You can catch monkeypox if you have close physical contact with someone who is showing symptoms. This includes touching and being face-to-face.
Diseases
Scientists identify characteristics to better define long COVID
A research team supported by the National Institutes of Health has identified characteristics of people with long COVID and those likely to have it. Scientists, using machine learning techniques, analyzed an unprecedented collection of electronic health records (EHRs) available for… Read More ›
Tobacco smoking rates are decreasing in people with major depression and substance use disorder
Past studies have documented that smoking rates remained essentially unchanged in people with substance use disorders, major depression or other psychiatric disorders.
NIH begins clinical trial evaluating second COVID-19 booster shots in adults
The first stage of this trial is being conducted in collaboration with Moderna, Inc., based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Moderna is manufacturing the study vaccines that will be administered.
NIH launches program to offer molecular characterization of childhood cancers
The Molecular Characterization Initiative is offered through NCI’s Childhood Cancer Data Initiative, which was launched in 2019 to promote data sharing and collection of new data among researchers who study childhood cancers.
Hydrocortisone does not prevent lung complications in extremely preterm infants
Hydrocortisone is no more effective than a placebo at preventing damage that can result from oxygen and ventilator therapy necessary to keep preterm infants alive, according to research funded by the National Institutes of Health. The study of a potential… Read More ›
People from racial, ethnic, and other groups report frequent COVID-19–related discrimination
Study highlights the need for public health messaging strategies that address biases against all population groups that have been marginalized.