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BCG

British

abbreviation

bacille Calmette-Guérin (antituberculosis vaccine)

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BCG recommends in a recently published study that company leaders establish clear limits regarding employee use and supervision of AI.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

However, BCG and others do not see it as a case of AI causing people to get burned out on their jobs.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The BCG vaccine given to newborns in many parts of the developing world to prevent tuberculosis also seems to have a systemic immune response that helps prevent infant mortality from other infections, says Topham.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

However, for a portion of patients, BCG is ineffective and the cancer returns.

From Science Daily • Nov. 11, 2025

Add to that similar effects from BCG and measles vaccination, and we have, Aaby says, an explanation for the dramatic decline in childhood mortality in many such countries.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025

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