Nov. 14, 2024 — Researchers have identified new roles for a protein long known to protect against severe flu infection -- among them, raising the minimum number of viral particles needed to cause ...

Thimerosal, or sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate, is a preservative used in low concentrations mainly in vaccines, cosmetics, ophthalmic and otolaryngolic medications, antitoxins, topical and ...

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for health and human services secretary has raised ...

Nov. 19, 2024 — A research article shows that Eradivir's patent-pending antiviral therapeutic called EV25 reduces lung viral loads of advanced-stage influenza in preclinical studies quicker and ...

The crucial nomination of Weldon comes at a time when mpox and bird flu threats are looming in the US. If David is appointed, ...

Influenza virus is an infectious agent belonging to the virus family Orthomyxoviridae that causes a respiratory tract infection (influenza or 'flu') in vertebrates. There are three main species ...

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s selections to run the nation’s health agencies are alarming infectious disease experts.

Pre- and postnatal thimerosal exposure was not linked with neuropsychological deficits. In 1999, the AAP and the U.S. Public Health Service suggested that vaccine manufacturers remove thimerosal ...

Donald Trump's health team picks include a retired congressman, a surgeon and a former talk-show host. All could play pivotal ...

Donald Trump's health team picks includes outspoken critics of the medical establishment and COVID-19 health measures.

Every flu season, I think back to the young teacher I cared for as a nurse in the intensive care unit years ago. He was just 28 years old, healthy, with no underlying conditions. At first ...