Study from the Ragon Institute of Mass General Brigham, MIT and Harvard has found a property of a specific kind of immune cell that may explain why some people can keep HIV in check

Insight could be harnessed to eliminate the need for daily antiviral medications

Vast resources have gone into developing and testing medical and public health interventions so they can be used confidently as evidence-based practices. Yet many interventions are deployed in isolation—even when the people they aim to help often face multiple, overlapping health challenges. A new study led by researchers at Columbia School of Public Health introduces an innovative method designed to increase the use and impact of evidence-based practices by combining them into stronger, multi-component programs.

Providing year-round access to RSV immunization would minimize the risk of large seasonal outbreaks across the nation, including in both urban and rural areas. That’s according to a new study, published in Science Advances and led by Brown University researchers, which examined differences in viral spread in areas with different population density.