Chest CTs Reveal Abnormalities 2 Years After Severe COVID 39% of hospitalized Wuhan patients had persistent interstitial lung abnormalities, study finds Feb 15, 2023
What Do We Know About Marburg Virus Disease? WHO announced that Equatorial Guinea confirmed its first outbreak of the rare disease Feb 14, 2023
Long COVID or Functional Neurological Disorder? Neurologic symptoms in long COVID insufficiently studied, systematic review suggests Feb 14, 2023
USPSTF Reaffirms Rec Against Routine Screening for Genital Herpes With no new evidence, guidance remains unchanged from 2016 Feb 14, 2023
Guiding New York City Through COVID-19 Former N.Y.C. Health Commissioner on leading the public through the pandemic Feb 14, 2023 podcast
Does COVID Vaccine Blunt Elevated Diabetes Risk After Infection? Unvaccinated had a 78% higher risk for new-onset diabetes; no link seen among the vaccinated Feb 14, 2023
What Caused a Mysterious Grayish Tongue Plaque in a Healthy Man? Man presented with irregular gray-white ulcers on the soft palate, uvula, and tonsils Feb 13, 2023
What Happened to the Monoclonal Antibodies for COVID-19? Losing focus on monoclonals means neglecting those who need them most: the immunocompromised Feb 13, 2023 video
COVID Vaccines Added to 2023 Child, Adult Immunization Schedules Other notable changes include new guidance on polio, MMR, hepatitis B, and pneumococcal vaccines Feb 10, 2023
New Guidance Targets Infection Hazards in Fingernails, Sinks, Excessive Hand-Washing Update based on new evidence on ways that various pathogens can spread in healthcare settings Feb 10, 2023
Single-Dose Antibiotic Reduced Maternal Sepsis in Vaginal Delivery Azithromycin did not lower stillbirth, newborn sepsis, or newborn death risk, however Feb 09, 2023
AUD Diagnoses After COVID Infection Higher at Certain Points in the Pandemic Social context of pandemic offers most plausible explanation, researchers say Feb 09, 2023
Dead Patient Sues America's Frontline Doctors Over HCQ; Pair Accused of Bilking Doc A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Feb 09, 2023
Interferon Injection Cuts COVID Hospitalization Risk in Vaxxed Population Effectiveness of pegylated interferon lambda held up against various strains, including Omicron Feb 08, 2023
The Man Behind 'Died Suddenly'; Rethinking Menopause Tx; Long COVID While Black This past week in healthcare investigations Feb 08, 2023
Biden Pledges to Extend Medicare's Solvency for 'At Least Two Decades' Healthcare featured prominently in president's State of the Union address Feb 08, 2023
Healthy Lifestyle Before Infection Linked to Lower Long COVID Risk Healthy BMI and adequate sleep both independently associated with risk of long COVID Feb 06, 2023
CDC: Maternal Tdap Vaccine Reduced Whooping Cough in Newborns Youngest babies had less pertussis following the 2011 recommendation Feb 06, 2023
Lower Excess Mortality Seen for Physicians vs General Public During COVID Pandemic Understanding effects among physicians may be helpful for future epidemics, researchers say Feb 06, 2023
California's Medical Misinformation Law Facing Legal Challenges A federal judge temporarily blocked enforcement for plaintiffs in two cases Feb 03, 2023
BCG Vaccine Flops for Preventing COVID, Other Respiratory Infections Also made no difference for more severe COVID outcomes Feb 03, 2023
Group A Strep's Most Sinister Sequelae A recent uptick in pediatric infections should remind us of the pathogen's many guises Feb 03, 2023
Long COVID's 7 Symptoms; Most of U.S. Backs Tobacco Ban; Ugly People and Face Masks Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51³ÉÈ˶¯Âþ staff Feb 03, 2023
CDC Sounds Alarm on Eye Drops Linked With Drug-Resistant Infection Permanent vision loss, death due to possible contamination leads to product recall Feb 02, 2023
Bowden's Defamation Suit Against Houston Methodist Tossed Mary Talley Bowden, MD, a vocal opponent of COVID vaccines, sought $25 million in damages Feb 02, 2023
Moderna Booster Vaccine Singled Out for Chronic Hives Chronic spontaneous urticaria more frequent when compared with Pfizer's mRNA vaccine Feb 01, 2023
Meningococcal Vaccine 76% Effective for Kids Under 5, Study Says Effectiveness shown against both serogroup B and non-serogroup B disease in Spanish children Feb 01, 2023
Colorado Doc Put on Probation for Ivermectin Prescriptions Scott Rollins, MD, and the state medical board reached an agreement on "unprofessional conduct" Jan 31, 2023
Video of Pfizer Employee Explaining COVID Vaccine Research Debunked The supposed hidden camera video was released by conservative group Project Veritas Jan 31, 2023
Study: Diminished COVID Vaccine Response in Lupus Immunosuppressants seem responsible; mycophenolate "holiday" may help Jan 30, 2023
Viruses Tied to Subsequent Dementia, Other Neurodegenerative Diseases Viral encephalitis and Alzheimer's disease showed strongest links Jan 30, 2023
'Annual COVID Boosters for All' Is All About Convenience But that doesn't make it the right move Jan 27, 2023
FDA Panel Backs Weekly Rezafungin for Candidemia, Invasive Candidiasis Efficacy, safety data sufficient to justify "limited use" indication, say panelists Jan 25, 2023
Heart Surgery Outcomes During COVID Similarly Worrisome for Rich and Poor Patients Study nevertheless highlights access issues among the socioeconomically disadvantaged Jan 24, 2023
Duodenoscopes With Disposable Caps Led to Less Microbial Contamination Technical success was also noninferior to that of standard scopes during endoscopic procedures Jan 23, 2023
Fasting Before Respiratory Extubation Not Needed, Study Says Randomized trial suggests this common practice doesn't help Jan 23, 2023
Is Pulsed Steroid Riskier for COVID-19? Observational study points to mortality disadvantage with high-dose pulses of methylprednisolon Jan 22, 2023
Probiotic Proves Its Might for Staph Decolonization Bacillus subtilis eliminated most S. aureus in the gut, and without harming microbiome Jan 19, 2023
Pregnant Women With Syphilis, Substance Use More Likely to Pass Infection to Babies Prompt treatment of syphilis needed to reduce poor outcomes, but many passed on prenatal care Jan 19, 2023
Medical Board Takes Action Against Misinformation Doc Pathologist Ryan Cole, MD, is facing discipline for negligence, spreading false statements Jan 19, 2023
