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Widespread cold virus you've never heard of may play key role in bladder cancer
Scientists uncovered how childhood BK virus infections may set off cancer-causing mutations decades later: by activating a host immune system enzyme that attacks DNA.
Science history: Female chemist initially barred from research helps develop drug for remarkable-but-short-lived recovery in children with leukemia — Dec. 6, 1954
In December 1954, Gertrude Elion and colleagues described a new compound they had developed that sent children with leukemia into remission. It would guide a new approach to "rational drug design."
CDC panel, stuffed with vaccine skeptics, votes to end recommendation for universal newborn hepatitis B vaccination
The CDC's vaccine committee has voted to roll back a universal recommendation that newborns be vaccinated against hepatitis B, which is one of public health's major success stories.
A woman got a rare parasitic lung infection after eating raw frogs
In an unusual case, a woman developed a parasitic infection in her lungs, when more typically, the parasite stays just under the skin.
A 'functional cure' for HIV may be in reach, early trials suggest
People infected with HIV must take antiretroviral drugs for life. But promising trials using engineered antibodies suggest that "functional cures" may be in reach.
US could lose its measles elimination status within months, experts say
With 45 outbreaks of measles over the past year, the United States is at risk of endemic spread within months, experts told Live Science.
The US is on track to lose its measles elimination status in months. RFK needs to go.
Opinion Canada has lost its measles elimination status and the U.S. is likely to be next. These failures are the result of the anti-vaccination movement, bolstered by the appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — and it's a bellwether of the erosion of public health.
High-fiber diet may 'rejuvenate' immune cells that fight cancer, study finds
A laboratory study reveals an interaction between dietary fiber and the gut microbiome that may be helpful for fighting cancer.
