Man receives world’s first melanoma vaccine — trial underway
A trial for the world’s first-ever mRNA cancer vaccine for melanoma is underway in the UK. Melanoma is the deadliest form of ...
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Personalized Melanoma Vaccine Could Be a ‘Game Changer’ by Teaching the Body to Fight Cancer Cells
The mRNA therapy, designed to prevent treated skin cancer from returning, is entering its third phase of trials ...
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Massive amounts of H5N1 vaccine would be needed if there’s a bird flu pandemic. Can we make enough?
The first signs that H5N1 avian flu was starting to spread from person to person would trigger a race to produce massive ...
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Protocol for testing filovirus treatments during outbreaks
A meeting convened by WHO in Africa in February, 2024, aimed to develop a protocol for assessing new treatments for filovirus diseases during outbreaks. Esther Nakkazi reports.
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New UTI vaccine wards off infection for years, early studies suggest
More than 50% of the patients who used a new mouth-spray-based vaccine didn't have a UTI for up to nine years.
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World-First mRNA Vaccine For Skin Cancer Commences Landmark Phase 3 Trial
A UK man has become one of the first to receive an experimental mRNA vaccine designed to prevent recurrence of melanoma skin ...
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White House Announces Partnership With 50 Countries to Stifle Future Pandemics
Congo is one country where work has already begun, the official told reporters. The U.S. government is helping Congo with its ...
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Cattle testing for H5N1 bird flu will be more limited than USDA initially announced
The USDA order mandating H5N1 bird flu testing in dairy cows is less stringent than initially described by the agency.
Biden administration announces new partnership with 50 countries to stifle future pandemics
President Joe Biden's administration is launching a program that will help 50 countries identify and respond to infectious ...