CDC's All-or-Nothing Approach to Teen COVID Vaccination Is All Wrong The agency should revisit its latest guidance to maximize benefits and minimize risks Jun 29, 2021
ACIP Backs Flu and COVID Vaccine Co-Administration Committee also voted on dengue, rabies vaccines for kids Jun 25, 2021
Bell's Palsy More Likely After COVID Infection Than After Vaccine Two studies evaluate facial nerve palsy after vaccination Jun 24, 2021
Hopeful Dads Can Relax About COVID Vax: No Link to Infertility The real threat to male sexual health is COVID-19 itself, says study author Jun 17, 2021
Experts Confident About COVID Vaccines' Long-Term Safety "I know of no precedent of a long-term effect that comes up 5 or 10 years later," expert says Jun 11, 2021
COVID Vaccine Protection; 'Until You Die From the Cancer'; What's Palliative Care? News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Jun 10, 2021
Brain Vein Clots Less Likely With Vaccine Than With Severe COVID Study provides a better basis for weighing the relative risks Jun 08, 2021
The Complex Ethical Morass of COVID-19 Human Challenge Trials "The end doesn't justify any and all means," ethicist says Jun 07, 2021
CDC: Worrisome Spike in Younger Teens' COVID Hospitalizations Data through April add urgency to calls for adolescent vaccination Jun 04, 2021
What Drives COVID Vaccine Hesitancy Among Moms? Social pressures, misinformation are at play Jun 02, 2021
Houston Methodist Sued Over COVID Vax Mandate Employees claim policy violates federal law, sue for wrongful discharge Jun 01, 2021
Op-Ed: Is Physician Behavior Contributing to CDC Skepticism? Setting an example or second-guessing guidelines? May 29, 2021
Op-Ed: Who Was Least Wrong About COVID? ZDoggMD and Marty Makary review their pandemic hits and misses May 26, 2021
Why CDC Changed Its 'Breakthrough Case' Definition Will new monitoring tactic miss the "full picture" of COVID infections among the vaccinated? May 26, 2021
Methotrexate Impairs COVID Vax Response Can extra vaccine doses or discontinuing drug benefit patients with immune-mediated diseases? May 25, 2021
Sudden Hearing Loss Reported After COVID Vaccines Preliminary report teases apart VAERS data to identify most likely cases May 20, 2021
CHS Sues Thousands of Patients; Hospital Parking Fees Under Fire; Trump-Era Emails This past week in healthcare investigations May 19, 2021
Can COVID-19 Genes Integrate Into Human DNA? Debate rages over whether SARS-CoV-2 can insert bits of its RNA into the human genome May 17, 2021
Fauci: Vaccines Showing Vigor Against COVID Variants Real-world effectiveness "easily as good, if not better" than trials May 17, 2021
Most COVID Patients Landing in Hospitals Aren't Fully Vaccinated Reports from Cleveland Clinic, other health systems starting to roll in May 13, 2021
Op-Ed: Make America Maskless Again? ZDoggMD thinks we're reaching the COVID tipping point, here's why May 13, 2021
Nasal Vaccines for COVID-19? Some argue intranasal vaccines, still in early trials, may be better at blocking transmission May 11, 2021
First COVID Vax Authorized for Younger Teens FDA officials argued authorization was necessary to help control pandemic May 10, 2021
Tracking the Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 What do scientists know about its behavior, and how does that help predict what comes next? May 06, 2021
First Detailed Look at COVID Vaccine Skin Reactions Mostly mild, self-limiting reactions and no serious adverse reactions May 05, 2021
How Molnupiravir Moved to the Head of the 'COVID Pill' Pack Work on the broad-spectrum antiviral started over a decade ago at Emory Apr 28, 2021
Houston Methodist: Get Vaccinated, or Get Fired Hospital's pioneering COVID vaccine mandate now threatens termination Apr 28, 2021
Facial Paralysis After COVID-19 Vaccines: What We Know Analysis suggests no higher safety signal than other vaccines Apr 27, 2021
Vax Passports Are a Bad Idea Prasad explores the balance of possible (but uncertain) health benefits and social harms Apr 15, 2021
ACIP Punts on J&J COVID Vaccine CDC advisors back continued "pause" until more data available Apr 14, 2021
From VIPIT to VITT: Thrombosis and COVID Vaccines More data support link between adenovirus vector vaccines, blood clotting, and low platelets Apr 09, 2021
Second COVID Shot: No Side Effects? No Problem Dose two doesn't have to knock you down to keep you protected Apr 08, 2021
Guillain-Barre After COVID-19 Vaccine: Case Report Clinical trial participant recovered after IVIG treatment Apr 07, 2021
Op-Ed: Vaccine Passports β An Alt-Middle Perspective ZDoggMD isn't sold on the need to carry proof of COVID immunity Mar 31, 2021
No Murder Charge in Alleged Mercy Killing; Anti-Vaxxers Gain New Allies; COVID-21? This past week in healthcare investigations Mar 31, 2021
The COVID Endgame: A Look Into Prasad's Crystal Ball Predictions on the future of vaccines, schools, media, science, and more Mar 30, 2021
