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Young female getting vaccinated against COVID

Date: 2025/05/29 - 23:32

CDC, FDA Limit Access to COVID Shots for Healthy Adults, Kids, and Pregnant People

The CDC will no longer recommend the COVID-19 vaccine for pregnant women and healthy children. Updated COVID-19 shots will now undergo placebo-controlled clinical trials prior to FDA approval, which could limit access for healthy adults.

Two older adults walking on the beach barefoot as one puts an arm over the other and holds their shoes in the other hand

Date: 2025/05/16 - 14:31

Drug that slows Alzheimer's is safe and effective, real-world data shows

Significant adverse events — such as ARIA — with lecanemab, the drug that slows Alzheimer's, is rare and manageable, “real-world” data from people with mild Alzheimer's disease shows.

Date: 2025/04/29 - 23:30

NIH to prioritize human-based research technologies

New initiative aims to reduce use of animals in NIH-funded research.

Date: 2025/04/08 - 18:31

Expert Q&A: Should you get a measles vaccine booster?

A board-certified family medicine physician explains what a measles vaccine booster is, who should receive it as an adult, and why they may wish to consider it.

Date: 2025/02/11 - 15:00

Single dose of broadly neutralizing antibody protects macaques from H5N1 influenza

NIH science lays groundwork for future studies in people.

Date: 2025/02/11 - 02:00

Influenza A viruses adapt shape in response to environmental pressures

NIH study identifies previously unknown adaptation.

collage of two black and white photos, one of a blister pack of antivirals, one of vaccine vials

Date: 2025/01/22 - 19:00

Can antibiotics, vaccines, and antivirals help lower dementia risk?

Anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen, along with antibiotics, antiviral medications, and vaccines are associated with a reduced risk of dementia, a new systematic review suggests.

Red Blood Cell Infected with Malaria Parasites

Date: 2025/01/03 - 18:30

NIH researchers discover novel class of anti-malaria antibodies

New antibodies could lead to next generation of interventions against malaria.

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Date: 2024/12/11 - 00:00

NIH Study Finds Tecovirimat Was Safe but Did Not Improve Mpox Resolution or Pain

Study Examined Tecovirimat in Countries Affected by Global Clade II Mpox Outbreak.

Date: 2024/11/19 - 16:31

Could an innovative nasal spray delay Alzheimer’s by 10 years or more?

An experimental nasal spray has helped clear toxic protein buildups in the brains of mouse models of Alzheimer's. Its developers believe the spray may help delay Alzheimer's by at least a decade.