The need for immunizations doesn’t end with childhood. Each year, thousands of adults in the United States suffer serious health problems, are hospitalized, or even
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At least 26 new cases of wild polio virus have been detected in northern Nigeria. This statistic comes from a joint World Health Organization (WHO)
On June 13, 2013, the Ministry of Health of Chile confirmed yet another case of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135 in a child from the Metropolitan
Last week, Bill Gates, co-founder of both Microsoft and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, told the Washington Post that one of the most surprising
Los Angeles is not the only county offering free vaccines recently – Randolph County Health Department just announced that it is offering free measles vaccines
Officials in Los Angeles County have started offering the meningitis vaccine for free to low-income and uninsured people in response to recent cases of the
Researchers are taking a new approach to combat HIV; rather than focus on the virus, scientists are now looking at patients for an answer. Specifically,
For many Americans, especially young adults, poliovirus not only has no relevance to their lives, they may not even be sure what it is or
There’s a dangerous virus spreading through Europe, Africa, and North America. This virus can lead to serious complications such as permanent hearing loss, brain damage, and even
Malaria prevention and eradication has long been a goal of health officials around the world. New research shows promise: a compound with the potential to