Obesity May Raise Risk of Long COVID in Youth Researchers observed dose-response relationship for increasing BMI and long COVID risk Oct 28, 2024
ACIP Backs Extra COVID Vax Dose for Seniors, Pneumococcal Vax for Adults 50 and Up CDC advisors also formalize recommendations on extra COVID vaccine doses in the immunocompromised Oct 23, 2024
Asthma Drug Did Not Reduce Symptom Duration in Mild to Moderate COVID Future studies should investigate whether getting montelukast earlier makes a difference Oct 22, 2024
Study Offers Clues for Avoiding RMD Flares After COVID Vaccination European registry analysis brings surprises along with the expected Oct 17, 2024
Kids' Neurodevelopment Appears Unharmed by Maternal COVID Infection Study may ease fears about potential neurodevelopmental effects of fetal COVID exposure Oct 17, 2024 video
Serena Williams' Surgery; Moderna Sued Over COVID Vax; Brighter Nights and Mortality Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Oct 16, 2024
Hospitals Unhappy With New Requirement to Report Bed Capacity and COVID Count One group calls it "needlessly heavy-handed" Oct 14, 2024
Type 2 Diabetes Diagnoses Emerge in Teens Months After COVID Risk of new diabetes diagnosis was higher compared with non-COVID respiratory infections Oct 14, 2024
Doc Who Blamed COVID Vax for Patient's Death Could Face Discipline Medical Board of California also says physician told high-risk patient to avoid boosters Oct 11, 2024
Excess Deaths Highest Among Younger Minorities During COVID Pandemic Racial, ethnic disparities in all-cause excess deaths worst among those ages 25 to 64 Oct 11, 2024
FDA's Promised Guidance on Pulse Oximeters Unlikely to End Decades of Racial Bias Devices three times as likely to miss dangerously low blood oxygen in Black patients Oct 10, 2024
How Long Should Kids Stay Out of School After They've Had COVID? Healthcare professionals with children weigh in Oct 09, 2024
How Did Public Health Become a Public Enemy at the Supreme Court? Conservative majority is "buying into" anti-science attitudes, warns Lawrence Gostin, JD Oct 09, 2024 video
'The Office' Star Has Cancer; Trump Sent COVID Tests to Putin? 3% of Teens Are Trans Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Oct 09, 2024
Trump Leads, and His Party Follows, on Vaccine Skepticism A number of Republican voters now identify as vaccine skeptics Oct 06, 2024
Low-Dose Lithium Tested in Long COVID No benefit for brain fog or fatigue, but higher doses may have promise Oct 02, 2024
Depression, Anxiety Diagnoses Have Increased Among Young People This was especially evident during the pandemic, study shows Oct 02, 2024
CDC: Kids Born During the Pandemic Got Fewer Routine Vaccinations Declines in vaccination may lead to resurgence of preventable diseases, agency warns Sep 27, 2024
COVID Preventive Drug Should Work Against Circulating Variants, FDA Now Says The agency has issued a revised fact sheet for healthcare providers Sep 27, 2024
Former NFL QB's Dementia; Stem Cells Reverse Woman's Diabetes; More Free COVID Tests Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Sep 27, 2024
Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths Rose During the Pandemic Did the resurgence of RSV play a role? Sep 26, 2024
Cancer Diagnoses Slow to Recover From Effects of COVID Pandemic Actual rates for 2021 lagged behind projections Sep 25, 2024
'Sex Party' COVID Czar Fired; Undiagnosed Iron Deficiency; Many Papers Partly Fake? Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Sep 25, 2024
Remdesivir-Dexamethasone Tied to Fewer Deaths in Severe COVID However, study fails to answer key questions, expert says Sep 24, 2024
COVID Drug Recall; Update on Nurse Struck by Lightning; Surrogates' Pregnancy Risks Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Sep 24, 2024
Florida's New COVID Booster Guidance Is Straight-Up Misinformation, Experts Say State's health department advising against most shots Sep 23, 2024
COVID Czar's 'Sex Parties'; Nationwide Drug Recall; Steward CEO Held in Contempt Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Sep 20, 2024
New Genetic Analysis of Animals in Wuhan Market in 2019 May Help Find COVID's Origin Findings "shift the dial more in favor of an animal origin," said one expert Sep 19, 2024
RFK Jr. Helping Trump Pick CDC Chief; Excess COVID Death Lingers; Turmoil at 23andMe Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Sep 19, 2024
New COVID Variant XEC May Outpace Others This Fall No signs of meaningfully different symptoms or vaccine response, experts say Sep 18, 2024
'Failing Wisely' Can Promote a Safer Healthcare System Don't assume old strategies and new technologies will improve patient safety Sep 17, 2024
Conviction for Fatal COVID Spread; Who Is Alleged Trump Shooter? BMI & Schizophrenia Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Sep 16, 2024
Molnupiravir May Offer Modest 6-Month Benefits for High-Risk COVID Patients Secondary analysis of trial data consistent with observational studies Sep 11, 2024
What Can We Learn From Blood Culture Bottle Shortage? Its disparate impact offers lessons in resource sharing and medical ethics Sep 10, 2024
As Interest From Families Wanes, Pediatricians Scale Back on COVID Shots The amount of vaccine to order is "a guess," says one physician Sep 08, 2024
Comparing Fecal Immunochemical Tests; CVD Blood Test for Women Also in TTHealthWatch: beta-blockers after MI Sep 07, 2024 podcast
Which Vaccines Should You Get and Recommend This Fall? Paul Offit, MD, talks about the flu, RSV, and COVID vaccines for the 2024-2025 season Sep 07, 2024 video
Boom, Now Bust: Budget Cuts and Layoffs Take Hold in Public Health Governments are slashing budgets that feed local health departments Sep 06, 2024
FDA OKs Updated Novavax COVID Shot Unlike the mRNA vaccines, protein-based vaccine targets JN.1 strain Sep 03, 2024
