Why do some vaccines (polio, measles) prevent diseases, while others (COVID-19, flu) only reduce their severity?
Bouvé experts say vaccines differ according to whether the viruses they’ve been designed to quell are mutating or stable.
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Bouvé experts say vaccines differ according to whether the viruses they’ve been designed to quell are mutating or stable.
The number of incoming kindergarteners who’ve received their state-required vaccines has been dropping since the 2019-2020 school year, according to the CDC.
The CDC is expected to end the five-day isolation minimum for people with COVID-19, something one Northeastern said is a ‘good sign’ of how we’ve learned to manage infection.
Cases of dengue fever, a potentially deadly mosquito-borne illness, have skyrocketed in Puerto Rico, prompting officials there to warn that the problem has reached epidemic levels.
Cases of STIs — sexually transmitted infections — are at epidemic levels in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The water tumblers are going viral now as people realize there’s a lead pellet concealed in the product’s base, but Northeastern experts say this is not the biggest concern when it comes to lead exposure.
RSV is a lower-respiratory tract disease that typically starts showing up in babies in the fall with cases continuing to crowd doctors’ offices until spring.
New evidence pointing to the potential health risks associated with gas stoves now has many people asking: Should I get rid of mine?
A new RSV vaccine for those 60 and older is now available at pharmacies along with an updated COVID-19 vaccine and seasonal flu shots.
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the many gaps in the American healthcare system, but perhaps one of the most apparent was the use of public health technology.