Measles Cases in Several States: What's Going On? COVID-19, vaccine hesitancy, travel are all playing a role Jan 18, 2024
IG Live January 17: From Long COVID Symptoms to Solutions Leading long COVID researcher Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, discusses new research Jan 16, 2024
ACIP Unveils Its 2024 Adult Immunization Recommendations Schedule must be more user-friendly to improve vaccine uptake, critics say Jan 11, 2024
Shingles Vaccine Highly Effective Over 4 Years Two-dose Shingrix vaccine also provided long-term protection in people taking corticosteroids Jan 09, 2024
Was the Name 'Operation Warp Speed' Misleading? Paul Offit reflects on how FDA communication may have led to vaccine hesitancy Jan 09, 2024 video
FDA Leaders' Vaccination Warning; Michael Bolton's Brain Tumor; JN.1 Now Dominant Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Jan 08, 2024
Paul Offit Debunks Florida Surgeon General's Anti-Vax Warning "It is hard to believe that Dr. Ladapo actually issued that statement," said vaccine expert Jan 05, 2024 video
Pediatric RSV Led to Higher Hospitalization Rates Than Omicron or Flu Study underscores urgent need to use preventive measures Dec 26, 2023
Maternal Flu Shot Protects Infants Against Severe Disease Vaccine effectiveness was better when mom was vaccinated during third trimester Dec 19, 2023
Shingles Vaccine Reduced Zoster Attacks in Patients With IBD Patients 50 and older saw benefits with vaccine, except in cases of complicated zoster Dec 18, 2023
Cannabis Exposure During Pregnancy; Tirzepatide Cessation and Weight Gain Also in TTHealthWatch: newer vaccine technologies in adults Dec 16, 2023 podcast
Trump's Cognitive Exam; CDC Issues 'Urgent' Vaccination Alert; Plan B Use Doubled Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Dec 15, 2023
Low-Dose Intradermal Mpox Vaccine on Par With Subcutaneous Dosing Antibody titers comparable between the regimens, and similar regardless of HIV status Dec 14, 2023
Moderna's mRNA RSV Vaccine Effective in Older Adults Whether it provides lasting protection remains to be seen Dec 13, 2023
High-Dose Recombinant Flu Vax Offers More Protection for Adults 50 to 64 Relative benefit was modest, but could provide substantial public health benefit Dec 13, 2023
CDC Urges Clinicians to Be Aware of Potential Clade I Mpox Cases From DRC Cases of this subtype may cause more severe disease than Clade II Dec 08, 2023
Prenatal RSV Infection Linked to Fetal Inflammation, Poorer Growth Study may give force to recommendations for maternal RSV vaccination Dec 08, 2023
'End of This Phase': Trial Halts Testing of HIV Vaccine Candidates Having effective prevention measures poses challenge to vaccine development, says expert Dec 07, 2023
Live Shingles Vaccine and Waning Immunity; Semaglutide and CV Events Also in TTHealthWatch: sodium and blood pressure; aspirin and LVADs Nov 18, 2023 podcast
Three Ways to Protect Infants From RSV This Winter Paul Offit, MD, discusses vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, and the importance of breastfeeding Nov 17, 2023 video
CDC Issues Health Advisory; Paxlovid Rebound Rates; More Lawyers for Vaccine Claims Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Nov 14, 2023
Home Remedy for COVID; 'Salty' Seizure Scare; Vax Exemptions Hit Record High Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Nov 10, 2023
First Chikungunya Vaccine Lands Conditional FDA Approval High level of seroprotection, but adverse reactions warrant postmarketing study Nov 10, 2023
MedPod Today: So-Called 'Abortion Reversal'; CMS Cuts; Tinnitus After COVID Vax 51˶ reporters offer further insights on these recently covered topics Nov 10, 2023 podcast
Lawsuit Challenges Federal Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Claims "consistently lost, ignored, denied, or caught up" in bureaucracy, complaint alleges Nov 08, 2023
CDC Panel Backs Broader Use of Mpox Vaccine And ACIP also recommended use of the new pentavalent meningitis shot Oct 26, 2023
Misinfo Removal Continues; New Meningitis Vax Approved; Long COVID and Menopause Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Oct 23, 2023
Should Scientists Openly Debate Vaccine Policies? Paul Offit, MD, says it is the obligation of scientists and physicians to "point to the truth" Oct 20, 2023 video
The Case for a Yearly COVID Booster Shot New analysis of Moderna's COVE trial looked at best time for boosters Oct 17, 2023
Novel Vaccines Promising for Chikungunya, Cytomegalovirus Trials meet all primary aims, poising them to advance toward clinical use Oct 16, 2023
I Lost My Baby Brother to RSV, Others Don't Have To Two new tools can prevent tens of thousands of hospitalizations and deaths Oct 16, 2023
RSV Vaccine Maintains Efficacy Across Two Seasons in Seniors And second dose after 1 year appeared to add no extra protection Oct 15, 2023
U.S. Healthcare System Creates Barriers to Vaccine Access, Expert Says Clinics are struggling to purchase pediatric COVID vaccines and the monoclonal antibody for RSV Oct 13, 2023 video
Intranasal COVID Vaccine Generates Strong Immune Response Plus: Detecting viruses in wastewater and the maternal RSV vaccine for protecting infants Oct 12, 2023
Docs and Vaccine-Hesitant Patients: Don't Debunk, but Do Discuss Ryan Hassan, MD, MPH, urges clinicians to be gentle when dealing with disinformation and distrust Oct 11, 2023 video
Severity of RSV Hospitalizations Rivals COVID in Older Adults Consider age, underlying medical conditions in RSV vaccine recs, researchers say Oct 05, 2023
How Bad Will This Respiratory Virus Season Be? CDC Weighs In. Agency officials also outlined recommendations for COVID, RSV, and influenza vaccines Oct 04, 2023
Novavax's Updated COVID Shot Authorized by FDA Protein-based vaccine is refreshed with 2023-2024 formula targeting XBB strain Oct 03, 2023
A Framework to Communicate With Pregnant Patients About the RSV Vaccine A values-based decision-making framework is key Oct 03, 2023