Experimental vaccines from the University of Texas Medical Branch protect against the pneumonic plague and don’t cause side effects. The researchers deleted three genes in each of three candidate strains in order to weaken — but not kill — the bacteria. The strains could no longer cause disease and generated a robust immune response in the animals tested.
The innovation lab, called MakerHealth Space, officially opened at Galveston's John Sealy Hospital Friday.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
The best way to prevent the spread of Ebola might end up coming in a nontraditional form.
The charity Asthma UK is making an effort to increase care for patients who aren’t using their inhalers the correct way, which leads to use of stronger inhalers that aren’t actually necessary. This insight comes after a separate U.S. study found that only 16 percent of those prescribed adrenalin auto-injectors in case of a potentially […]