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What to know about the virus with no vaccine, treatment hitting certain states

March 6, 2026 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / virus

Sara Moniuszko USA TODAY Updated March 5, 2026, 4:02 p.m. ET Cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, are hitting certain states, including California and New Jersey. HMPV can cause upper and lower respiratory disease, and currently there is no vaccine to prevent it and no specific antiviral therapy to treat it, according to the Centers for Disease Control […]

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Modulating key interaction prevents virus from entering cells

December 15, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / virus

Peer-Reviewed Publication Washington State University image: The WSU research team modulated one interaction of a common and complex virus protein, called glycoprotein B , to prevent viruses from fusing with cells and causing illness. view more Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash — Washington State University researchers have found a way to modulate a common virus protein to prevent

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Can you catch shingles? A GP explains what people get wrong about this common virus

October 16, 2025 / Patient education / InnovateMed Author / virus

by Dan Baumgardt, The Conversation edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors’ notes Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The idea that you can “catch” shingles is one of the more common misconceptions I hear from patients who arrive worried they’ve got it. Often, they’ve recently been near a child with chickenpox or someone else with shingles, and

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Global outbreak fears surge as virus in China prompts quarantines and thousands of new cases are reported – public health

August 6, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / Chikungunya infections, quarantines, virus

READ MORE: Experts warn of another global epidemic as virus spreads By ISHITA SRIVASTAVA, US HEALTH AND WELLNESS REPORTER Published: 12:38 EDT, 5 August 2025 | Updated: 17:48 EDT, 5 August 2025 Chinese officials have imposed Covid-like quarantines in parts of the country as cases of the chikungunya virus continue to surge. More than 7,000 infections

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What to know about the virus with no vaccine, treatment hitting certain states

Modulating key interaction prevents virus from entering cells

Can you catch shingles? A GP explains what people get wrong about this common virus

Global outbreak fears surge as virus in China prompts quarantines and thousands of new cases are reported – public health

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