Several studies have now demonstrated that trained immunity occurs in the airways to several pathogens and products, while its utility is yet to be determined.

Premature babies do not require changes to the usual schedule to receive vaccines. Haemophilus influenzae tipe b(Hib) ...

Joyce Nakhumicha was born healthy and named after the first planting season in early 1977. She was struck by the crippling polio disease in the early 1980s, leaving her paralyzed from the knee ...

While there’s still a lot to learn, this study opens up a new and hopeful path. If more research confirms these findings, the ...

A new tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate, M72/AS01E, has entered Phase III clinical trials, with Kenyans among the 20,000 global participants enrolled by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). Pharmaceutical giant ...

TB is a leading cause of death from an infectious disease and a major contributor to ill-health in South Africa and globally.

Motsoaledi described the disease as a form of “devastating slavery” that exacerbates poverty and leads to premature ...

Measles vaccine protects children beyond just measles by preventing immune memory loss and possibly boosting the immune ...

Speaking before a packed audience of scientists, health professionals, policymakers, and community leaders, the Minister ...

If the clinical trials that are now under way succeed, the world may have a vaccine that can prevent tuberculosis (TB) in ...

The BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guérin) is the oldest vaccine still in continuous use. For more than 100 years it has been protecting children from this potentially fatal contagious disease.