January 14, 2016 Personalized vaccines may hold promise for ovarian cancer treatment Ovarian cancer is one of the deadliest types of cancers because doctors lack effective early-diagnostic tools for the disease as well as treatment for the cancer once it progresses.
January 14, 2016 WHO says Ebola outbreak over, but could it happen again? DAKAR, Senegal (AP) -- The World Health Organization announced Thursday that the world's biggest-ever Ebola epidemic is over after two years.
January 14, 2016 Scientists make gains on ‘universal’ Ebola medicine Scientists have created a single treatment that may fight the two deadliest strains of the Ebola virus.
January 13, 2016 Citing 2013 outbreak in Florida, CDC says strength of whooping cough vaccine may be waning A research article released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sheds light on the potential waning strength of the current vaccination recommended for protection against pertussis, or whooping cough.
January 13, 2016 New Hampshire hospital urging children to get revaccinated after refrigeration issue A New Hampshire hospital that discovered its vaccines were stored at inconsistent temperatures is asking more than 800 children to get revaccinated.
January 11, 2016 Photo of Mark Zuckerberg getting daughter vaccinated spurs online debate A photo of Mark Zuckerberg and his baby daughter that the Facebook founder and CEO posted on his page Friday has gone viral and spurred another online debate about vaccines.
January 8, 2016 WHO approves third cholera vaccine producer A third producer of oral cholera vaccine has been approved that is expected to provide 3 million doses in 2016, the World Health Organization said on Friday, doubling the world's stockpile against a disease that can kill within hours.
January 7, 2016 Brazil cuts vaccine doses as health system under pressure Brazil has cut the number of doses for vaccinations given by the public health service to counter human papillomavirus (HPV) and pneumonia, as Latin America's largest economy looks to reduce health costs in the midst of a deep recession.
December 21, 2015 Flu season off to slower start this year; might be milder NEW YORK (AP) -- This year's flu season seems like old times.
December 20, 2015 $39,643,352 worth of NIH funding that could have gone to the Ebola vaccine The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has spent more than $39 million on obese lesbians, origami condoms, texting drunks, and dozens of other projects that could have been scrapped in favor of developing an Ebola vaccine.