Long COVID risk has declined over course of pandemic

"The research on declining rates of long COVID marks the rare occasion when I have good news to report regarding this virus."

Kristina Sauerwein-Washington University • futurity
July 19, 2024 ~7 min

Nanoparticles boost flu vaccine effectiveness

Enhancing influenza vaccine cross-protection is essential to alleviate the public health burden of epidemics and pandemics, researchers say.

LaTina Emerson-Georgia State • futurity
July 15, 2024 ~4 min


How worried should you be about avian flu?

The risk of avian flu to humans is low, for now. An expert weighs in on what you need to know—and how a universal influenza vaccine could help.

Katherine Fenz-Rockefeller • futurity
June 17, 2024 ~10 min

How to protect your dog from dangerous bacterial infection

An expert has answers for you about dogs and leptospirosis, including how to prevent dogs from getting it and what's next if they do.

Tufts University • futurity
May 15, 2024 ~7 min

HIV vaccine approach works like GPS

A new vaccine approach guides the immune system through the specific steps to make broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
May 15, 2024 ~4 min

New approach could lead to universal flu vaccine

A new experimental vaccine that targets portions of the flu virus that don't change could lead to a universal, long-lasting shot.

Karl Bates-Duke • futurity
May 3, 2024 ~7 min

New vaccine could fight antibiotic resistance

A new vaccine could help fight off "superbugs" that have become resistant to antibiotics, researchers report.

Emilie Lorditch-Michigan State • futurity
April 24, 2024 ~9 min

What you should know about rising measles cases

Cases of measles, a highly contagious and deadly disease, are surging in parts of the US. Experts fill you in on what you need to know.

Tufts University • futurity
April 19, 2024 ~8 min


The ‘pleasure of choice’ could lower vaccine hesitancy

Offering a choice when it comes to vaccines could convince more people to get them. But it's no magic bullet, experts say.

U. Oregon • futurity
April 15, 2024 ~8 min

Tuskegee history shaped Black Americans’ COVID vax hesitancy

Memories of the infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Study may have affected the willingness of Black Americans in the South to get the COVID vaccine.

Lauren Baggett-U. Georgia • futurity
April 3, 2024 ~6 min

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