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CDC Advisors Defend Infection Control Draft Guidance

HICPAC supports surgical masks for airborne pathogens, sick workers returning after 3 days

Nov 18, 2024
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The State of Infectious Disease Control in Africa

Craig Spencer talks about Rwanda's success and implications for foreign health investment

Nov 12, 2024
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What Having Ebola Is Really Like

Craig Spencer, MD, talks about the symptoms and his treatment at Bellevue Hospital

Nov 11, 2024
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An Emergency Doc's Experience Contracting Ebola

Craig Spencer reflects on his 2014 Ebola diagnosis after volunteering for Doctors Without Borders

Nov 08, 2024
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Antibody Testing Picks Up More H5N1 Cases in Dairy Farm Workers

Seroprevalence study prompts CDC to revise prevention guidance for farm workers

Nov 07, 2024
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Opinion
RFK Jr. Threatens the Very Fabric of Healthcare

A vote to give Kennedy power is a vote against public health

Nov 04, 2024
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Medicare Finalizes Doc Pay Cut; Mask Mandates Return; Top Voter Concerns

Health news and commentary gathered by staff

Nov 04, 2024
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RFK Jr. Wants Access to Federal Data to Show Vaccines Are Unsafe, Trump Advisor Says

Goal is to get vaccines pulled from the market, according to Trump transition leader

Nov 01, 2024
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Opinion
What's Our Capacity for Measuring Hospital Capacity?

With respiratory virus season coming, resumed reporting is critical

Oct 31, 2024
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First U.S. Case of Bird Flu in a Pig Raises Concerns Over Threat to Humans

The infection happened at a backyard farm

Oct 31, 2024
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Ebola-Like Virus Death in the U.S.; Pill Cuts COVID Spread; What Are Healthy Diets?

Health news and commentary gathered by staff

Oct 29, 2024
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Health Departments Struggle to Track Human Cases of Bird Flu, Emails Reveal

"We need to take steps today to prevent the worst-case scenario," says expert

Oct 25, 2024
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ACIP Votes to 'Harmonize' Dosing and Interval for Meningococcal B Vaccines

Bexsero dosing interval to match that of Trumenba

Oct 24, 2024
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Opinion
Marburg Virus' Latest Eruption

A veteran fighter against hemorrhagic fevers shares candid thoughts

Oct 10, 2024
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