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Medical Oddities: A Vaccine With a Foam Head?

A week of bold ideas: drinkable vaccines, unrealistic TV CPR, yoga-assisted detox, and meat-heavy math.

  • By

  • Teraya Smith

  • January 14, 2026

  • 5 min

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Top Institutions in Infectious Disease

Brief introduction explaining scope and methodology.

  • #1

    National Cancer Institute
    National Cancer Institute

    Bethesda, MD

    Key Differentiators

    • Virology
    • Vaccine Development
    • Immunology

  • #2

    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Baltimore, MD

    Key Differentiators

    • Infectious Diseases
    • Vaccine Research
    • Immunology

  • #3

    University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

    Pittsburgh, PA

    Key Differentiators

    • Virology
    • Vaccine Development
    • Translational Medicine

  • #4

    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

    Bethesda, MD

    Key Differentiators

    • Immunology
    • Infectious Diseases
    • Vaccine Research

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Medical Oddities: A Vaccine With a Foam Head?

  • by Teraya Smith

  • January 14, 2026

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