Latest about Viruses, Infections & Disease
'Universal' cancer vaccine heading to human trials could be useful for 'all forms of cancer'
A new mRNA-based vaccine triggers a response from the innate immune system to help arm the body against cancer, a mouse study finds. It's now in early human trials.
Dementia: What are the signs and symptoms of dementia, and how is it treated?
Learn about dementia, how it affects people, how it's diagnosed and what treatments are available.
Planned C-sections linked to increased risk of childhood leukemia in study: What to know
A new study underscores a known link between planned C-sections and the risk of ALL, a childhood cancer. But overall, the risk is still very small, experts caution.
Why is heart cancer so rare?
Studying why heart cells are less likely to become cancerous can provide clues to improving heart regeneration and treatments for heart disease.
Raw milk carrying Salmonella sickened 170 people in 5 states, mainly kids
A new report authored by California health officials describes a raw-milk-related outbreak of Salmonella that sickened dozens in 2023 and 2024.
'PAC-MANN' uses magnets and glowing 'probes' to detect signs of pancreatic cancer
A new test called PAC-MANN is designed to detect signs of pancreatic cancer in blood. It's still in development, but the hope is that it will help catch the deadly cancer early.
Weird swelling of man's fingers and toes revealed cancer had 'completely replaced' the bones with lesions
Marked swelling in a man's finger and big toe was a symptom of late-stage cancer.
Man in Australia dies of rare, rabies-like disease
A man in New South Wales was exposed to a rare relative of the rabies virus and died of the resulting infection. His was only the fourth case of the disease ever documented.
Scientist's cat helps discover a rare virus — yet again
Pepper the cat, whose owner works at the University of Florida, gathered a specimen containing a never-before-seen virus for the second time.
RFK's proposal to let bird flu spread through poultry could set us up for a pandemic, experts warn
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins have expressed interest in letting H5N1 outbreaks spread unchecked through U.S. poultry farms. Health experts warn it could lead to a new pandemic.
