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Making it easier to get HIV treatment
HIV research has come a long way since the epidemic began in the 1980s. Today, people with HIV can live...
AIDS, HIV
Pregnancy-related deaths are on the rise…and sepsis is a big reason
More and more people each year are dying from complications related to pregnancy and delivery. In the United States, deaths...
Infectious Diseases, Pregnancy, Women's Health, Sepsis
What is sepsis?
Sepsis is the body's extreme response to an infection. It occurs when an infection you already have triggers a...
Infectious Diseases, Sepsis
What triggers seasonal allergies?
Ah, spring! It's the time of year when the cold goes away, sunshine warms your skin, trees and flowers...
Allergy
Researchers are exposing troubling consequences of air pollution
The air we breathe can sometimes contain tiny particles called particulate matter (PM). These particles come in different shapes and...
Air Pollution, Environmental Health
Eczema and the cold
Eczema: What is it? Eczema is a skin condition that makes your skin dry, itchy, and inflamed. It can show...
Cold-Weather Wellness, Skin Conditions, Eczema
Winter viruses
While a cold, flu, or COVID-19 can strike at any time, you’re more likely to pick up a virus in...
Immunization, Cold-Weather Wellness
Sneezing less with CATNIP
Cat allergies affect millions of Americans. They bring a range of uncomfortable symptoms, including stuffy noses, sneezing, scratchy throats, watery,...
Allergy
Meet Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), served the American...
Meet the Director, HIV, Immunization, Infectious Diseases
How to protect your family from COVID-19
Though most children and teenagers have had less severe cases of COVID-19 compared with adults, they can still get sick...
COVID-19 VaccinesPersonal Story
What is it like to participate in a COVID-19 vaccine trial?
Stephaun Wallace, Ph.D., M.S., has spent much of his life thinking about infectious diseases. He is a research...
Vaccines, Meet the Researcher, Personal Story, Children and Teenagers, Men, Seniors, Women
Battling C. difficile: Don’t delay
When Marty Katz returned from a vacation to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, in April 2017, he didn't feel well. He had...
Antibiotic Resistance, Personal Story