For more than a decade, researchers have been developing vaccines that use messenger RNA (mRNA) to treat cancer, though none have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), wrote Edward Winstead.
On April 26, 2023, the U.S. National Cancer Institute published an article that confirmed a few studies had compared mRNA cancer vaccine candidates using different technologies.
mRNA Vaccine Candidates Target HPV Cancers
Influenza Heads South for Summer
While the ending of the 2022-2023 flu season in the United States is good news for many, it also indicates that ever-evolving influenza viruses are heading to the Southern Hemisphere.
On May 3, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) published Influenza Update N° 444, which confirmed influenza detections decreased further in the Northern Hemisphere, while some countries in the South reported increased detections in recent weeks.
Influenza Heads South for Summer
While the ending of the 2022-2023 flu season in the United States is good news for many, it also indicates that ever-evolving influenza viruses are heading to the Southern Hemisphere.
On May 3, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) published Influenza Update N° 444, which confirmed influenza detections decreased further in the Northern Hemisphere, while some countries in the South reported increased detections in recent weeks.
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Resigns as Pandemic Winds Down
Walensky will resign as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at the end of June
WHO Declares COVID-19 Global Emergency Over
Since it began spreading, COVID-19 has killed at least 7 million people worldwide
Shortage of Research Monkeys Threatens U.S. Readiness for Health Emergencies
About 64 percent of NIH-funded researchers have had trouble getting primates for their work