Interim 2024–2025 flu vaccine effectiveness (VE) estimates from a CDC study across four U.S

A study of 58M people in England found higher COVID-19 mortality in those with rare diseases

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Science quickly needs to figure out a different (and better) way to publish findings. Public health is at risk.

How Lagging Vaccination Could Lead to a Polio Resurgence

Brazil's cash transfer program reduced TB incidence by 41% (aRR: 0.59; 95% CI: 0.58–0.60) and mortality by 31% (aRR: 0.69; 95% CI: 0.65–0.73), with strongest effects among Indigenous groups (incidence aRR: 0.37; 95% CI: 0.32–0.42) and those in extreme poverty (incidence aRR: 0.49; 95% CI: 0.49–0.50)

System to auto-detect new variants will inform better response to future infectious disease outbreaks

Effectiveness of Harm Reduction Interventions in Chemsex: A Systematic Review

A combination of climate and habitat crises, along with immune system stress, is driving more bat-borne viruses to afflict us

Single bird flu mutation could let it latch easily to human cells, study finds