Stanford Medicine researchers developed a nasal spray vaccine that protected mice against viruses, bacteria and allergens — a ...

Subsidized and unsubsidized federal loans are the first choice for many nursing students. You don't need a good credit score to qualify, you can defer repayment while you're in school, you may be ...

A study published in Nature Medicine identified a link between the placebo effect and immune system function. In the experiment, individuals who generated positive expectations showed a stronger ...

People who commonly experience everyday discrimination are more likely to have higher levels of "exhausted" white blood cells, suggesting that the chronic stress of discrimination may hamper the ...

Researchers found an antibody that seems to play a role in people with better lung cancer prognoses, but turning it into a treatment could be difficult. By Gina Kolata Is there a way to use the body’s ...

NBC News medical contributor Dr. Natalie Azar and TODAY health and nutrition expert Joy Bauer stop by Studio 1A to share tips for boosting your immune system and staying healthy during the frigid ...

The same white blood cells that rush to fight infection seem to have a second job: preventing your body from burning too much fat. That’s the finding from a new study published in Nature, which ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Alarmed by a growing shortage of nurses, Florida lawmakers in 2009 eased regulations on the schools tasked with training them, inviting new institutions to ...

The 1965 murder of 18-year-old nursing student Alys Eberhardt was finally solved this week, New Jersey police announced Sean Neumann has more than a decade of experience working as a reporter, with a ...

As a nursing school dean, I have a front-row view of just how fragile our nation’s nursing workforce has become. Every year, I watch students determinedly push past financial barriers, long hours and ...

In a new study, people who incorporated a fermented side dish into their weekly routine saw meaningful shifts in immune cells that help the body fight infections. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning ...