Diseases and Cures

Efforts are underway to alleviate a shortage of a new RSV immunization for children younger than 5. But families and doctors still face challenges.

People with chronic inflammation who live in poverty have an increased risk of dying from heart disease and cancer, researchers find.

Progress toward the elimination of tuberculosis in the United States has been stalled by significant racial and ethnic disparities.

Vaccines have been reliably and affordably protecting people from diseases worldwide for centuries. Until the COVID-19 pandemic, however, vaccine development was still a long and idiosyncratic process. Traditionally, researchers had…

A new study shows flooding’s impact on human health is much greater than is typically recognized, going beyond health issues such as the risk of accidental injury, and exposure to…

UNICEF and The Rockefeller Foundation teamed up to strengthen community-based primary health systems in Eastern and Southern Africa.

Drug development takes a great deal of time, money and effort. While future profits play a big factor in which diseases gets prioritized, advocacy and research incentives can also tilt the scale.

Infants have new protections against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), but availability is limited. Two experts discuss what you should know.

Earlier this year, actor Bruce Willis and his family announced his diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a neurodegenerative disorder that includes cognitive, neurological, and psychiatric symptoms. The family’s statement echoed…

Two-thirds of new HIV infections are among gay and bisexual men. Although cases have decreased among white men, they have stagnated among communities of color.

A new book sheds light on why the COVID pandemic disproportionately affected non-white Americans.

Urban counties in North Carolina have higher overall incidences of breast cancer than rural counties, researchers find.