The human immune system is a complex defense mechanism that aims to keep us healthy and safe from viruses, bacteria and all other types of pathogens we might come into contact with. But not all ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — With a coronavirus vaccine now being administered in Arkansas, health officials say it’s starting to stimulate immunity against the disease. The first round of Moderna and Pfizer ...

In the current pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), pregnant women have wrestled with the question of whether they and/or their babies are at higher risk due to the direct or indirect ...

In an email from the Mayo Clinic, called the weekly COVID-19 update, the doctor/author highlighted an article from the March 24 St. Paul Pioneer Press entitled “Mayo Clinic joins Amazon, others to ...

In a recent study published in Jornal de Pediatria, researchers explored active and passive vaccination among children against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Study: Current strategies and ...

The popular conception of a “vaccine” is that it is an inoculation that makes you immune to a pathogen — if not for life, at least for a very long time. On that principal, much of the world’s hope for ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is recommending a new immunization shot for newborns and infants under eight months old this fall to help prevent them from catching RSV, or respiratory syncytial ...

Bovine colostrum represents the first secreted milk post-parturition and is rich in immunoglobulins, growth factors and essential bioactive compounds that are critical for the establishment of passive ...