Subunit vaccines use a small part of a pathogen to train our immune system to fight off future infection. They cannot cause disease but may need the addition of other chemicals for the vaccine to ...

The human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common viral infection worldwide, with more than 200 known types. While some types lead to benign skin warts, others are responsible for severe health ...

A historic new study out of Scotland shows the real-world impact of vaccines against the human papillomavirus: The country has detected no cases of cervical cancer in women born between 1988-1996 who ...

I currently test for human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA as a marker for HPV infection. With the advent of the HPV vaccine, how will clinicians be able to distinguish between an active HPV infection and ...