Lyme disease: Incidence of diagnosis in a Maryland Medicaid Population
Few studies have examined the epidemiology of Lyme disease through the use of health insurance claims, and all have utilized data from privately insured individuals. Image/CDC A new study by Johns Hopkins University More...
New study: Science doesn’t support gays ‘born that way’ or transgenders: ‘men trapped in a woman’s body’
A new exhaustive scientific study conducted by two Johns Hopkins University scientists reveals that scientific evidence does not support the “born that way” claim regarding homosexuality or the “trapped More...
Researchers at five sites receive NIH funding for influenza research
PRESS RELEASE Influenza scientists at five sites in the United States are to receive funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to collaborate with investigators around the globe More...
Johns Hopkins doctors report Mississippi child born with HIV is now ‘functionally cured’
Doctors say the girl, now 2, has only trace amounts of HIV in her bloodstream and has been able to keep the virus in check without medication. The next step is to try to replicate the results. HIV Image/CDC A baby More...
NYC Board of Health passes regulation to require consent from parents before performing Jewish circumcision ritual known as metzitzah b’peh
The New York City Board of Health passed a regulation today that will require consent from parents before an infant can have a form of Jewish ritual circumcision, prevalent in parts of the ultra-Orthodox community, More...
