s Fall
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As told to Liz Sauchelli When I was younger, I wanted to be the next Oprah. As a broadcaster, my
Read moreAn Infectious Disease Expert Explains New Federal Rules on ‘Mix-and-Match’ Vaccine Booster Shots
By Glenn J. Rapsinski, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Many Americans now have the green light to get a COVID-19
Read moreHealthyWomen Is a Proud Convener on the COVID-19 Vaccine Education and Equity Project (CVEEP)
The COVID-19 Vaccine Education and Equity Project (CVEEP) was established in December 2020 by the Alliance for Aging Research, HealthyWomen
Read moreYes, We Should Be Keeping the Healthier Hand-Washing Habits We Developed at the Start of the Pandemic
By Melissa Hawkins, American University People were washing their hands so much early in the pandemic that sensitive skin and
Read moreHow Many Lives Have Coronavirus Vaccines Saved? We Used State Data on Deaths and Vaccination Rates to Find Out
By CC BY-ND More than 200 million U.S. residents have gotten at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine with
Read more15 Minutes With Phyllis Greenberger
We are honored to have Phyllis Greenberger on our team as senior vice president of policy, advocacy and science for
Read moreAs American Independence Rang, a Sweeping Lockdown and Mass Inoculations Fought off a Smallpox Outbreak
By Abigail Adams remarked upon the cheering crowds in a locked-down Boston. Benjamin Blyth via Wikimedia Commons Abigail Adams was
Read moreCovid Is Killing Rural Americans at Twice the Rate of Urbanites
By Lauren Weber, Kaiser Health News Rural Americans are dying of covid at more than twice the rate of their
Read moreWho Qualifies for a Covid Booster? The List Is Growing Longer
On Friday, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky said people whose jobs put them at risk of
Read moreCan Healthy People Who Eat Right and Exercise Skip the Covid-19 Vaccine? A Research Scientist and Fitness Enthusiast Explains Why the Answer Is No
By Richard Bloomer, University of Memphis I’m a fitness enthusiast. I also adhere to a nutrient-dense, “clean” eating program, which
Read moreChanging Your Mind About Something as Important as Vaccination Isn’t a Sign of Weakness – Being Open to New Information Is the Smart Way to Make Choices
Art Markman, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts Culturally, this is an era in which people
Read moreHPV, Cervical Cancer and Cervical Cancer Screening: What Do You Need to Know?
Medically reviewed by Nancy Berman, MSN Infection with high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV), the cause of cervical cancer, is
Read moreUnderstanding Your HPV Type and the Risks That Go With It
Medically reviewed by Nancy R. Berman, MSN, ANP-BC, NCMP, FAANP
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Read moreFast Facts: Here’s What You Need to Know About Cervical Cancer and HPV
Medically reviewed by Nancy Berman, MSN, ANP-BC, NCMP, FAANP A cervical cancer diagnosis is scary — and for good reason.
Read moreClinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider About Cervical Cancer Prevention
Medically reviewed by Nancy Berman, MSN, ANP-BC, NCMP, FAANP Cervical cancer has steadily become less and less common. “It’s a
Read moreAre COVID-19 Boosters Ethical, With Half the World Waiting for a First Shot? A Bioethicist Weighs In
By Nancy S. Jecker, University of Washington Should countries that can afford COVID-19 booster vaccines offer them to residents if
Read moreForceful Vaccine Messages Backfire With Holdouts – How Can It Be Done Better?
By S. Shyam Sundar, Penn State With the FDA approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and the continued surge of the
Read moreWho’s Covered by a Vaccine Mandate? Here’s a Quick Guide to America’s Patchwork of COVID-19 Shot Requirements
By Debbie Kaminer, Baruch College, CUNY President Joe Biden’s orders requiring vaccinations for about two-thirds of the U.S. workforce add
Read moreFast Facts: What You Need to Know about Shingles
Medically reviewed by Dr. Elizabeth Liotta If you associate shingles with old age, that’s a common misconception. But anyone who
Read moreAt My Hospital, Over 95% of Covid-19 Patients Share One Thing in Common: They’re Unvaccinated
By Nicholas Johnson, University of Washington The Conversation is running a series of dispatches from clinicians and researchers operating on
Read moreWhat Happens When the Covid-19 Vaccines Enter the Body — a Road Map for Kids and Grown-ups
By Glenn J Rapsinski, University of Pittsburgh Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have
Read morePregnant or Worried About Infertility? Get Vaccinated Against Covid-19
By Matthew Woodruff, Emory University As the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 surges across the U.S., almost 1 in 5 Americans
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