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Scanning electron micrograph of Lassa virus budding off a cell.

Date: 2025/03/17 - 19:00

NIH-sponsored trial of Lassa vaccine opens

Lassa fever is a viral hemorrhagic disease that can be fatal and that causes permanent hearing loss.

Male with blue hair experiencing seasonal allergies

Date: 2025/03/14 - 23:32

Why Spring Allergies Are Expected to Be Longer, Stronger This Year

Spring allergy season is expected to worsen in 2025. Longer growing seasons due to climate change have caused seasonal allergies to become more severe. You can limit pollen exposure during allergy season with frequent handwashing and limiting time spent outdoors when pollen levels are high.

Two photos of the same hand. On the left, the skin has a red rash. On the right, the skin does not.

Date: 2025/03/14 - 17:30

Topical steroid withdrawal diagnostic criteria defined by NIH researchers

Criteria may help guide treatment of dermatitis.

A row of vitamin A pills on a dark reflective surface

Date: 2025/03/14 - 08:31

Vitamin A can't prevent measles. Experts explain what this supplement actually does

Can vitamin A and cod liver oil prevent measles? Medical experts debunk myths and answer common questions about the health benefits and risks of the supplements.

Microscopic image of immature mpox virus spheres.

Date: 2025/03/12 - 19:30

Tecovirimat is safe but ineffective as treatment for clade II mpox

NIH-sponsored trial data offer further evidence to help inform mpox treatment decisions.

A child is immunized against measles with their caregiver

Date: 2025/03/12 - 01:00

RFK Jr.’s Strategies for Containing Measles Outbreak Include Vitamin A, Cod Liver Oil

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recommends alternative treatment and prevention methods for measles amid growing outbreaks in 11 states and New York City. Kennedy has linked poor diet and health to measles and touts vitamin A and cod liver oil as treatments.