Flu Vaccine Uptake Tripled With Simple Promotion Just asking ED patients whether they wanted a flu shot doubled uptake Apr 02, 2024
Person Is Diagnosed With Bird Flu After Being in Contact With Cows in Texas Detection in U.S. livestock is an "unexpected and problematic twist" Apr 01, 2024
What Is Former CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Doing Now? She talks to Ƶ about life back in Boston and reflects on her time at CDC Mar 29, 2024
CDC: Alarming Rise in Serogroup Y Meningococcal Disease Patients may present with bacteremia, septic arthritis Mar 29, 2024
U.S. Tuberculosis Cases Reach Highest Level in a Decade Rates are up among all age groups, according to the CDC Mar 29, 2024
CDC: Latest COVID Vax Cuts Hospitalization Risk in Immunocompromised People But fewer than one in five of this vulnerable group have received the updated shot Mar 28, 2024
Are Deadly Strep Infections on the Rise? Here's What to Know End of COVID preventive measures may contribute to spikes in invasive strep infections Mar 28, 2024
New Tuberculosis Framework May Improve Research, Clinical Care Consensus group issues 5-state TB classification system Mar 27, 2024
Fauci: When Confronted With Misinformation, Stick to the Science Former NIAID director advises public health students on navigating politically charged topics Mar 27, 2024
Medical Misinfo Runs Rampant Online. The Gov't Must Retain the Right to Intervene. Combating vaccine falsehoods and other inaccurate claims protects public health Mar 25, 2024
There's a New Fungus in Town and It Won't Be the Last The arrival of C. auris in Washington is a harbinger of health systems addled by climate change Mar 22, 2024
Early Stroke Scare With Bivalent COVID Vaccines Unsupported by Large Study Low absolute risk emerged for flu vaccines, however Mar 19, 2024
How Often Should Immunocompromised People Get a COVID Booster? Experts say about every 6 months, but that should be individualized Mar 18, 2024
Long COVID Patients, Advocates Rally for More Research, Funding, and Attention "This has gone on long enough," one protester says Mar 15, 2024
CDC: Cases of MIS-C After COVID Still Occurring in U.S. Kids But incidence now less frequent and mostly in the unvaccinated or those without a recent dose Mar 15, 2024
Public Health Experts Concerned About Rise in Measles Cases New cases across states put U.S. on pace to surpass last year's count Mar 12, 2024
Flu Makes a Late Stand in Some Parts of the U.S. Michigan shows a late surge, while other regions have seen improvements Mar 12, 2024
First Measles Cases in Chicago; Bubonic Plague Death; Tapeworm Larvae in Man's Brain Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Mar 12, 2024
Banning Gain-of-Function Research Would Do Far More Harm Than Good A House-passed bill could stifle the potential for revolutionary medical advancements Mar 11, 2024
Paul Offit on the Causes and Legacy of COVID Misinformation "It's OK to say that you didn't get it right the first time. Science is a process of evolution." Mar 11, 2024 video
Monthly ART Injections Top Pills for HIV Patients With Adherence Problems Trial halted early for efficacy despite not meeting significance criteria on primary endpoint Mar 08, 2024
CDC: Nirsevimab 90% Effective Against RSV Hospitalization in Infants But effectiveness over a full RSV season expected to be lower, researchers caution Mar 08, 2024
Paul Offit on Vaccine Science, COVID's Future, and the Anti-Vax Movement "You're seeing a real pushback against the kind of weapons that are needed in public health" Mar 08, 2024 video
'Vampire Facials' at Spa Linked to HIV Infections Unsanitary conditions resulted in infections in three people; investigation still ongoing Mar 07, 2024
Long-Acting Injectable Comparable to Oral ART for HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa Trial is "essential first step" in exploring this public health strategy, researcher says Mar 05, 2024
Congress Should Simplify Medicare's Vaccine Coverage All ACIP-approved vaccines should be covered by Medicare Part B Mar 04, 2024
Wonky Period After COVID Vaccine May Only Happen During One Phase Observational data narrow down the temporary impact on menstrual cycle length Mar 04, 2024
CDC: Flu Shots Working Moderately Well This Season The vaccines were around 40% effective against severe illness for adults, 60% for kids Mar 01, 2024
ACIP: Chikungunya Vaccine Recommended for Some Travelers, Lab Workers Older adults traveling to areas of potential spread should also consider getting the vaccine Feb 29, 2024
Older Adults Should Get Another COVID Booster, CDC Advisors Say High hospitalization rates, low vaccine uptake behind decision Feb 28, 2024
The Misleading Headlines Behind the New COVID Vaccine Safety Study The study just confirms what we already knew Feb 28, 2024
Missing Doctor Found Dead; Bird Flu in Antarctica; Cholera Outbreak on Cruise Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Feb 27, 2024
New Ebola and Marburg Guideline Addresses 'Inappropriate Practices' Routine spraying of chlorine disinfectant, PPE misuse are problems, according to the WHO Feb 26, 2024
CDC Addresses Rebound of Mycoplasma Pneumonia in Kids Numbers were indeed up in the fall of 2023, but higher before the pandemic Feb 23, 2024
Florida Defies CDC Amid Measles Outbreak, Says Unvaccinated Kids Can Attend School CDC advises that unvaccinated students stay home from school for 3 weeks after exposure Feb 23, 2024
Novel Hepatitis E Vaccine Protects for at Least a Decade Chinese trial shows "remarkable efficacy" against a threat experts warn may be underappreciated Feb 22, 2024
How Common Are False Positive Rapid COVID Tests? Persistent false positives more common in women, autoimmune disorders Feb 21, 2024
When It Comes to Isolation, COVID Shouldn't Be Singled Out From the Pack It's time for CDC to update its guidance Feb 20, 2024
Discrimination Rampant in Healthcare; Spring COVID Booster? Lyme Disease Jumps 69% Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Feb 16, 2024
