Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have started dosing patients in a phase 1 trial of a new influenza vaccine candidate that aims to sidestep the annua
After months of deliberations, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has a new director to replace Dr Anthony Fauci, who held the role for 38 y
Not very long ago, contracting HIV was an effective death sentence; today, there are treatments that allow the condition to be managed but not eradicated.
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A single dose of a monoclonal antibody developed by scientists at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has provided protection for people exposed to malaria parasites for up to nine m
AstraZeneca has been rebuked by a US health authority after a trial monitoring board said data published from a large study of its COVID-19 vaccine may be out of date and may not give a rep