May 21st 2025
Jyothi N Purushotham, PhD, and Holly L Lutz, PhD, call for integrated immunological and ecological strategies to counter fast-evolving viral threats.
Cases and Conversations™: Applying Best Practices to Prevent Shingles in Your Practice
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Fighting Disparities and Saving Lives: An Exploration of Challenges and Solutions in Cancer Care
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Advances in™ Atopic Dermatitis: Addressing Unmet Needs in Patients With Skin of Color
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Tackling Inequities in IBD: Inclusive Solutions for Elevated Patient Care
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Addressing Racial Disparities in Multiple Myeloma: Forging a Path Towards Health Equity in Clinical Trials and Everyday Practice
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Southern Texas Primed for an Outbreak of Dengue Fever
May 20th 2016The findings of a recent study coordinated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and local departments of health in southern Texas highlight the risk for localized outbreaks of Dengue fever in the region and other areas of the United States with similar climatic and environmental conditions. This is particularly alarming as Texas is already well-within range of an outbreak of another vector-borne illness: Zika virus.
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Australian Olympics Team to Receive Anti-Zika Condoms for Rio 2016
May 18th 2016On May 16, 2016, the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) announced that the country’s Olympic team members will receive Dual Protect VivaGel condoms, the world’s only antiviral condom, for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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Yellow Fever—The Next Global Health Crisis?
May 17th 2016In early April the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that most provinces in Angola have experienced a yellow fever outbreak. Now, scientists are calling this the country’s worst epidemic since 1986, urging WHO to take action.
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CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service Shares Recent Zoonotic Disease Research
May 13th 2016Zoonotic diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi that are spread between animals and humans are quite common and scientists estimate that more than 60% of human infectious diseases are spread from animals.
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CDC Provides Updates on Zika-Related Birth Defects
May 13th 2016It has been more than 50 years since an epidemic resulted in as many birth defects as the Zika virus. To address this epidemic, the second in a series of six teleconferences, hosted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), discussed Zika infection during pregnancy as well as subsequent birth defects.
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Discussing Intentional Zika Virus Infection
May 12th 2016Rohit Bhalla, DO, Chief of the Section of Infectious Diseases at the University Medical Center of Princeton, discusses a concerning trend among individuals to purposefully infect themselves with the Zika virus, in the hopes of building up an immunity.
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CDC Updates Adverse Effects of Zika Virus Infection on Pregnant Women and Fetuses
May 10th 2016Margaret Honein, MPH, PhD, chief of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s Birth Defects Branch in the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities updated health professionals at a special session on Zika virus infection during the 65th Annual EIS Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
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CDC Provides Zika Resources for Researchers, Healthcare Providers, and the Public
May 6th 2016As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) learns more about the threat of Zika virus infection on pregnant women and their growing fetuses, it will continue to share its knowledge with researchers, healthcare providers and the public.
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