October 26, 2015 Ebola cases increase slightly, says WHO The number of Ebola cases in West Africa has gone up for the first time this year, the World Health Organization says, warning that the coming rainy season could complicate efforts to contain the disease.
October 26, 2015 Needleless vaccine patch offers pain-free way to protect against disease Imagine being able to vaccinate yourself against disease at home, by yourself, without doctor’s offices— or needles.
October 26, 2015 Lurking in man's stool for 28 years: the polio virus For nearly his entire life, a 29-year-old man living in the United Kingdom has had the polio virus living in his gut—where the strain has mutated from the weakened form he received in a vaccine as an infant to a much more virulent strain, according to a study published in PLOS Pathogens.
October 26, 2015 MMR vaccine not linked to autism, even in high-risk kids The measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine is not linked to development of autism spectrum disorders, even among children considered to be at risk, a large new study finds.
October 26, 2015 Syria polio cases spread to Damascus and Aleppo, WHO says The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that additional polio cases had been confirmed in two new areas of Syria, including near Damascus and in the northern city of Aleppo near Turkey.
October 26, 2015 WHO experts signal victory over one of three polio strains The world should stop vaccinating children against one of the three strains of the crippling polio virus as part of a drive to eradicate the disease once and for all, a group of health experts has advised the World Health Organization.
October 25, 2015 Man infected with smallpox-like virus through sex A man in San Diego was infected with the vaccinia virus — the virus in the smallpox vaccine — in June, 2012 after having sexual contact with someone who'd recently been vaccinated, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
October 25, 2015 New inhaled Ebola vaccine works in monkeys A new Ebola vaccine that is designed to be inhaled works to protect monkeys from the virus's deadly effects, according to new research.
October 25, 2015 Teen HPV vaccine does not spur riskier sex Counter to the fears of some parents (and a few doctors), teen girls who are vaccinated against the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV) do not go on to catch more sexually transmitted diseases than their peers, according to a large new study.
October 25, 2015 More US girls now getting cervical cancer vaccine -- but not enough, CDC says More teen girls are getting a controversial cervical cancer vaccine but the increase isn't much of a bump, the government reported Thursday.
