Tag: vaccine

ON THIS DAY: Polio vaccine breakthrough announced (1953)

On this Day March 26, 2026 at 16:57

A landmark announcement in 1953 On this day in 1953, Jonas Salk announced a major medical breakthrough: the successful testing of a vaccine to prevent...

ON THIS DAY: The link between mosquitoes and malaria is discovered (1897)

On this Day August 20, 2025 at 12:18

Sir Ronald Ross discovers the link between mosquitoes and malaria On 20 August 1897, Dr Ronald Ross, a British doctor working in India, made a...

Oncology vaccine trial sees all patients living kidney cancer-free

Health February 11, 2025 at 10:18

Vaccines generated using the cells left over after tumour removal surgery could help to keep patients from redeveloping cancer. All nine patients in a Phase...

Cyprus Pulmonology Society requests approval of RSV vaccine

Health January 30, 2025 at 16:02

The Cyprus Pulmonology Society has requested the approval of the RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) vaccine for use in Cyprus for the aforementioned patient categories....