NPR Understanding The History Behind Communities’ Vaccine FearsNPRAll four of Anab Gulaid’s children have received their vaccinations on the recommended schedule. As Somali-American residents of Minneapolis, that puts them in the minority. Fewer than half of Minnesota children of Somali descent have received the MMR …Measles Outbreak Sickens Dozens of Minnesota SomalisNBC 5 Dallas-Fort WorthThe measles ...

CBS News Researchers use gene editing to eliminate HIV infection in miceCBS NewsLast Updated May 3, 2017 10:46 PM EDT. Have researchers taken a step closer to developing an eventual cure for HIV? A Temple University-led team hopes so, by using a gene editing technique to successfully remove HIV infection from lab mice.HIV Cure News ...

CNN Experts warn of increases in tick-borne Powassan virusCNN(CNN) Summer is nearly here, and it’s bringing fears of a rare tick-borne disease called Powassan. This potentially life-threatening virus is carried and transmitted by three types of ticks, including the deer tick that transmits Lyme disease. Over the …Protect yourself from infected ticks carrying life-threatening Powassan ...

Duke Chronicle Duke researchers feel threatened by the prospect of budget cuts to the National Institutes of Health, other agenciesDuke ChronicleIn President Donald Trump’s proposed budget, NIH faced a 20 percent budget cut and the Environmental Protection Agency saw a 31 percent slash in funding. Boasting multiple Nobel Prize winners and hundreds of scientific laboratories, ...

The Independent New York triplets get same surgery for rare skull conditionABC NewsThree New York infants are recovering after undergoing the same surgery to treat a rare birth defect that affected their skulls. Last October Amy and Mike Howard welcomed their three sons Hunter, Jackson and Kaden. While Hunter and Jackson are …Doctors repair skulls ...