During HIV infection, antibody can block B cells from fighting pathogens
Colorized scanning electron micrograph of a B cell from a human donor.
Experts highlight Ebola vaccine progress and suggest next steps
April 3, 2017: Study volunteer receives an inoculation at Redemption Hospital in Monrovia,...
Ebola outbreak in the DRC: UNICEF mobilizes communication specialists in support of the vaccination campaign
Following the launch of the vaccination campaign against the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on August 8th, UNICEF has mobilized communication specialists to inform and engage communities...
Notification of patient overdose deaths reduces clinician opioid prescriptions
The Number of Women with Opioid Use Disorder at Labor and Delivery Quadrupled from 1999-2014
The number of pregnant women with opioid use disorder (OUD) at labor and delivery more than quadrupled from 1999 to 2014, according to a new analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This first-ever multi-state analysis of...
NIH researchers discover highly infectious vehicle for transmission of viruses among humans
Illustration of membrane-bound vesicles containing clusters of viruses, including rotavirus and...
Induced labor at 39 weeks may reduce likelihood of C-section, NIH study suggests
Healthy first-time mothers whose labor was induced in the 39th week of pregnancy were less likely to deliver by cesarean section, compared to those who waited for labor to begin naturally, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of...
Intervention for first-time moms and their infants improves child weight through age 3
An intervention designed to help first-time mothers effectively respond to their infant’s cues for hunger, sleep, feeding, and other infant behaviors significantly improved the body mass index (BMI) z-scores of the child through age 3 years compared...
Babies with Zika-related Health Problems Continue to Need Attention
About 1 in 7 babies now 1 year or older who were born to women with Zika virus infection during pregnancy had one or more health problems possibly caused by exposure to the virus before birth, according to the latest Vital Signs report. Some of these...
Obesity extends duration of influenza A virus shedding
Obesity, which increases influenza disease severity, also extends by about 1.5 days how long influenza A virus is shed from infected adults compared to non-obese adults, according to a multi-year study of two cohorts of Nicaraguan households. The...
