There is an outbreak of chikungunya in Bangladesh. Mosquitoes spread the virus that causes chikungunya.

There is an outbreak of chikungunya in Sri Lanka. Mosquitoes spread the virus that causes chikungunya.

Ethiopia is experiencing its first outbreak of Marburg virus disease (Marburg), in the South Ethiopia Regional State and Sidama Region. Cases have been reported in Jinka Town and the city of Hawassa.

A case of rabies has been reported in the U.S. in a traveler from India.

Some international destinations have circulating poliovirus. Before any international travel, make sure you are up to date on your polio vaccines. Country List : Afghanistan, Algeria, Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen, Indonesia, Sudan, Kenya, Guinea, Egypt, Zimbabwe, Angola, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Republic of South Sudan, Uganda, French Guiana (France), Djibouti, Ghana, Spain, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Finland, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom, including England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, Burkina Faso, Papua New Guinea, Central African Republic, Tanzania, including Zanzibar

Among men with hemophilia B, sustained endogenous factor IX expression and low annualized bleeding rates over the course of 5 years were seen after an infusion of etranacogene dezaparvovec.

In drug-resistant extramedullary myeloma, dual treatment with talquetamab and teclistamab produced a response in 79% of patients, and 12-month overall survival was 74%; however, grade 3 or 4 adverse events were common.

In this study, gene editing with a prime editor was used to treat two persons with chronic granulomatous disease caused by a small deletion in the gene NCF1.

It's not often that a pathologist gets to make a diagnosis that works for the patient by preventing treatment from occurring. But thanks to a Johns Hopkins Medicine doctor and his newly reported definition and classification of a previously unknown, novel type of benign soft tissue tumor, that's exactly the desired outcome.

With Christmas just weeks away, little elves are bringing joy and Christmas spirit to Johns Hopkins Children's Center patients when they need it the most.

In a study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, new research from Johns Hopkins Medicine adds to existing evidence that smoking fewer cigarettes does not eliminate cardiovascular disease risk, and quitting entirely is the most effective strategy for improving health.