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
New COVID Variant XEC May Outpace Others This Fall No signs of meaningfully different symptoms or vaccine response, experts say Sep 18, 2024
'Failing Wisely' Can Promote a Safer Healthcare System Don't assume old strategies and new technologies will improve patient safety 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
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
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
Full Sequence of Missouri Patient's H5 Bird Flu May Not Be Available Still, CDC officials say virus appears related to strain seen in dairy cows Sep 12, 2024
Circulating H5N1 Bird Flu Spotted by Wastewater Monitoring During Summer Signal has generally trailed off, but more sensitive method showed virus lingering in Texas Sep 11, 2024
Questions Linger About Missouri Patient Who Contracted Bird Flu Human-to-human transmission a key concern Sep 10, 2024
95-Year-Old Physician: Here's How I Stood Up to a Deeply Ill Richard Nixon Nixon was still recovering from a difficult infection when he debated JFK in 1960 Sep 09, 2024
As Interest From Families Wanes, Pediatricians Scale Back on COVID Shots The amount of vaccine to order is "a guess," says one physician Sep 08, 2024
Which Vaccines Should You Get and Recommend This Fall? Paul Offit, MD, talks about the flu, RSV, and COVID vaccines for the 2024-2025 season Sep 07, 2024 video
Clinicians Star in Off-Broadway Musical About Antimicrobial Resistance Past and present collide in a show with an important public health message Sep 06, 2024
Mpox Is Back in the News. Here's What Clinicians Need to Know. This new surge is different, WHO leader says Sep 04, 2024
FDA OKs Updated Novavax COVID Shot Unlike the mRNA vaccines, protein-based vaccine targets JN.1 strain Sep 03, 2024
Novel Smart Mask Monitors Exhaled Breath Continuously Immediate clinical application is unclear, but prototype shows potential Sep 03, 2024
With Only Gloves to Protect Them, Farmworkers Say They Tend Sick Cows Amid Bird Flu Employers fail to provide PPE while concerns grow over undiagnosed cases Sep 01, 2024
Predicting COVID Outbreaks Via Wastewater; New Medicine for Menopause Also in TTHealthWatch: myocarditis after COVID vaccination Aug 31, 2024 podcast
Amid Global Emergency, FDA OKs Another Vaccine for Mpox "All effective tools" are needed to combat mpox threat, expert says Aug 30, 2024
Mold, Insects at Boar's Head Plant Linked to Deadly Listeria Outbreak Deli meat plant broke food safety rules dozens of times, records show Aug 30, 2024
More Mosquito-Linked Deaths; Historic Cannabis, Hallucinogen Use; Vandy Doc in Space Health news and commentary gathered by 51³ÉÈ˶¯Âþ staff Aug 30, 2024
Wegovy Protects Against Deadly COVID Cases Non-cardiovascular benefits observed in SELECT trial Aug 30, 2024
Amino Acid Derivative Fails to Eliminate TB Infection in Mid-Stage Trial However, N-acetylcysteine may improve lung function, small study suggests Aug 28, 2024
Liveyon CEO Convicted in Stem Cell Scheme That Sickened Many 20 patients became ill after receiving contaminated umbilical cord stem cell products Aug 28, 2024
An Unwelcome Souvenir From the Democratic National Convention: COVID Multiple cases reported on social media; few precautions in evidence at the convention Aug 28, 2024
U.S. Records Year's First EEE Virus Death Case in New Hampshire resident was the state's first in a decade Aug 28, 2024
What to Know About the Oropouche Virus, Also Known as Sloth Fever Officials say to be on the lookout for infection in travelers coming from Cuba and South America Aug 28, 2024
West Nile and EEE: What to Know About Mosquito-Borne Illness in the U.S. These diseases may be causing a buzz, but they're not doing anything unusual this season Aug 27, 2024
White House Pressured Facebook to 'Censor' Some COVID Content, Mark Zuckerberg Says Meta CEO says he would push back if similar demands were made today Aug 27, 2024
Fauci: Never Been as Sick in My Life; Badminton for Sexual Urges? Tattoo Ink Recall Health news and commentary gathered by 51³ÉÈ˶¯Âþ staff Aug 27, 2024
COVID Vax Myocarditis Stays Mild With Good Prognosis Over a Year Later Evolution of postvaccine myocarditis tracked for 18 months in cohort study Aug 26, 2024
Hepatitis C Reinfection Common Among Treated Injection Drug Users These high reinfection rates indicate treatment has reached highest-risk population Aug 26, 2024
A Deadly Mosquito Virus Has Massachusetts Towns Urging Vigilance About 30% of people infected with EEE die and those who survive are often permanently disabled Aug 26, 2024
The Global Fight Against Infection-Driven Cancers Despite vast gains in knowledge, there's still much to do if we want to save lives Aug 25, 2024
A Bird Flu Outbreak Is Spreading in U.S. Cows, Scientists Are Hunting for Answers The National Animal Disease Center is currently testing a cow vaccine designed to stop the spread Aug 25, 2024
Expert Epidemiologists on Everything COVID Summer waves, long COVID data, and hope on the horizon Aug 24, 2024 video
CDC Urges Updated COVID, Flu Vaccination in September or October Agency predicts the respiratory virus season will be similar to last year Aug 23, 2024
HPV Vaccine Coverage in Teens Stalled for Second Straight Year, CDC Says And being up-to-date on HPV vaccination by age 13 fell among kids born in 2010 Aug 23, 2024
Universal Antibiotic for Young Kids Reduces Deaths in Africa Azithromycin effective for broader age group than recommended by WHO Aug 22, 2024