Absenteeism refers to frequent or prolonged absence from work, often beyond what is considered normal or acceptable. While ...

UNR Med Ph.D. candidate, Lauryn Massic M.S., is engaged in work around antimicrobial resistance, genetics and infectious disease. She's also a student-athlete.

The award is in response to an “unsolicited proposal,” according to documents in the Federal Register. The University of ...

Researchers have raised concerns about an unusual federal grant made to Danish researchers to study the hepatitis B vaccine birth dose in Africa. The CDC awarded $1.6 million over 5 years to an ...

California Governor Newsom established the Public Health Network Innovation Exchange (PHNIX) to improve public health.

The California governor aims to fill “the vacuum left by the Trump administration’s systematic retreat from science and ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory panel voted Friday to change the recommendation for when children should get their first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine. Instead of a ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

A CDC advisory panel has voted to roll back Hepatitis B vaccines for newborns. If approved, it could reverse 30 years of gains in fighting the liver disease. We also look how Hollywood is responding ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

A key vaccine panel at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted 8-3 to nix a recommendation that all newborns be given a first dose of hepatitis B vaccine. The Friday vote, which came ...