First-in-Class Antibiotic Effective Against Urogenital Gonorrhea New antibiotics are desperately needed to combat multi-drug resistant gonorrhea, experts say Apr 30, 2024
'Vampire Facials' Linked to Cases of HIV. Here's What to Know About the Procedure. Platelet-rich plasma microneedling facials are intended to rejuvenate one's skin Apr 30, 2024
Chinese Scientist Who First Published COVID Sequence Locked Out of Lab Virologist stages protest: "I won't leave, I won't quit, I am pursuing science and the truth" Apr 30, 2024
Ground Beef Tested for H5N1; Wait Times for Docs at All-Time High; New COVID Variant Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Apr 30, 2024
Report on H5N1 in Cattle, Cats Increases Concern of Spillover Event Analysis suggests cow-to-cow transmission, potential spread through raw milk Apr 30, 2024
Carbapenems Sometimes Overused for Drug-Resistant Enterobacterales Infections Stewardship needs improving, experts say Apr 29, 2024
FDA Approves First Drug for WHIM Syndrome CXCR4 antagonist mavorixafor effectively boosts neutrophils and lymphocytes to reduce infections Apr 29, 2024
Antibiotics in Infancy Tied to Higher Risk for Atopic Dermatitis An increased number of antibiotic courses corresponded to a dose-response-like increased risk Apr 29, 2024
CDC: Hunters Didn't Die of Deer Disease; Missed Bird Flu Cases? Sexsomnia Explainer Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Apr 29, 2024
Consequences of Afib; Autism Heritability in Males and Females Also in TTHealthWatch: antipsychotics and dementia Apr 27, 2024 podcast
Single Monoclonal Antibody Injection Protected Kids Against Malaria Despite results, there is no "silver bullet" when it comes to eradicating malaria, expert says Apr 26, 2024
Are We Testing Enough for H5N1? Experts question whether U.S. has a handle on the scope of the outbreak in dairy cattle Apr 25, 2024
Uveitis History Linked to Recurrence After COVID Vaccination Commentators say it's important to keep findings in perspective in light of vaccine benefits Apr 25, 2024
Fauci to Testify; Doctor Survives Medical Plane Crash; Congressman Dies Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Apr 25, 2024
Most Expectant Moms Say They're Likely to Get Maternal RSV Vaccine But one in five soon-to-be parents said they had never even heard of RSV, survey finds Apr 25, 2024
FDA Approves New Option for Uncomplicated UTIs in Women Antibiotic widely used in other countries now available in the U.S. Apr 24, 2024
COVID Vaccine Study Finds Small Signal of Seizure Risk in Young Kids Data largely reassuring, but seizure finding requires further evaluation, experts say Apr 24, 2024
No, Marburg Virus Isn't in COVID Shots: Users Debunk Vax Misinfo on X Community notes were accurate and cited mostly credible sources, researchers say Apr 24, 2024
Bird Flu Found in Milk; Clinic Implanted Dead Embryos? Olympic Abuse Settlement Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Apr 24, 2024
Remnants of Bird Flu Virus Found in Pasteurized Milk, FDA Says Agency stressed that the material is inactivated Apr 24, 2024
Long COVID Taste Loss May Not Involve Taste Buds Study attempts to untangle taste and olfactory dysfunction 1 year after infection Apr 23, 2024
Herpes B: A Hidden Menace in Monkeys The recent saga of a man in Hong Kong is a grim reminder of a dangerous macaque virus Apr 23, 2024
COVID Shot Boosts Mucosal Immunity in Previously Infected People Only "traces" of spike-specific salivary antibodies found in vaccinated SARS-CoV-2-naive people Apr 23, 2024
Does Evidence Fully Support Antibiotic Use for Acute Sinusitis in Kids? Meta-analysis shows fewer treatment failures, but which children benefit is mostly unclear Apr 22, 2024
Is There a Vaccine for H5N1 Influenza? And how quickly could it be deployed should it be needed? Apr 22, 2024
Modest Changes in Kids' Developmental Scores Seen From Pandemic Future studies continuing to follow large numbers of children will be important, researcher says Apr 22, 2024
Toxic: How the Search for COVID's Origins Turned Politically Poisonous "The trail to find the source has now gone cold" Apr 22, 2024
Doc Killed in Murder-Suicide? New Human Bird-Flu Case; Olympics' Eating Disorders Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Apr 22, 2024
Paxlovid and COVID; Breast Cancer and Lymph Node Removal Also in TTHealthWatch: pragmatic model for chronic kidney disease Apr 20, 2024 podcast
Trials Identify Better Way to Select Antibiotics for UTIs, Pneumonia in Inpatients Provider prompts reduced empiric use of extended-spectrum antibiotics, without affecting safety Apr 19, 2024
As Syphilis Cases Soar in Newborns, ACOG Advises More Testing During Pregnancy Group now recommends screening three times instead of once Apr 19, 2024
ED Doc's License Revoked; Bird Flu Fatality Rate in Humans; Pesticide Risk in Fruits Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Apr 19, 2024
'Sluggish' Hospital Uptake of Newer Antibiotics for Gram-Negative Infections Cost and clinical uncertainty may be behind low utilization Apr 19, 2024
IG Live April 22: Temperature Rising, Health Declining How health professionals can help confront climate change Apr 18, 2024
Trader Joe's Sold Contaminated Product, CDC Warns Multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to fresh basil Apr 18, 2024
Rotavirus: Then and Now Many pediatric hospital residents "have never seen a case of rotavirus," said Paul Offit, MD Apr 18, 2024
Rotavirus Still Ranks High as Cause of Acute Gastroenteritis in Children Recent research sheds light on how the virus can cause such severe symptoms Apr 18, 2024
Antipsychotics in Dementia Tied to Wider Range of 'Serious Harms' Steepest increases in risk observed for pneumonia, kidney injury, VTE, and stroke Apr 17, 2024
Listeriosis Outbreak Linked to Vegan Cheese Raw nut-based products are overlooked sources of foodborne illness Apr 17, 2024