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FDA approves an expanded access program that would offer patients an alternative to Merck’s bladder cancer medication.

An outbreak of measles in west Texas has grown to 58 confirmed cases. The highly contagious disease can quickly spread ...

It's not confirmed that measles parties are to blame for the outbreak in West Texas. But they are as dangerous as they sound.

A new mRNA vaccine against tuberculosis (TB) is showing favorable results in preclinical trials. With only one currently ...

Mucosal surfaces represent a primary interface between the human body and the environment, serving as critical portals for pathogens. Traditional vaccines ...

A new vaccine that boosts immunity against tuberculosis (TB) has been shown to be effective in pioneering pre-clinical trials ...

For most children, illnesses like measles or the flu are unpleasant but manageable. A fever, a rash, some time home from ...

Over 200 years after the first successful vaccine was created by an English physician, who discovered that inoculation with the cowpox virus protected against smallpox, vaccines remain one of the […] ...