The Second-Generation COVID Vaccines Are Coming

After Pfizer and Moderna, a slew of other candidates could fill gaps in efficacy, production or distribution. AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine (pictured) is one of the first to receive authorization in the U.K. A number of exciting vaccines are still in … Read More

Viral Outbreak: College Campuses Plagued By Hand, Foot, And Mouth Disease

Hand, foot, and mouth disease if a viral infection common in young children, and is more known for shutting down preschools and daycares.  However, all that has changed as the infection is now rampant on college campuses. Health officials are … Read More

Polio-like Virus Infects Kids, Frustrates Doctors

Federal health officials know that a rare nervous system disorder is on the rise and that it is mostly affecting children across the country. But what officials with the CDC don’t know about acute flaccid myelitis, a polio-like illness that … Read More