Judy Stone, Senior Contributor

Dose-sparing would allow one vaccine dose to be split into five, stretching our limited supply of Jynneos monkeypox vaccine.

Marburg is the latest virus spreading in Africa. It is new to Ghana, with the first two cases reported last week. Monkeypox is endemic in Africa and now spreading rapidly globally.

Syphilis cases are rising rapidly nationally. Cases can be confused with monkeypox or herpes. Congenital syphilis cases are most worrisome, up nearly 15% from 2019 and 235% from 2016.

A recent international study led by Graham Hatfull, PhD, reported encouraging outcomes in 20 consecutive patients with life-threatening infections who were treated with phages.

Florida is grappling with outbreaks of meningococcal meningitis and bloodstream infections, as well as monkeypox on top of rising Covid cases.

We have two antivirals and two vaccines available to treat monkeypox, but we need to work carefully to control the infection’s spread.

Two patients with difficult-to-treat Mycobacterium infections have—for the first time—been successfully treated with phage therapy.

Why is there a critical shortage of medical laboratory professionals in the US and in Canada? What can we do about this problem?

Outbreaks of severe hepatitis (liver inflammation) are being seen in children younger than 10 in Europe and Alabama. The question is why?

Vacutainer blood drawing tubes are on of the latest in shortages of medical supplies. Doctors are urged to limit testing.