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Despite the Hoopla, Vaccines Should Be in Reach This Cough-and-Cold Season

Fall marks the start of flu, Covid and respiratory syncytial virus season. Despite the mixed messages lately, vaccines are available. >

AI-Assisted Drug Discovery

AI could save researchers millions of dollars and lots of time as they search for drugs to curb diseases marked by antibiotic resistance. >

Kids and Teens Still Need COVID Vaccines

Becoming reinfected with COVID raises kids' chances of developing long COVID and the serious heart complications that are connected to it. >

Ticks Are Migrating, Raising Disease Risks if They Can’t Be Tracked Quickly Enough

Lyme disease, the often debilitating infection carried by deer ticks, started in Connecticut. It has recently shown up in Montana. >

COVID-19 Infections Stiffen Arteries, Accelerate Aging

Your body generates a lot of inflammation as it fights a COVID infection. The result? Arteries become prematurely stiff. Take precautions. >

Respiratory Viruses Can Reawaken Dormant Breast and Other Cancer Cells

Inflammation from flu and COVID viruses can reactivate dormant breast and other cancer cells, leading to a recurrence. Stay vaccinated. >

An At-Home Test for the Human Papilloma Virus

HPV infections can lead to cervical cancer. Testing for the virus at home is a good option for women in underserved and rural communities. >

A Cold Sore-Alzheimer's Connection

Herpes simplex-1, the virus that causes cold sores is very common. Left untreated, it also appears to raise the risk of Alzheimer's. >

Add Another Benefit to the Shingles Vaccine

Getting a shingles vaccine can do more than prevent a painful outbreak. It reduces your chances of developing cardiovascular disease. >

How the Virus Behind COVID19 Reached Humans

Animals like civets, infected by bats and sold for fur and meat, seem to have transmitted the coronavirus to humans, not a lab leak. >

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