Infectious Diseases

When is the best time to catch up on vaccines?

Determining the right time to get a COVID vaccine depends on medical history, age, the timing of previous COVID vaccine doses, and when a previous case of COVID occurred.

Alex Gardner



In the News


NPR

Tuberculosis rates plunge when families living in poverty get a monthly cash payout

Aaron Richterman of the Perelman School of Medicine says that there are large and underappreciated benefits of cash-transfer programs, such as potentially ending a tuberculosis epidemic.

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Time

Scientists are racing to develop a new bird flu vaccine

Drew Weissman and Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine are testing a vaccine to prevent a strain of H5N1 bird flu in chickens and cattle.

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Live Science

‘Any protein you can imagine, it can deliver’: AI will help discover the next breakthrough in RNA, says Nobel Prize winner Dr. Drew Weissman

Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine is launching a new RNA research hub that will use artificial intelligence to help train scientists and guide their experiments.

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The Washington Post

Keep forgetting your shingles shot? These sufferers wish they hadn’t

Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine says that shingles is one of the worst pains in medicine, comparable to childbirth and corneal abrasions.

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Nature

Is bird flu spreading among people? Data gaps leave researchers in the dark

Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine says that there are fears of bird flu spreading at low levels through humans in a Missouri community.

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Daily Beast

Serena Williams’ husband and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian reveals shock diagnosis

According to Penn Medicine, Lyme disease is caused by bacteria that can be carried by blacklegged ticks.

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