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More than 6 million Americans currently live with Alzheimer's disease, a number predicted to rise as our population ages.
Twenty mushers and 150 dogs took turns carrying a 20-pound package of life-saving serum. Here’s how they completed this ...
I was literally nauseated by Kennedy’s remarks” about Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, writes former CDC Director Tom Frieden.
Students across Michigan are required to receive vaccines to attend school. Parents can obtain waivers to opt out of these ...
The United States will stop sending money to Gavi, a global group that helps vaccinate children in low-income countries.
When RFK Jr. announced he would cut funds from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, he cited "vaccine safety," referring to a 2017 ...
The Edo State Government on Sunday assured that it had put measures in place to curtail the outbreak of the deadly diphtheria in the state, even as the disease has killed two persons at the University ...
Edo State Government on Sunday said it was intensifying efforts to check the spread of Diphtheria, which has led to at least two deaths at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital.The Deputy Governor ...
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reveals that the largest diphtheria epidemic in Western Europe for 70 years, which broke out in 2022 among migrants and in 2023 spread to ...
The number of diphtheria cases identified in South Africa has increased to 40 after nine new cases were recorded between 9 and 23 March, according to the latest report from the National Institute for ...
Diphtheria is preventable with vaccination. The diphtheria toxoid vaccine is usually administered in combination with tetanus and pertussis (DTaP) vaccines, more commonly known as DPT.
Lagos State Government has confirmed 14 diphtheria cases among pupils at King’s College Annex, Victoria Island, Lagos, with one reported death. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi ...