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Podcast: Seizures and Epilepsy in Children

In this episode of Kids Health Cast, Dr. Asim Mohammad Shahid discusses seizures and epilepsy that can be impact children.

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Here's What We Know: The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has been protecting women from cervical cancer since 2006, when the first version of the vaccine became available.

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Here’s What We Know: How Clinical Trials Are Monitored for Safety

Find out how Weill Cornell Medicine ensures clinical trial safety for you and your loved ones with informed and legal consent and outside oversight.

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Inroads in Immunotherapy: How breast cancer patients are finding renewed hope in this game-changing treatment strategy

Cancer researchers have worked for decades to develop medications that boost the body’s own immune system’s ability to fight cancers. This treatment approach, called immunotherapy, has become an integral part of treating many tumor types and is gaining further traction in breast cancer.

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Here’s What We Know: The ABCs of Clinical Trial Terminology

Learn key clinical trial terms with our glossary. Understand study phases, treatments and participant rights to make informed decisions about clinical research.

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Vodcast: Here's What We Know – World Polio Day

In this episode of Kids Health Cast, Dr. Hannah Wunsch gives a deep dive into the public health issue of polio, including its history and resurgence worldwide.

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Here's What We Know: Hepatitis B Is a Vaccine-Preventable Disease

The HBV vaccine is highly effective, with a protective antibody response achieved more than 90 percent of the time in adults and 95 percent in infants, plus the protection is long-term.

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Here's What We Know: Vaccines for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) currently recommends a single dose of Moderna’s RSV vaccine for adults 75 years and older, and for adults 50 to 74 years old who have underlying conditions that can increase their risk for severe disease. These include chronic lung or cardiac diseases, severe obesity or a severely compromised immune system, among others.

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Here’s What We Know: The Impact of mRNA Vaccines

mRNA is a platform that can be used to create vaccines against a wide variety of diseases. One of the great advantages of the platform is that a vaccine can be quickly manufactured and scaled up, no matter which virus is being targeted.

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Here‘s What We Know: How Vaccines Help Prevent Disease

From eradicating deadly diseases to preventing seasonal outbreaks, vaccines continue to protect individuals and strengthen communities.