How to Not Kill Grandma This Thanksgiving and Holiday Season What protective measures can we take in 2023? Nov 21, 2023
What to Know About Ongoing Eye Drop Recalls FDA was spurred into action by a deadly bacterial outbreak earlier this year, advocates say Nov 20, 2023
Disparities in PrEP Use Persist But one intervention to increase uptake seems to be working Nov 20, 2023 video
Live Shingles Vaccine and Waning Immunity; Semaglutide and CV Events Also in TTHealthWatch: sodium and blood pressure; aspirin and LVADs Nov 18, 2023 podcast
Higher-Dose Fluvoxamine Fails for COVID Outpatients Recovery time with 100-mg dose no different than placebo Nov 17, 2023
Three Ways to Protect Infants From RSV This Winter Paul Offit, MD, discusses vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, and the importance of breastfeeding Nov 17, 2023 video
First At-Home Test for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Authorized by FDA OTC option arrives amid rising cases of the sexually transmitted infections Nov 16, 2023
Medical Board Reprimands Doctor Who Worked While COVID-Positive As COVID hospitalization declines, should infection control policies shift? Nov 16, 2023
FDA OKs Product to Thwart Bloodstream Infections During Dialysis Taurolidine-heparin solution reduced infections by 71% versus heparin alone Nov 15, 2023
COVID Rebound May Occur in 20% of Paxlovid Users New data could also give insight on how to manage it Nov 15, 2023 video
Anthrax Guidance Issued; FDA Warns Amazon; AI Deepfakes Challenge Public Health Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Nov 15, 2023
Long COVID Immune Profiles Appear Largely Normal Brain inflammation may not be a cause of long COVID cognitive problems Nov 14, 2023
CDC Issues Health Advisory; Paxlovid Rebound Rates; More Lawyers for Vaccine Claims Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Nov 14, 2023
New Data on Capsid Inhibitor for HIV Panel discusses emergence of resistance mutations, nodule development with recently approved drug Nov 13, 2023 video
Trump Wants Dealers Executed; School Closures and Suicide; Double Uterus Pregnancy Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Nov 13, 2023
U.S. to Cover PrEP for Older Americans to Stem the Spread of HIV Biden administration hopes to catch up with other parts of the world Nov 12, 2023
Zoonotic Spillovers; DNA and RNA Testing for Cancer Risk Also in TTHealthWatch: genes and health conditions among Icelanders Nov 11, 2023 podcast
'Uncertain' Link Between Allergic Diseases and Long COVID, Review Finds Pre-existing asthma, rhinitis showed some correlation with post-COVID conditions Nov 10, 2023
Personal Beliefs May Skew Pandemic Memories and Deepen Polarization Biased recall may be a threat to future crisis preparedness and response Nov 10, 2023
Clinical Challenges: Navigating New RSV Protections for the Youngest Kids Having options is worth the extra few minutes of conversation with families, physician says Nov 10, 2023
Home Remedy for COVID; 'Salty' Seizure Scare; Vax Exemptions Hit Record High Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Nov 10, 2023
First Chikungunya Vaccine Lands Conditional FDA Approval High level of seroprotection, but adverse reactions warrant postmarketing study Nov 10, 2023
MedPod Today: So-Called 'Abortion Reversal'; CMS Cuts; Tinnitus After COVID Vax 51˶ reporters offer further insights on these recently covered topics Nov 10, 2023 podcast
Lawsuit Challenges Federal Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Claims "consistently lost, ignored, denied, or caught up" in bureaucracy, complaint alleges Nov 08, 2023
Guidance Focuses on Mental Health Symptoms in Long COVID Multidisciplinary group calls for clinicians to reduce stigma by validating patient experiences Nov 08, 2023
To Get More New Antimicrobial Drugs, Fix the Broken Market, Experts Say Hospitals see a new antibiotic as something to raise their costs, one expert noted Nov 07, 2023
CDC: Infant Syphilis Spike Continues Agency sees 10-fold increase in rates over the past decade Nov 07, 2023
Critics Say CDC Advisors' Infection Control Guidance Isn't Strong Enough Draft guidelines from HICPAC criticized after most recent meeting Nov 06, 2023
Why Aren't We Treating Health Disparities Like the Crises They Are? Lessons from the COVID pandemic on crisis response Nov 06, 2023
Fruit Puree Probe Expands; COVID Vaccine Injury Lawsuit; Tuskegee Documents Public Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Nov 06, 2023
This Antibiotic May Reduce C. Diff Risk in Pneumonia Patients Doxycycline associated with reduced infection, re-infection rates versus azithromycin Nov 03, 2023
What Causes Conjunctivitis? A Panoply of Pathogens, Study Shows Despite common antibiotic use, most cases were viruses -- and pus wasn't usually a bacterial sign Nov 03, 2023
Brain Health Took a Hit During the COVID Pandemic For people 50 and older, working memory worsened for at least 2 years, U.K. data show Nov 02, 2023
Infectious Disease Groups Urge CMS to Retire Sepsis Treatment Guidelines Use of the measure hasn't lowered mortality rates, they say Nov 02, 2023
FDA's Revolving Door; 2.4 Million Excess Deaths; Can Anorexia Be 'Terminal'? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Nov 02, 2023
Fecal Transplants in Kidney Recipients Reduced Resistant Pathogens Multidrug resistant organisms replaced by competing antibiotic-susceptible relatives Nov 01, 2023
Situs Inversus Cases Rise After China Lifts Zero-COVID Policy Experts in the U.S. weigh in on early observations at two Chinese centers Nov 01, 2023
Trump Calls for 'Mental Institutions'; Masks Reduce COVID; U.S. Infant Deaths Rise Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Nov 01, 2023
CDC Backs Hepatitis C Screening for Kids Exposed in the Womb New recommendations aim to detect HCV earlier, so treatment can promptly begin Oct 31, 2023