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 ...

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 ...

In the 1880's and 1890's, Robert Koch established that a different microbe causes each infectious disease. Koch defined a process by which a specific causative organism could be identified by ...

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 ...

Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, with a focus on health technology, eye care, nutrition and finding new approaches to chronic health problems. Expertise Public health, new wellness ...

THE ease and efficiency of establishing active immunity against tetanus is universally acknowledged. In groups fifty years of age and over, especially in females, greater efforts must be made by all ...

Any virus or disease discovered has proven to offer its unique set of challenges for the public and health industry.