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Behind the new malaria vaccine endorsed by the World Health Organization
Yahoo Finance· 8 months agoNovavax's (NVAX) Matrix-M, an adjuvant that helps provide broader protection in vaccines, is a key...
What are the symptoms of whooping cough and why are cases rising across Europe?
Euronews via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA resurgence of whooping cough, or pertussis, is affecting several European countries. The highly...
Smoking’s effects on the immune system can last years, study finds
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 months agoSmoking tobacco is so harmful to the body that it changes a person’s immune system, leaving them...
Covid, monkeypox, polio: Summer of viruses reflects travel, warming trends
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn 13 years as an infectious-disease doctor in the suburbs of New York City, Azfar Chak has fought...
What Is Marburg Virus, the Deadly Disease in Ghana?
Prevention via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHealth officials in Ghana have identified two people who died from the deadly Marburg virus. Here’s what causes the virus, the symptoms of the virus, how...
WHO eyes decision on monkeypox 'emergency', Africa says it's long overdue
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLONDON (Reuters) -The World Health Organization will decide on Thursday whether to declare monkeypox...
South Africa’s Afrigen targets local diseases with mRNA vaccines
Semafor via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoSouth African biotech company Afrigen is collaborating with a Nobel Prize-winning scientist's team...
'We could eradicate malaria by 2040' says expert after revolutionary vaccine is approved by WHO
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe World Health Organization has approved a new vaccine that scientists argue will be a game-changer in the fight against malaria, which kills half a million people in Africa every year. Trials ...