Vaccines train our immune system to recognize and fight the virus before it has a chance to cause severe disease. It's such a ...

World Health Day 2025 is observed on April 7 to commemorate the World Health Organization and to raise awareness about the ...

Key points A 47-year-old French-speaking woman of African descent presented to the emergency department with a 1-week history of severe foot pain and difficulty walking. For the preceding 2 months she ...

Peter H. Gilligan, Ph.D., D(ABMM) emeritus and F(AAM) was a medical microbiologist at UNC Health for 35 years. Here, he ...

Women often tend to face various health challenges during pregnancy, ranging from nutritional deficiencies to complications ...

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, cancer centers, and other organizations nationwide recognize April as Testicular Cancer Awareness Month. This cancer occurs when cells grow out of control in ...

Research Links Western Diet to Inflammation, Highlights Health Benefits of Traditional FoodsA switch of just two weeks from a traditional African diet to ...

Even in the case of uncomplicated infections, the body prepares itself early on for the possibility of a more severe course.

Oncolytic adenovirus was engineered for the forced ectopic delivery of peptide-MHC ligand of T cell receptors (TCRs) to ...

In a nutshell By sampling hospital surfaces and healthcare workers’ hands, not just patients, researchers found 3.6 times more bacterial transmission than traditional methods reveal. Over half of the ...

A 24-year-old man was referred to our hematology clinic for pancytopenia. He had progressive fatigue and shortness of breath, which had prompted laboratory investigations by his family physician. His ...