FDA Could Soon Limit Use of Only Drug for COVID Prevention Pemivibart may have reduced activity against growing variant KP.3.1.1, agency warns Aug 27, 2024
Fauci: Never Been as Sick in My Life; Badminton for Sexual Urges? Tattoo Ink Recall Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Aug 27, 2024
Can Flu Antivirals Treat Severe Cases or Prevent Influenza? Many questions remain unanswered due to weak data Aug 26, 2024
A Deadly Mosquito Virus Has Massachusetts Towns Urging Vigilance About 30% of people infected with EEE die and those who survive are often permanently disabled Aug 26, 2024
The Global Fight Against Infection-Driven Cancers Despite vast gains in knowledge, there's still much to do if we want to save lives Aug 25, 2024
A Bird Flu Outbreak Is Spreading in U.S. Cows, Scientists Are Hunting for Answers The National Animal Disease Center is currently testing a cow vaccine designed to stop the spread Aug 25, 2024
Fauci Was Hospitalized With Infection Former NIAID director infected with West Nile virus, now recovering at home, spokesperson says Aug 24, 2024
CDC Urges Updated COVID, Flu Vaccination in September or October Agency predicts the respiratory virus season will be similar to last year Aug 23, 2024
HPV Vaccine Coverage in Teens Stalled for Second Straight Year, CDC Says And being up-to-date on HPV vaccination by age 13 fell among kids born in 2010 Aug 23, 2024
Universal Antibiotic for Young Kids Reduces Deaths in Africa Azithromycin effective for broader age group than recommended by WHO Aug 22, 2024
FDA OKs Updated COVID Vaccines mRNA vaccines for 2024-2025 season will target the KP.2 subvariant Aug 22, 2024
Gastroenteritis Rates Higher in Seine Events Than in Previous Olympics U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee chief medical officer shares international data Aug 21, 2024
PrEP Scripts Most Likely to Be Filled When Prescribed by ID Specialists Clinicians not specializing in ID could benefit from more PrEP training, researchers say Aug 19, 2024
How Worried Should We Be About a Bird Flu Pandemic? A "red flag" for virologists, but status quo for the general public for now Aug 19, 2024 video
Heart Defects in Kids Linked to Dads' Hepatitis B History Too Study in line with prior evidence implicating mother's preconception HBV infection Aug 19, 2024
CDC Alert on Potentially Fatal Virus; Free Abortions at DNC; New COVID Vax Imminent Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Aug 19, 2024
Plant, Animal Fats and CV Death; Mortality in English-Speaking Countries Also in TTHealthWatch: computer interfaces for communication in people with ALS Aug 17, 2024 podcast
Shingles Tied to Long-Term Cognitive Changes Study of healthcare professionals suggests 20% higher risk of subjective cognitive decline Aug 16, 2024
State's Universal Newborn Screening for Congenital CMV Shows Promise However, one in four newborns who screened positive did not undergo all recommended assessments Aug 16, 2024
FDA OKs First Syphilis Screening Test for At-Home Use Amid a surge in cases, FDA hopes at-home tests will help increase syphilis diagnosis, treatment Aug 16, 2024
In-Hospital Infections, Antimicrobial Resistance Declined Over 13 Years In-tandem reductions at VA centers suggest antimicrobial stewardship works, researchers say Aug 15, 2024
Did COVID Vax Mandates for Health Workers Increase Uptake? Yes, but only among younger workers and in states with no test-out options Aug 14, 2024
WHO Declares Mpox Outbreaks in Africa a Global Health Emergency Cases of the new form of virus confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen countries Aug 14, 2024
CDC Alerts on Dramatic Rise in Human Parvovirus B19 Pregnant people and those who are immunocompromised most at risk, agency warns Aug 14, 2024
Are People Spreading Mpox to Their Pets? CDC researchers studied 34 exposed companion animals Aug 14, 2024
CDC: Vaccine Coverage Still Lags for Some Children "We need to do more," says agency's chief medical officer Aug 13, 2024
Why Measles Is 'Coming in Hot' in 2024 "We've seen data showing that vaccination rates across the board globally have dropped" Aug 13, 2024 video
Benzene in Cold Med; Male Cancer Death to Rise 93%; Mail-Order Drugs Compromised? Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Aug 13, 2024
Common Lab Tests Not Useful in Diagnosing Long COVID, Study Shows Lab tests can rule out other conditions, but are not biomarkers for long COVID Aug 12, 2024
Paris Redux: From Health Leader Interviews to COVID at the Olympics A break from the usual data Aug 12, 2024
CDC Action 'Likely Unlawful'; RFK Jr. Loses in Court; 24 Years for Urgent Care Doc Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Aug 12, 2024
Water Quality Was Acceptable When Olympians Swam in the Seine, Data Show New information represents a more complete picture of water quality Aug 09, 2024
Mpox Is Becoming More Deadly. We Need Global Action Now to Prevent Another Pandemic. A new, more dangerous variant has emerged Aug 09, 2024
Sugar Substitute and Blood Clots; Bacteria in Microwaves; Lives Saved by COVID Vax Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Aug 09, 2024
CDC: Kids' Routine Vaccinations Prevented Half a Billion Illnesses Since 1994 And every $1 spent on childhood vaccinations saved about $11, agency says Aug 08, 2024
Common Antibiotics Linked With Serious Skin Reactions in Older Adults Sulfonamides and cephalosporins the worst offenders, study finds Aug 08, 2024
Giving RSV and Flu Vaccines Together Led to Adequate Immune Responses Co-administration generally safe, could reduce vaccine burden, researchers say Aug 07, 2024
Docs Should Start Getting Ready For Upcoming Respiratory Virus Season Updated COVID vax coming soon, not too early to pre-order vaccines, CDC director says Aug 06, 2024
Mask Ban Approved; Magnesium and Sleep; Tenet Hospitals Sold Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Aug 06, 2024
Olympic Athletes Fall Ill After Swim in the Seine: Is Water Quality to Blame? Infectious disease expert cautions against drawing conclusions from anecdotes Aug 05, 2024
