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Novel At-Home Test Diagnoses STIs With 'Lab-Equivalent' Accuracy

But is it ready for prime time?

10 Hrs Ago
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Late ED Doc's Secret Life; Flesh-Eating Bacteria in Florida; COVID Vaccine Lawsuit

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Oct 21, 2024
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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
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Shorter Course of Antibiotics Works for Bloodstream Infections

With few exceptions, treatment can be shortened to 7 days, researcher says

Oct 19, 2024
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Novel Monoclonal Antibody Protects Infants Against RSV

Clesrovimab reduced severe disease, hospitalizations in preterm and term healthy infants

Oct 19, 2024
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Whooping Cough in the U.S. Is at a Decade-High Level

In Wisconsin, there have been about 1,000 cases so far this year versus a total of 51 last year

Oct 19, 2024
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Tpoxx No Better Than Placebo for Clade I Mpox

"We have no current effective therapies," for mpox, expert warns

Oct 18, 2024
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How Does This Year's Flu Shot Stack Up?

Effectiveness appears to be on a downward trend, CDC data suggest

Oct 18, 2024
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CDC Reminds Docs About This Flesh-Eating Worm

Previously eradicated in the U.S., New World screwworms have been creeping north

Oct 18, 2024
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Study Offers Clues for Avoiding RMD Flares After COVID Vaccination

European registry analysis brings surprises along with the expected

Oct 17, 2024
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Kids' Neurodevelopment Appears Unharmed by Maternal COVID Infection

Study may ease fears about potential neurodevelopmental effects of fetal COVID exposure

Oct 17, 2024
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Opinion
The Supreme Court's Open Season on Public Health Agencies

"I just had this reverence for the court. I don't anymore," says Lawrence Gostin, JD

Oct 16, 2024
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This Cruise Ship Flunked Its CDC Inspection

Several others just made the "satisfactory" cutoff

Oct 15, 2024
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Pharmacist Gets Up to 15 Years in Prison for Meningitis Outbreak Deaths

More than 700 people in 20 states were sickened and dozens died, according to the CDC

Oct 14, 2024
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