A sixty-year-old diabetic man was admitted to the Hospital Escuela in Honduras on Feb. 1. He had been suffering from a severe gangrene around his
Year: 2013
A report published by the CDC shows reductions of several types of health care-associated infections (HAIs) over the last five years. The report, called the
In 2001, the city of Vienna, Austria noticed a strange and sudden disappearance of its Eurasion Blackbird population. Researchers and scientists were equally puzzled by
The U.K. Health Protection Agency has confirmed two cases of the novel coronavirus this week. First, the facts. The first case, confirmed in a press
The first major study in nearly a century intended to test a new tuberculosis vaccine in infants was ineffective. The ‘MVA85A’ vaccine had been the
On Friday, Feb. 8, at least nine young women working on a polio vaccination campaign were targeted and killed by gunmen in two separate incidents
In a letter to the editor published in the New England Journal of Medicine, doctors have identified twelve cases of pertussis that do not respond
Amidst the ongoing battle against the flu, Americans now have a new virus with which to contend– one that is more infectious and more persistent than its
Influenza—apart from physical discomfort— brings economic consequences, as well. Experts estimate that the overall cost of influenza to the American economy exceeds $87 billion during
In a recent study published online by Immunity this January, researchers have been able to successfully isolate four antibodies against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from