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Shingles vaccine linked to reduced heart risks

New data add weight to idea that immunization protects against more than just the chickenpox virus

New data add weight to idea that immunization protects against more than just the chickenpox virus
Author Catherine OffordPosted on August 26, 2026

Scientific spat erupts over claim that bones have key immune vessels

Discovery of lymphatic tubes suggested new possibilities for bone healing, but challenge has prompted dueling papers and publication delay in prominent journal

Discovery of lymphatic tubes suggested new possibilities for bone healing, but challenge has prompted dueling papers and publication delay in prominent journal
Author Catherine OffordPosted on August 20, 2026

COVID-19 can wake up dormant viruses in the body, large study confirms

Virus reactivations by SARS-CoV-2 could worsen initial symptoms and increase risk of Long Covid

Virus reactivations by SARS-CoV-2 could worsen initial symptoms and increase risk of Long Covid
Author Catherine OffordPosted on August 5, 2026

Watch killer flies zigzag in flight to escape their cannibal mates

Artful dodging allow males to elude females trying to eat them, slow-motion videos show

Artful dodging allow males to elude females trying to eat them, slow-motion videos show
Author Catherine OffordPosted on July 27, 2026

U.K. government details plan for dramatic aid cuts to African nations

Some countries face reductions of more than 90%, new report reveals, raising fears of devastating impacts on global health and education

Some countries face reductions of more than 90%, new report reveals, raising fears of devastating impacts on global health and education
Author Catherine OffordPosted on July 17, 2026

Rocked by aid cuts, Malawi rethinks how it funds health

Services for mothers and children continue to suffer in the meantime

Services for mothers and children continue to suffer in the meantime
Author Catherine OffordPosted on July 16, 2026July 16, 2026

Artificial ‘nose’ tells people when certain smells are present

Technology that uses a less known sensory system to substitute for olfaction could one day help anosmic people detect some odors

Technology that uses a less known sensory system to substitute for olfaction could one day help anosmic people detect some odors

Author Catherine OffordPosted on November 26, 2025

Exclusive: Future of chronic disease journal in limbo after cuts at CDC

Researchers dismayed by the targeting of Preventing Chronic Disease’s editorial staff

Researchers dismayed by the targeting of Preventing Chronic Disease’s editorial staff

Author Catherine OffordPosted on October 30, 2025

New recipe improves creation of cells that could fight most autoimmune diseases

Nobel laureate makes regulatory T cells that last longer in the body, boosting clinical hopes

Nobel laureate makes regulatory T cells that last longer in the body, boosting clinical hopes

Author Catherine OffordPosted on October 22, 2025

Medicine Nobel for researchers who identified immune system’s security guards

Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi discovered regulatory T cells that prevent autoimmune disease

Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi discovered regulatory T cells that prevent autoimmune disease

Author Catherine OffordPosted on October 6, 2025October 6, 2025

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