Evidence of Resistance to Standard Malaria Therapy for Severe Cases High levels of drug resistance could require changes in management strategies, one expert says Nov 14, 2024
RSV Severity, Deaths on Par With Flu and COVID Pre-vaccine era data suggest underrecognized burden of disease, especially in older adults Nov 13, 2024
STI Epidemic Slows as New Syphilis and Gonorrhea Cases Fall in the U.S. Cases of the most infectious stages of syphilis fell 10% Nov 13, 2024
Teen With Bird Flu Critically Ill; NIH in the Crosshairs; Dementia Deaths Rise Health news and commentary gathered by staff Nov 13, 2024
Canadian Teen in Critical Condition With What Is Believed to Be Bird Flu Teen is not known to have any contact with infected animals Nov 13, 2024
Physicians Rarely Disciplined by Medical Boards for Spreading Misinformation Editorialists say sanctions should be rare and discipline may be better left to other agencies Nov 12, 2024
Anti-Vaxxer Gets 5 Years for Encouraging Terrorism During the Pandemic One social media post described "whacking" England's chief medical officer over the head Nov 12, 2024
The State of Infectious Disease Control in Africa Craig Spencer talks about Rwanda's success and implications for foreign health investment Nov 12, 2024 video
Lifestyle and Parkinson's Risk; Air Cleaners and Illness; Stockpiling Birth Control Health news and commentary gathered by staff Nov 12, 2024
Mpox Cases in Congo's Epicenter, Where New Variant Was Detected, May Be 'Plateauing' But virus increasing in other areas of the country, and in Burundi and Uganda, WHO Says Nov 11, 2024
Which High-Risk Patients Should Get the RSV Vaccine? While all adults age 75 and up are eligible, here's who's considered high risk in the 60-74 group Nov 11, 2024
Real-World Data on the RSV Vaccine for Older Adults "Remarkable" how closely effectiveness in real-world setting matches clinical trial efficacy Nov 11, 2024
What Having Ebola Is Really Like Craig Spencer, MD, talks about the symptoms and his treatment at Bellevue Hospital Nov 11, 2024 video
When's the Best Time to Get Your Flu and COVID Shots? It's important to get vaccinated ahead of the holidays, health officials say Nov 08, 2024
An Emergency Doc's Experience Contracting Ebola Craig Spencer reflects on his 2014 Ebola diagnosis after volunteering for Doctors Without Borders Nov 08, 2024 video
Year in Review: RSV Another vaccine option, updated ACIP recommendations, and data on a new monoclonal antibody Nov 08, 2024
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
Now Is Not the Time to Undo Adolescent Vaccination Policies Rolling back the meningococcal vaccine recommendation would have far-reaching consequences Nov 07, 2024
FDA Plans to Ban Popular Cold Med Data review shows that oral phenylephrine is not effective as a decongestant, agency says Nov 07, 2024
Doc Gets 31 Years for Poisoning Mother's Partner With Fake COVID Vax U.K. physician Thomas Kwan was disgruntled about his inheritance Nov 07, 2024
How Trump's Win Affects Healthcare; Uptick in COVID; Pesticides and Prostate Cancer Health news and commentary gathered by staff Nov 06, 2024
Mpox Cases in Congo May Be Stabilizing But experts say more vaccines are needed to stamp out the virus Nov 05, 2024
RFK Jr. Threatens the Very Fabric of Healthcare A vote to give Kennedy power is a vote against public health Nov 04, 2024
Medicare Finalizes Doc Pay Cut; Mask Mandates Return; Top Voter Concerns Health news and commentary gathered by staff Nov 04, 2024
What Will CDC, FDA, and CMS Look Like After the Election? We talked to healthcare experts to get their predictions for a Trump or Harris administration Nov 01, 2024
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
MedPod Today: Upcoding Concerns; COVID Vax Recs; Med School Credit for Parenting reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics Nov 01, 2024 podcast
Advancing Health in Africa Rob Breiman, MD, discusses his public health work on the continent Oct 31, 2024 video
What's Our Capacity for Measuring Hospital Capacity? With respiratory virus season coming, resumed reporting is critical Oct 31, 2024
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
Ex-Gov. May Face Charges Over COVID; Autism Dx Up 175%; Can Fasting Help Kidneys? Health news and commentary gathered by staff Oct 31, 2024
How to Navigate OTC Cold and Flu Drugs A pharmacist and a doctor weigh in on the best options Oct 30, 2024
Old Drugs, New Tricks: The Power of Medication Repurposing COVID highlighted the untapped potential of existing treatments Oct 30, 2024
Colorado Teen Fights Kidney Failure After Eating McDonald's Quarter Pounders Deadly E. coli outbreak has been tentatively traced to contaminated onions Oct 30, 2024
Woman Dies Waiting 40 Hours for Care; NP's Sex Assault Arrest; Violence in Hospitals Health news and commentary gathered by staff Oct 30, 2024
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
Obesity May Raise Risk of Long COVID in Youth Researchers observed dose-response relationship for increasing BMI and long COVID risk Oct 28, 2024
Pediatric Febrile UTI May Hurt Kidney Function Study also raises question of antibiotic prophylaxis in kids with common congenital anomaly Oct 26, 2024