Deborah Nanyonga, a 35-year-old widow with seven children, is battling advanced cervical cancer and HIV. She relies on Rays of Hope for help with food, pain medications and social support. On good ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida’s Department of Health is meeting in Panama City Beach on Friday to discuss potential changes to the state’s vaccine requirements, a proposal that could significantly alter which ...

Dr. Ali Khan has traveled the globe hunting diseases. Back home in the U.S., the dean of UNMC’s College of Public Health ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has declared a new Ebola outbreak in Kasai Province. It's caused by the most severe strain: Zaire Ebola virus. Filoviruses are among the globe's most ...

While two vaccines are approved for Ebola, no vaccine provides broad protection across the full filovirus family. This is in part because of filovirus' surface glycoproteins. These proteins are ...

An illustration of a self-assembling protein nanoparticle (SApNP) displaying Ebola virus surface proteins. This vaccine strategy is designed to help the immune system more effectively and respond to ...

Scientists turn nanoparticles into virus 'showcases' to help the immune system recognize deadly threats. (Nanowerk News) Filoviruses get their name from the Latin word “filum,” meaning thread—a ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating whether the COVID-19 vaccines were associated with any deaths across all age ranges. “FDA is doing a thorough investigation, across multiple age ...

The FDA is considering changes that could reshape how vaccines move from labs to American pharmacies — the most significant proposed shift in vaccine oversight since the early 2000s. While the agency ...

A new study suggests the shingles vaccine may lower the likelihood of developing dementia as well as slow its progression in people who have already been diagnosed with the disease. Researchers are ...