Undocumented Latinx patients got COVID-19 vaccine at same rate as US citizens, study finds

For undocumented Latinx patients who sought care in the emergency room during the pandemic, the reported rate of having received the COVID-19 vaccine was found to be the same as U.S. citizens, a new ... Read More

Experts call for global genetic warning system to combat the next pandemic and antimicrobial resistance

The COVID-19 pandemic turned the world upside down. In fighting it, one of our most important weapons was genomic surveillance, based on whole genome sequencing, which collects all the genetic data of ... Read More

Covid-19 Found in People’s Blood Months After Infection

A quarter of people had Covid-19 viral proteins in their blood up to 14 months after infection. These proteins in the blood indicate that SARS-CoV-2 keeps living in tissue reservoirs. The study used a ... Read More

COVID-19 pandemic alters view that doctors are obligated to provide care: Study

The unique circumstances arising from the COVID-19 pandemic altered a long-held convention that doctors provide care regardless of personal risk. Read More

Despite Pandemic Setbacks, WHO Vows Continued Fight for Global Immunization

World Immunization Week celebrates a remarkable milestone - 50 years of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI). This global initiative has been instrumental in saving countless lives and ... Read More

How a DNA test solved the biggest mystery in one man's life

At 76 years old, Paul McLister learned the family he'd grown up with had kept a massive secret from him all his life. He also found answers to questions he'd pondered since childhood, and gained a ... Read More

Africa’s Champion Against Malaria, Professor Abdoulaye Diabaté on stage at TED2024

TED2024, a hallmark event celebrating 40 years of innovation, ingenuity, creativity, courage, and generosity, taking place in Vancouver, Canada from 15-19 April, will feature Africa’s esteemed, and ... Read More