Flu vaccination could significantly reduce the risk of influenza-associated heart attack and stroke even among people who get infected after getting the vaccine, according to research published in […]
The EU’s drug regulator, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), has issued recommendations for the influenza virus strains that vaccine manufacturers should include from autumn 2026. Every year, EMA […]
Vaccine uptake data has been examined to assess the impact of moving from a ‘2+1’ to a ‘1+1’ Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) dose schedule on vaccine coverage and […]
Researchers report that the antidepressant fluvoxamine has significantly reduced long COVID–related fatigue, and that the diabetes drug metformin has no such benefit. “Patients taking fluvoxamine reported steadily improving […]
Mass General Brigham study results signal a call to do further research into the connection between vitamin D supplementation and long COVID In a large, randomized trial, researchers […]
A study of over 50,000 pregnant women in Norway during the 2023/24 influenza season found that only 29.9% were vaccinated against influenza and 12.1% against COVID-19 during pregnancy, remaining […]
More than 30 million people with HIV must take antiretroviral therapy (ART) medications daily to keep the virus under control, according to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS […]
Researchers from a large international study report that obesity significantly increases the risk of hospitalization and death from many infectious diseases, including flu, COVID-19, pneumonia, gastroenteritis, urinary tract […]
Patients were 28 percent more likely to get a flu shot when they got a text message reminder and their primary care provider already had an order for the shot […]
Anne Neilan, MD, MPH, of the Medical Practice Evaluation Center (MPEC) and Department of Medicine at Mass General Brigham, and Kevin Ard, MD, MPH, also of the Department of Medicine, are the lead […]
Adolescents with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Botswana, South Africa, Thailand, Uganda and the United States who received the injectable intramuscular antiviral medications cabotegravir and rilpivirine for nearly […]
Most COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is rooted in concerns that can be addressed and effectively reduced over time, according to a new study following more than 1.1 million people […]
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