CDC: Kids Born During the Pandemic Got Fewer Routine Vaccinations Declines in vaccination may lead to resurgence of preventable diseases, agency warns Sep 27, 2024
More Healthcare Workers Tied to Missouri H5N1 Bird Flu Case Developed Symptoms All four will have serology testing to determine whether they, too, had H5N1 infection Sep 27, 2024
Certain Oral Bacteria May Be a Risk Factor for Head and Neck Cancer An increase in microbial risk score based on 22 bacteria tied to a 50% increase in HNSCC risk Sep 27, 2024
COVID Preventive Drug Should Work Against Circulating Variants, FDA Now Says The agency has issued a revised fact sheet for healthcare providers Sep 27, 2024
Vaccine Hesitancy Is on the Rise. So Is Whooping Cough. Clear and respectful communication is key to preventing outbreaks like this Sep 27, 2024
Former NFL QB's Dementia; Stem Cells Reverse Woman's Diabetes; More Free COVID Tests Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Sep 27, 2024
Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths Rose During the Pandemic Did the resurgence of RSV play a role? Sep 26, 2024
Cancer Diagnoses Slow to Recover From Effects of COVID Pandemic Actual rates for 2021 lagged behind projections Sep 25, 2024
Novel Antiviral Appears Effective for Severe RSV in Infants, Toddlers But will benefits seen in Chinese trial translate to clinical improvement? Sep 25, 2024
Experts Await Serology Results From H5N1 Patient's Close Contacts "If we are seeing human-to-human transmission now, it is a big deal," one expert says Sep 25, 2024
'Sex Party' COVID Czar Fired; Undiagnosed Iron Deficiency; Many Papers Partly Fake? Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Sep 25, 2024
Remdesivir-Dexamethasone Tied to Fewer Deaths in Severe COVID However, study fails to answer key questions, expert says Sep 24, 2024
COVID Drug Recall; Update on Nurse Struck by Lightning; Surrogates' Pregnancy Risks Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Sep 24, 2024
CDC Alerts on Mpox Prevention for Patients Heading to Areas With Clade I Outbreaks Clinicians should urge vaccination, provide patient education to at-risk travelers Sep 23, 2024
Prolonged Symptoms After Lyme Disease: What CDC Wants Doctors to Know Validating patients' symptoms, active listening is critical to prevent "medical wandering" Sep 23, 2024
Mpox: Lessons From 2022 for Future Preparedness We must be ready for possible systemic complications Sep 23, 2024
Florida's New COVID Booster Guidance Is Straight-Up Misinformation, Experts Say State's health department advising against most shots Sep 23, 2024
Pope's Illness; Docs Against Trump; Another Contact of Missouri H5N1 Case Fell Ill Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Sep 23, 2024
High ADHD Medication Doses Tied to Psychosis; Rapid Tests for Malaria Also in TTHealthWatch: youth and opioids, and pembrolizumab for triple-negative breast cancer Sep 21, 2024 podcast
FDA OKs First Flu Vaccine for At-Home Use FluMist nasal spray can now be used without the help of a healthcare provider Sep 20, 2024
COVID Czar's 'Sex Parties'; Nationwide Drug Recall; Steward CEO Held in Contempt Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Sep 20, 2024
New Genetic Analysis of Animals in Wuhan Market in 2019 May Help Find COVID's Origin Findings "shift the dial more in favor of an animal origin," said one expert Sep 19, 2024
Flu Shots Appear Safe in Successive Pregnancies No increased perinatal risks found with flu vaccines, even in closely spaced pregnancies Sep 19, 2024
RFK Jr. Helping Trump Pick CDC Chief; Excess COVID Death Lingers; Turmoil at 23andMe Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Sep 19, 2024
New COVID Variant XEC May Outpace Others This Fall No signs of meaningfully different symptoms or vaccine response, experts say Sep 18, 2024
The Importance of Putting Penicillin Allergy Labels to the Test "It's really safe to think about direct penicillin challenges," says researcher Sep 18, 2024 video
'Failing Wisely' Can Promote a Safer Healthcare System Don't assume old strategies and new technologies will improve patient safety Sep 17, 2024
Alcohol and Food Poisoning; Texas Sells Body Parts; Rise in Virus Tied to Paralysis Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Sep 17, 2024
Drug-Resistant Bacteria Deaths Projected to Rise 70% by 2050 New antibiotics, access to care could prevent millions of deaths, researchers say Sep 16, 2024
Conviction for Fatal COVID Spread; Who Is Alleged Trump Shooter? BMI & Schizophrenia Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Sep 16, 2024
Haunting Questions About a Lethal American Virus How long has Sin Nombre hantavirus lived in North America? Sep 15, 2024
Screening After False Positive Mammograms; RSV Vaccination and Hospitalization Also in TTHealthWatch: time from approval to reimbursement for new drugs Sep 14, 2024 podcast
ERS Roundup: Air Filtration Succeeds in Reducing Infections Other studies looked at steroids for kids with pneumonia and a link between asthma and fertility Sep 13, 2024
HHS Proposes Rule to Increase Access to Kidney, Liver Transplants in HIV Patients Rule would streamline criteria for organ donation from donors with HIV to recipients with HIV Sep 13, 2024
CDC: U.S. Falls Short in Improving QoL for Older People With HIV Addressing shortcomings will require moving "beyond clinical care," agency says Sep 13, 2024
Trump's IVF Pledge; Nurse Rescues Trapped Man; Who's Getting Vaccinated? Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Sep 13, 2024
Inhaled Antibiotic for Bronchiectasis Shows Benefit ... and Then It Doesn't One negative trial in the phase III PROMIS program blamed squarely on the COVID-19 pandemic Sep 12, 2024
Single Dose of Mpox Vaccine Series Appears to Give Partial Protection However, full two-dose vaccine series likely needed to curtail mpox resurgence, researchers say Sep 12, 2024