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Sick of being sick? As respiratory viruses roar back, experts offer guidance 

...from COVID.gov.) You can also visit your health care provider for a flu test. COVID vaccinations and boosters, as well as flu vaccinations, should still be on everyone's checklist. Anne...

...from COVID.gov.) You can also visit your health care provider for a flu test. COVID vaccinations and boosters, as well as flu vaccinations, should still be on everyone's checklist. Anne...

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Going beyond B cells in the search for a more multi-targeted vaccine

...again about three weeks post-vaccination. The innate immune system remains strongly activated for at least three months after the day of vaccination. Throughout that period, BCG-vaccinated mice were infected with...

...again about three weeks post-vaccination. The innate immune system remains strongly activated for at least three months after the day of vaccination. Throughout that period, BCG-vaccinated mice were infected with...

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The hunt for a vaccine that fends off not just a single viral strain, but a multitude

...off microbial pathogens, usually do better the second time around, assuming they survive the first pass. That's where vaccines come in. Vaccination is a dress rehearsal for an infection. A...

...off microbial pathogens, usually do better the second time around, assuming they survive the first pass. That's where vaccines come in. Vaccination is a dress rehearsal for an infection. A...

mRNA Nobel spotlights promise of future vaccine technology and more

...researchers have shown that prior SARS-CoV-2 infection reduces killer T cells' response to vaccination. These cells are crucial for eliminating the virus from the body. . COVID-19 vaccines reduce hospitalization,...

...researchers have shown that prior SARS-CoV-2 infection reduces killer T cells' response to vaccination. These cells are crucial for eliminating the virus from the body. . COVID-19 vaccines reduce hospitalization,...

What you need to know this vaccination season

As October nears, we're used to hearing reminders about getting the latest flu shot. But this year, there are two more vaccines in the mix: the latest version of the...

As October nears, we're used to hearing reminders about getting the latest flu shot. But this year, there are two more vaccines in the mix: the latest version of the...

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mRNA vaccine spike protein differs from viral version

...less to this concern than meets the eye. Here's one reason: For virtually every spike-protein molecule induced by vaccination, the cell that made it becomes its jail cell.  "The spike...

...less to this concern than meets the eye. Here's one reason: For virtually every spike-protein molecule induced by vaccination, the cell that made it becomes its jail cell.  "The spike...

Caring for migrants at the border

...about 55% higher in the Rio Grande Valley than in the U.S. as a whole -- a result of low human papilloma virus vaccination rates, little access to preventive care,...

...about 55% higher in the Rio Grande Valley than in the U.S. as a whole -- a result of low human papilloma virus vaccination rates, little access to preventive care,...

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Researchers team with CDC to expand adult hepatitis B testing

...about 70% of adults in the United States have not been fully vaccinated against hepatitis B. In 2022, the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended universal vaccination of adults...

...about 70% of adults in the United States have not been fully vaccinated against hepatitis B. In 2022, the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended universal vaccination of adults...

Study counts mortality among doctors during pandemic

...health care settings, such as masking, ventilation, testing and vaccination requirements, could help account for the difference. Indeed, deaths among working physicians declined rapidly after December 2020, coinciding with the...

...health care settings, such as masking, ventilation, testing and vaccination requirements, could help account for the difference. Indeed, deaths among working physicians declined rapidly after December 2020, coinciding with the...

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We Are Stanford Med: #ThisIsMyWhy with Anthony Pho

...2020, he completed his doctorate program at Columbia University, where he studied whether factors like online health information and health literacy influence human papillomavirus vaccination uptake among transgender and gender...

...2020, he completed his doctorate program at Columbia University, where he studied whether factors like online health information and health literacy influence human papillomavirus vaccination uptake among transgender and gender...

Pap smears, be gone? Using menstrual blood to detect HPV

...for women ages 25-65 every five years. While most cases of cervical cancer are preventable through a combination of vaccination, screening and timely treatment of precancerous lesions, the risk is...

...for women ages 25-65 every five years. While most cases of cervical cancer are preventable through a combination of vaccination, screening and timely treatment of precancerous lesions, the risk is...

Tackling typhoid, one finger prick at a time

...spread worldwide. The bacteria has been controlled in United States, Europe and much of Latin America through improved municipal water and sanitation systems, and without vaccination. But such improvements haven't...

...spread worldwide. The bacteria has been controlled in United States, Europe and much of Latin America through improved municipal water and sanitation systems, and without vaccination. But such improvements haven't...

Does free speech protect COVID-19 vaccine misinformation?

We all know, or have heard about, someone who's refused to get a COVID-19 vaccine. While some individuals have medical or religious reasons for avoiding vaccination, for some, other factors...

We all know, or have heard about, someone who's refused to get a COVID-19 vaccine. While some individuals have medical or religious reasons for avoiding vaccination, for some, other factors...

Endemic: What it might mean for masks, COVID-19 shots and more

...many shades of gray that make up a constantly evolving picture." How many jabs?: Vaccine dosing a challenge There's more clarity around COVID-19 vaccines: It's been conclusively shown that vaccination...

...many shades of gray that make up a constantly evolving picture." How many jabs?: Vaccine dosing a challenge There's more clarity around COVID-19 vaccines: It's been conclusively shown that vaccination...

Vaccines provide broad protection against COVID-19, scientists say

A new study conducted by Stanford Medicine researchers digs deep into how immunity against SARS-CoV-2 works, showing that vaccination likely provides better and broader protection than natural infection. The research...

A new study conducted by Stanford Medicine researchers digs deep into how immunity against SARS-CoV-2 works, showing that vaccination likely provides better and broader protection than natural infection. The research...

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Research explores how scammers take advantage of COVID-19

...set up an appointment, but instead used the information to bill insurance companies. Fraudsters were also charging people to set up fake vaccination appointments, the white paper notes. In addition,...

...set up an appointment, but instead used the information to bill insurance companies. Fraudsters were also charging people to set up fake vaccination appointments, the white paper notes. In addition,...