Researchers have found that human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines are highly effective at reducing cervical cancer-causing ...

The viruses are transmitted by skin to skin contact, even if an infected person has no symptoms. Typically, it’s passed ...

The first vaccines, approved in 2006, protects against four strains, HPV-6, HPV-11, HPV-16 and HPV-18. Another, approved in ...

Widespread HPV vaccination slashed infection risk and delivered protection for vaccinated and unvaccinated adolescent girls ...

It's a contributor to multiple cancers. Infectious disease doctors have made a new discovery that could impact treatment potential.

Current HPV vaccines target the main high-risk virus types but cannot cover all cancer-causing strains, or treat existing infections. In rarer cases, cervical cancer can also arise without HPV ...

A large, long-term study led by an Albert Einstein College of Medicine researcher has found that the introduction of the ...

In a new study in JAMA Pediatrics, population-level effectiveness and herd immunity were robust 17 years after human ...

Few viruses are as widespread – and sometimes misunderstood – as the human papillomavirus, or HPV. It’s so common that most of us – up to 80% – will encounter it at some point in our lives, often ...

While HPV is linked to cervical cancer, not every infection is dangerous, and with regular screening and vaccination, most ...