Immunity and infections
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One Death Changes the Ebola Map — But Not Yet the Whole Risk Picture
A confirmed Ebola death in Bas-Uele shows why the difference between an imported case and local transmission matters.
Preeclampsia rates in minority communities shed light on the social roots of maternal health disparities
Disproportionate rates of preeclampsia – a potentially dangerous pregnancy complication – in immigrant populations reflect the physical toll of social and economic insecurities.
Two injections a year: the HIV shot has started arriving, and the hard part is the queue
Nine African countries have now given 191,620 doses of lenacapavir — a drug that stops HIV by jamming the virus's protein shell — but supply, not science, is the limit.
First mRNA flu shot approved by FDA bodes well for improving drugs of the future – though a few hurdles remain before mRNA can move beyond vaccines
From COVID-19 vaccines to Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine, using mRNA as medicine has shown promise. But before mRNA drugs can go beyond vaccines, researchers need to identify the right diseases to treat.