CDC’s Test for Bird Flu Works, but Has Issues Researchers and lawmakers scrutinize how the agency is handling it Jul 26, 2024
Study Raises Questions About Key Features of H5N1 Infection in Cattle It may not always produce mild illness, and asymptomatic animals can harbor virus Jul 26, 2024
Dementia Risk Drops With Shingles Vaccine Recombinant shingles vaccine tied to 164 additional days without dementia diagnosis Jul 25, 2024
Long-Acting Cabotegravir Appears Safe in Pregnancy Maternal, neonatal outcomes are similar to background rates, analysis finds Jul 25, 2024
'Next Berlin Patient' Adds to Small but Growing Number of People Cured of HIV New case suggests HIV cure can be achieved independent of stem cell transplant donor CCR5 status Jul 25, 2024
Mask Study Shows Benefit; Trump's Comments on Disabled; Olympic Athletes Have COVID Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Jul 25, 2024
Twice-Yearly Injection Yields Zero HIV Infections for High-Risk Women in Trial Questions remain about its affordability, safety in pregnancy, experts say Jul 24, 2024
Republican Lawmakers Want the CDC to Stay in Its Lane Proposed bill would cut CDC funding by 22% Jul 24, 2024
Two Tests Better Than One for Detecting Anal Cancer in People With HIV Combination testing also tied to fewer referrals for further diagnostics Jul 23, 2024
Are Doctors Missing Cases of H5N1 Bird Flu in People Who Drink Raw Milk? What would the infection look like, and would doctors recognize it and test for it? Jul 23, 2024
Sepsis Alerts in Emergency Departments Linked to Lower Mortality False positives, alarm fatigue complicate their use, experts say Jul 22, 2024
Bear-Eaters Beware: Trichinella Larvae Still Live in Animals We Eat Shining a light on an ancient, foodborne parasite Jul 21, 2024
Nasal Sprays for Respiratory Infections; Paxlovid in COVID Prevention Also in TTHealthWatch: diabetes in kids after COVID Jul 20, 2024 podcast
No Asymptomatic Bird Flu Infections in Dairy Farmworkers, Small Study Finds But officials announce two more cases among farmworkers in Colorado Jul 19, 2024
Biden Has COVID and Didn't Wear a Mask. CDC Guidelines Say He Doesn't Have To. Masks are encouraged, but not mandated Jul 19, 2024
IG Live July 19: Measles, Bird Flu, COVID, Oh My! Experts unpack what recent outbreaks mean for public health Jul 18, 2024
Long COVID Risk Has Fallen, Largely Attributable to Vaccine Rollout However, metabolic and gastrointestinal sequelae increased among the unvaccinated Jul 18, 2024
Biden's COVID; Vance Probed on Abortion; Experts Discuss Trump's Ear Injury Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Jul 18, 2024
Biden Is Positive for COVID-19 Biden will fly to his home in Delaware and "self-isolate" Jul 17, 2024
Nasal Sprays Reduce Sick Days From Respiratory Illnesses in High-Risk Patients Sprays and behavioral intervention also reduced antibiotic use in primary care Jul 17, 2024
Paxlovid After a COVID Exposure Fails to Reduce Household Transmission Nearly all trial participants had some level of immunity at baseline, however Jul 17, 2024
D.C. Hospital Gets a Wake-Up Call to Chagas Disease Report is part of larger efforts to increase awareness of neglected disease Jul 17, 2024
Trump Falsely Claims Babies Can Change 'Radically' After Vaccination Fact-checking Trump's recent call with independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Jul 17, 2024
Tuskegee Syphilis Study Whistleblower Peter Buxtun Has Died at Age 86 Buxtun is revered as a hero to public health scholars and ethicists Jul 16, 2024
Healthcare a Minor Player in Monday Night's GOP Convention Proceedings But transgender issues, abortion, and COVID all made an appearance Jul 16, 2024
Novel Program Helps People With HIV Manage Chronic Pain Intervention may be as efficacious as pharmacologic treatments, researchers suggest Jul 15, 2024
U.S. Health Officials Confirm Four New Bird Flu Cases Infections in Colorado poultry workers bring U.S. total to nine since 2022 Jul 15, 2024
COVID May Affect Type 1 Diabetes in Kids, and Not in a Good Way Clinical disease incidence jumped after infection Jul 15, 2024
Dr. Ruth Dies; Details About Trump Shooter; Bird Flu Pandemic a Single Mutation Away Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Jul 15, 2024
Should U.S. Farmworkers Get Bird Flu Shots? Some Experts Say Yes Opinions remain divided while CDC continues wait-and-see approach Jul 14, 2024
Smartphone App Decreased Distracted Driving and Other Noteworthy Studies This Week This piece is devoted to four exceptional papers in JAMA Network Open Jul 13, 2024
Don't Try ARBs for Severe COVID, Trial Indicates Harms seen without any compensating survival benefit Jul 12, 2024
Thousands of Oregon Hospital Patients May Have Been Exposed to Infectious Diseases An anesthesiologist may not have followed infection control practices Jul 12, 2024
Senate Committee Wrestles With Risks and Benefits of Virus Research Specter of COVID lab-leak theory looms over discussion Jul 11, 2024
Newborn Hep B Vax Refusal Rates Dropped During Pandemic, D.C. Study Finds Hospital setting may offer unique opportunity to increase vaccination rates Jul 11, 2024
Houston Hospitals Backed Up; Nurses Vote to Strike; Dengue Spreading in NY, NJ Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Jul 11, 2024
Nirsevimab Effectiveness Against Severe RSV Holds Up in Real-World Study Monoclonal antibody also reduced PICU admissions, need for ventilatory support Jul 10, 2024
What Cognitive Tests Show; Pig Kidney Recipient Dies; Human Plague Case Reported Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Jul 10, 2024