Is there a vaccine against RSV? After nearly 60 years, many potential candidates came at the same time

Published Date: 02 Mar 2023

You may not have heard of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). However, it killed more than 100,000 people worldwide in 2019, making it the leading cause of death among children under the age of one.

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The White House is seeking more than $1.4 billion in new funds from Congress to address the widening Ebola virus outbreak, including $800 million for humanitarian crisis...

As of 2022-2023 data in Denmark, influenza vaccination coverage in patients with T1D remained below the World Health Organization target of 75%, reaching only 16.9% in children and 41.8% in adults.

Simulation, virtual reality, and AI are reshaping medical education, allowing learners to build skills, personalize training, and prepare for complex clinical scenarios.

Adults with house dust mite allergy may lose allergen-specific antibodies over time, and this decline is associated with reduced symptoms of rhinitis and asthma, a study finds.

Many pediatric dermatology fellowship positions remain unfilled from 2009 to 2023, highlighting an ongoing workforce shortage and regional disparities in access to care.

A systematic review finds no consistent clinical, laboratory, or treatment-related factors that predicted progression from acute to chronic urticaria.

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