Changes in strain prevalence indicate that the existing 9-valent HPV vaccines may offer some protection against an additional high-risk strain that is not included in the vaccine (strain 31), potentially due to antigenic similarities with other strains.
A new CDC study suggests that a closer look at the epidemiology of cat scratch disease may help prevent infections.
The first days of life are crucial for any newborn, and a new study has found that a protein in breast milk plays an important role in protecting infants from catching hospital-acquired infections.
A mutated version of Yersinia pestis may hold the key to vaccines for the plague.
The CDC warns that open-heart surgery patients are at increased risk of infection due to contaminated heater-cooler devices.
Research groups from around the world have identified potential therapeutic targets for treating active Zika virus.
While health officials continue to search for more novel tools to fight tuberculosis, a team of researchers has found that a class of antibiotics first introduced in the 1960s may offer an important weapon against the outbreaks of today.
Researchers at Sanofi Pasteur, have developed a “transmission model” for Dengue and assessed the population impact of vaccination in the 10 countries participating in the Phase III efficacy studies for CYD-TDV/Dengvaxia.
Researchers from the United Kingdom and Brazil have isolated the full-length genome sequence of the Zika virus.
The new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations call for a revised dosing schedule.
Technology gives men who have sex with men (MSM) new ways to assess their health status, prevent HIV and other STDs (sexually transmitted diseases), and find care.
Older Americans who are sexually active are not being tested for HIV and are not being educated about how to prevent disease transmission, new research suggests.
Researchers discuss five strategies to aid in the control of neglected tropical diseases.
Researchers review recent progress made on neglected tropical diseases since 2010.
New prevention and treatment models are needed worldwide and one such model is the Dean Street Express Clinic in London, England.
Recent studies have shown how a commensal intestinal bacterium produces an enzyme that can help protect against pathogenic bacteria.
A recent study suggests that patient-to-patient transmission of norovirus is potentially overestimated within clinical settings.
In a recent study, researchers investigated the treatment and prevention of HIV within trauma-informed care.
A new Zika virus case cluster has emerged in Miami, according to the Florida Department of Health.
In a recent study in mice, researchers used a synthetic peptide to disrupt the bacterial stress response that causes abscess formation in skin infections with drug-resistant bacteria.
Researchers have predicted that less than 10% of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 strains are likely to have the potential to cause human disease.
A team of researchers at the University of California has found that veterans infected with both hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus sought treatment more often than those infected with just one of the viruses.
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved its quadrivalent formulation of the Flublok influenza vaccine.
As hospitals continue to search for new ways to limit their number of patients acquiring Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infections, a new study shows promise in the use of ultraviolet light technology for ridding patient rooms of highly resistant C. difficile spores.
Although they’re often life-saving, all hospital operations come with the risk of surgical site infections. C-section are no different, researchers, in a recent medical trial, have found a way to slash post-operative infection rates with the use of an extra antibiotic.
With the use of antibiotics remaining high and steady in American hospitals and healthcare facilities, new rules on infection prevention and antibiotic use are set to bring changes to thousands of nursing homes, nationwide.
In the 10 years since the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine first became available, a series of new studies have come out showing just how effective the virus really is and how HPV vaccination rates can be improved in adolescents.
Researchers in a recent study investigated how mixed messages delivered by vaccine manufacturers may prevent women from receiving the safe and effective influenza vaccine during pregnancy.
The recent spate of hand, foot, and mouth disease outbreaks continue to vex East Coast schools and universities, as health officials are reporting new and continuing clusters of the virus.
The National Institutes of Health have granted $3 million to researchers at the University of Missouri Bond Life Sciences Center to study hepatitis B and develop new, effective treatment options.
