Tag: Viruses
Hepatitis B Virus Immunity Linked to Reduced Risk for Diabetes
Higher HBsAb levels associated with greater reductions in the risk for diabetes; reduced risk also linked to age
Azelastine Nasal Spray Reduces Risk for SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Azelastine also shows increase in mean time to SARS-CoV-2 infection, reduction in symptomatic infections
CDC Warns Travelers After 8,000+ Chikungunya Cases Reported in China
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Aug. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Health officials in China are reporting more than 8,000 cases of chikungunya, a...
RFK Jr. Cancels $500M in mRNA Vaccine Research Projects
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Aug. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr....
Study Estimates Global Burden of Vertically Transmitted Hepatitis C
Regions with the most vertically transmitted HCV infections were Southern Asia, Western Africa, and Eastern Africa
Illinois Reports First West Nile Virus Case of 2025
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, June 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Illinois has confirmed its first human case of West Nile virus this year,...
2,770 Cases of Arboviral Disease Reported in 48 States and D.C. in 2023
Ninety-five percent of cases were West Nile Virus; 91 percent of these case onsets occurred during July to September
A New UV Light May Help Stop Future Pandemics
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, April 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Five years after COVID-19 first hit the United States, scientists are already brainstorming...
PTLD Up for Seronegative Recipients of Epstein-Barr Virus-Seropositive Donor Kidneys
22.1 percent of EBV D+/R− kidney recipients had posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder at median of 202 days after transplant
Women Face Higher Risk for Long COVID
Findings independent of age, pregnancy, and menopausal status
