Matthew Herper covers medical innovation — both its promise and its perils. It has been a tough year for medicine. The U.S.

Thinking back, I can easily remember when cases of acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) due to Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib), Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus), and Streptococcus pneumoniae ...

Unlike many of the state’s other required vaccines, Florida’s Health Department can drop these four required shots without legislative approval.

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FDA confirmed that data from single-arm studies in rare diseases, such as in ultra-rare deadly pediatric cancer osteosarcoma, could support a Biologics Licensing Application (BLA) under Accelerated ...

TALLAHASSEE – Florida’s surgeon general wants to do away with all state vaccine mandates. But the first step in his plan ...

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Analysis of hundreds of single-cell genomes from Yellowstone National Park shows bacterial species are less cohesive than previously thought.

The gut microbiome is intimately linked to human health and weight. Differences in the gut microbiome—the bacteria and fungi ...

Scientists studying thousands of rats discovered that gut bacteria are shaped by both personal genetics and the genetics of ...