A new study has cast a sobering light on Uganda’s immunization efforts, revealing alarmingly high levels of vaccine wastage ...

Cite this: BCG Vaccination and Leprosy Protection: Review of Current Evidence and Status of BCG in Leprosy Control - Medscape - Feb 01, 2010. Abstract and Introduction Methods ...

Academic researchers in Massachusetts believe the standard BCG (bacillus Calmette-Guérin) vaccine could have a remarkable second use: a treatment to reverse advanced type 1 diabetes.

The story of tuberculosis goes back to the start of recorded human history, and since the 1800s it’s estimated it has been responsible for over 1 billion deaths. In New Zealand today we don’t have ...

Neonatal BCG vaccination has been part of routine vaccination to prevent TB in places where leprosy is common. Indeed, the BCG vaccine was invented whether the leprosy world asked for it or not ...

While tuberculosis is not a major health issue in New Zealand, worldwide it remains the leading infectious disease killer.  ...

Since 2010, progress in vaccine coverage has stalled or reversed in many countries, with measles vaccination declining in 100 ...

A new preclinical study unveils a more powerful and effective immunotherapy for bladder cancer and other solid tumours.BCG ...

Additionally, the proportion of children receiving the measles vaccine declined in 100 of 204 countries, with the largest ...

The new €2.4 billion paediatric hospital in Dublin will be officially known as the National Children’s Hospital Ireland, ...

The new €2.4bn national children’s hospital is now unlikely to be named after any historical figure but will be known as the ...

A new preclinical study unveils a more powerful and effective immunotherapy for bladder cancer and other solid tumours.