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
DeSantis Pushes Permanent Bans; Moderna RSV Vax Effective; Top Stroke Expert Dies Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Jan 18, 2023
Early Promise for PCSK9 Inhibition in Severe COVID-19 Effects observed in inflammation and improved clinical outcomes Jan 17, 2023
CDC Starts Making Leadership Changes Head of Maine CDC will become deputy director; insider becomes chief medical officer Jan 17, 2023
Epstein-Barr Virus Tracking After Liver Transplant May Cut Rare Complication Observational study provides suggestive evidence Jan 17, 2023
CDC, FDA Flag Early Signal of Stroke Risk With Bivalent COVID Vaccine One surveillance system detects potential link in seniors, yet multiple others show none Jan 13, 2023
For People With HIV, Early Anal Cancer Screening Tied to Better Outcomes All people with HIV should be screened, not just men who have sex with men, researchers say Jan 13, 2023
Off-the-Shelf T-Cell Therapy Effective Against Viral Infections After Allo-HCT Produced an antiviral response in 95% of patients with six different types of infection Jan 13, 2023
Fluvoxamine Flops Again for Milder COVID-19 Large platform trial continues the drug's losing streak Jan 12, 2023
Bivalent COVID Vaccines Likely Thwarted by Immune Imprinting, Expert Says Paul Offit, MD, also argues that boosting should be reserved for older or vulnerable individuals Jan 12, 2023
Are Severe COVID Patients Being Kept on Ventilation Longer Than Needed? Mechanical ventilation use should follow guidelines for any other pneumonia, say researchers Jan 11, 2023
Long-Acting HIV Drug Promising for Treatment-Naive Patients Phase II results move field closer to twice-yearly dosing, although ART options remain a hurdle Jan 09, 2023
Kissing Bug Confidential: Priorities for Managing Chagas Disease Is Trypanosoma cruzi closer than we think, and what should we do about it? Jan 08, 2023
Conspiracy Theorists' Cancer Beliefs; HIV Meds and Ethnicity Also in TTHealthWatch: sodium levels and health outcomes Jan 07, 2023 podcast
Weakened Diaphragm May Contribute to Long COVID Dyspnea Study suggests potential for a therapeutic intervention Jan 06, 2023
CDC Data Show Mpox Risks in Cisgender, Pregnant Women Understanding transmission in pregnant women "is critical for mpox prevention," researchers say Jan 06, 2023
After Pandemic Lull, Experts Watching Rise in Invasive Strep A Closely Is a recent uptick in pediatric infections a resurgence to normal levels or something more? Jan 06, 2023
Ladapo's Colleagues Slam His mRNA Vax Analysis But University of Florida says it won't investigate Jan 06, 2023
Oral Antiviral Matches Paxlovid in High-Risk COVID Remdesivir analogue demonstrates non-inferiority, good safety in Chinese randomized trial Jan 03, 2023
Paralysis Tied to Virus in Kids Goes Off-Script, Baffling CDC The expected outbreak of acute flaccid myelitis never materialized, for reasons unknown Jan 02, 2023
We Can Put Out the Dumpster Fire of the U.S. COVID Response I see reason for public health optimism in 2023 Dec 29, 2022
COVID's Lasting Consequences for Kids Allergist Zachary Rubin, MD, details the post-COVID symptoms presenting at his clinic Dec 27, 2022 video
Autopsies Show COVID-19 in the Brain What this means for neurologic COVID symptoms remains elusive Dec 26, 2022
Should I Debate the Fringe? I'm often torn about if it's worth engaging with people who spread misinformation Dec 26, 2022
COVID Vaccines Made mRNA a Household Name. How Can It Help in Rare Diseases? A handful of companies have mRNA therapies in human trials for rare diseases Dec 26, 2022
Cholera Returns With a Vengeance Climate change, conflicts, and depleted stocks of vaccine compound mounting concerns Dec 22, 2022
Early Win for Gene Therapy in Rare Form of SCID 10 infants were able to make their own T cells; safety good so far Dec 21, 2022
Studies Reveal Negative Attitudes Toward the Unvaccinated Polarizing views on COVID vaccination status poses risk to pandemic management, researchers say Dec 21, 2022
Life Lessons From Death A conversation with best-selling author and renowned Buddhist teacher Frank Ostaseski Dec 20, 2022 podcast
Tony Fauci's True Legacy As he steps down, I'd like to recognize his enduring commitment to explaining complicated science Dec 19, 2022
Still No Luck With Ivermectin; Parents Dis Vax Mandates; Vraylar OK'd for Depression Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Dec 19, 2022
Only Half of Infectious Disease Training Programs Filled All Fellowship Positions "This was a huge surprise," fellowship program director at Boston University says Dec 16, 2022
'Tony Was Always a Very Clear Voice': Colleagues Bid Fond Farewell to Fauci Infectious disease, public health colleagues praise his knowledge, bedside manner, and leadership Dec 16, 2022
Zaire Ebola Vaccines Produce Antibody Responses as Early as 14 Days Responses in adults and kids were maintained for 12 months for all three regimens Dec 14, 2022
Are Subphenotypes for Long COVID Beneficial? A new study can help physicians evaluate potential treatment approaches Dec 14, 2022
Direct-Acting Antivirals Linked to Improved Outcomes in Chronic Hepatitis C All-cause mortality rate significantly lower in treated versus untreated group Dec 13, 2022
