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Israeli researchers have developed a new vaccine that is “100% effective” against bacteria that is deadly to humans.

“Freeze branding human skin is a bad idea,” the doc, based in Houston, Texas, advised her nearly 600,000 TikTok fans of the kooky kick, which she says can “result in a full-thickness burn, that puts ...

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Meningitis can be a frightening diagnosis. Our expert guide breaks down the different types—bacterial, viral, and fungal—and ...

Exposure to a common fungal molecule can reprogram immune cells in the lungs, causing them to overreact to infection-like ...