RSV Vaccine Tied to Fewer Hospitalizations, ED Visits in Older, High-Risk Adults However, questions remain about durability of vaccine protection, expert says Oct 20, 2024
Novel Monoclonal Antibody Protects Infants Against RSV Clesrovimab reduced severe disease, hospitalizations in preterm and term healthy infants Oct 19, 2024
How Does This Year's Flu Shot Stack Up? Effectiveness appears to be on a downward trend, CDC data suggest Oct 18, 2024
Organ Donor Comes Back to Life; New Flu Shot Is Different; Doc Sued for Trans Care Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Oct 18, 2024
Nurse in Critical Condition; JD Vance's Mom Got Obamacare; Bird Flu Cluster Grows Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Oct 14, 2024
Florida's 'Intimidation Campaign'; Nurses Look to Unionize; Bird Flu and Egg Prices Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Sep 30, 2024
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
Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths Rose During the Pandemic Did the resurgence of RSV play a role? Sep 26, 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
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
Flu Shots Appear Safe in Successive Pregnancies No increased perinatal risks found with flu vaccines, even in closely spaced pregnancies Sep 19, 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
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
Missouri Patient Tests Positive for Bird Flu Despite No Known Exposure to Animals Risk to general public remains low, CDC says Sep 07, 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
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
Can Flu Antivirals Treat Severe Cases or Prevent Influenza? Many questions remain unanswered due to weak data Aug 26, 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
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
How Worried Should We Be About a Bird Flu Pandemic? A "red flag" for virologists, but status quo for the general public for now Aug 19, 2024 video
Giving RSV and Flu Vaccines Together Led to Adequate Immune Responses Co-administration generally safe, could reduce vaccine burden, researchers say Aug 07, 2024
Docs Should Start Getting Ready For Upcoming Respiratory Virus Season Updated COVID vax coming soon, not too early to pre-order vaccines, CDC director says Aug 06, 2024
Mask Ban Approved; Magnesium and Sleep; Tenet Hospitals Sold Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Aug 06, 2024
Pneumonia Diagnoses Largely Inaccurate? To some extent, it's to be expected, researchers note Aug 05, 2024
Bird Flu Cases Are Going Undetected, New Study Suggests "I am very confident there are more people being infected than we know about," researcher says Jul 31, 2024
In Bird Flu Fight, CDC Plans Seasonal Flu Shot Push for Farmworkers Co-infection with seasonal influenza, H5N1 raises concerns about human adaptation, CDC says Jul 30, 2024
Fauci Still Masks: Here's When and Why Former NIAID director also discusses HIV and flu antivirals, his third COVID infection, and more Jul 30, 2024 video
Justice Ginsburg's Health Records Leaked; How Sinead O'Connor Died; H5N1 Stockpiles Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Jul 30, 2024
CDC’s Test for Bird Flu Works, but Has Issues Researchers and lawmakers scrutinize how the agency is handling it Jul 26, 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
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
IG Live July 19: Measles, Bird Flu, COVID, Oh My! Experts unpack what recent outbreaks mean for public health Jul 18, 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
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
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
Nirsevimab Effectiveness Against Severe RSV Holds Up in Real-World Study Monoclonal antibody also reduced PICU admissions, need for ventilatory support Jul 10, 2024
Maternal RSV Vaccine Appears Safe, Real-World Study Finds However, vaccine was associated with modest risk of maternal hypertensive disorders Jul 08, 2024
