World’s First Zika Vaccine Developed by Indian Scientists

Compared with traditional cigarettes, electronic cigarettes can seem simple and harmless. After all, they trade the eye-stinging smoke of burning tobacco leaves for something that looks like steam and might smell like air freshener. But that aroma masks a complex chemical mix that definitely worries experts who study the ingredients and effects of e-cigarettes, or vapes as they’re also known.

Warmer temperatures bring out ticks that spread diseases such as Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. But another class of emerging tick-borne pathogens — nairoviruses — is on the rise.

As temperatures continue to heat up this summer, it’s important to keep a close eye on the older adults in your life.

Three Statewide Preceptorship Program (SPP) grants were awarded totaling $5.5 million to professional medical societies in Texas. The grants support hands-on training for Texas medical students in family medicine, general internal medicine, and pediatrics, including pediatric subspecialties.