MedPod Today: So-Called 'Abortion Reversal'; CMS Cuts; Tinnitus After COVID Vax reporters offer further insights on these recently covered topics Nov 10, 2023 podcast
Lawsuit Challenges Federal Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Claims "consistently lost, ignored, denied, or caught up" in bureaucracy, complaint alleges Nov 08, 2023
Guidance Focuses on Mental Health Symptoms in Long COVID Multidisciplinary group calls for clinicians to reduce stigma by validating patient experiences Nov 08, 2023
To Get More New Antimicrobial Drugs, Fix the Broken Market, Experts Say Hospitals see a new antibiotic as something to raise their costs, one expert noted Nov 07, 2023
CDC: Infant Syphilis Spike Continues Agency sees 10-fold increase in rates over the past decade Nov 07, 2023
Critics Say CDC Advisors' Infection Control Guidance Isn't Strong Enough Draft guidelines from HICPAC criticized after most recent meeting Nov 06, 2023
Why Aren't We Treating Health Disparities Like the Crises They Are? Lessons from the COVID pandemic on crisis response Nov 06, 2023
Fruit Puree Probe Expands; COVID Vaccine Injury Lawsuit; Tuskegee Documents Public Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Nov 06, 2023
This Antibiotic May Reduce C. Diff Risk in Pneumonia Patients Doxycycline associated with reduced infection, re-infection rates versus azithromycin Nov 03, 2023
What Causes Conjunctivitis? A Panoply of Pathogens, Study Shows Despite common antibiotic use, most cases were viruses -- and pus wasn't usually a bacterial sign Nov 03, 2023
Brain Health Took a Hit During the COVID Pandemic For people 50 and older, working memory worsened for at least 2 years, U.K. data show Nov 02, 2023
Infectious Disease Groups Urge CMS to Retire Sepsis Treatment Guidelines Use of the measure hasn't lowered mortality rates, they say Nov 02, 2023
FDA's Revolving Door; 2.4 Million Excess Deaths; Can Anorexia Be 'Terminal'? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Nov 02, 2023
Fecal Transplants in Kidney Recipients Reduced Resistant Pathogens Multidrug resistant organisms replaced by competing antibiotic-susceptible relatives Nov 01, 2023
Situs Inversus Cases Rise After China Lifts Zero-COVID Policy Experts in the U.S. weigh in on early observations at two Chinese centers Nov 01, 2023
Trump Calls for 'Mental Institutions'; Masks Reduce COVID; U.S. Infant Deaths Rise Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Nov 01, 2023
CDC Backs Hepatitis C Screening for Kids Exposed in the Womb New recommendations aim to detect HCV earlier, so treatment can promptly begin Oct 31, 2023
What to Know About the JN.1 Variant Descendant of BA.2.86 has a known immune-evasive mutation Oct 31, 2023
Chinese Compound for MI?; Knee Pain Management Also in TTHealthWatch: a new colorectal cancer screening test Oct 28, 2023 podcast
COVID Upended Bronchiolitis Admission Patterns in Kids Admission rates and seasonality of common airway infections changed since 2020 Oct 27, 2023
Skipping Hand Hygiene Before Donning Gloves May Be Just as Safe, Trial Suggests Adherence to infection prevention strategy was better in hospital units asked to directly glove Oct 27, 2023
Probiotics for Preterm Infants Could Pose Serious Danger, FDA Warns Abbott, Infinant Health sent warning letters about their products Oct 26, 2023
Tinnitus Worsens for Vaccine Scientist Who Points to Onset After COVID Vax Gregory Poland, MD, said his tinnitus got worse after COVID infection Oct 26, 2023
CDC Panel Backs Broader Use of Mpox Vaccine And ACIP also recommended use of the new pentavalent meningitis shot Oct 26, 2023
Inhaled Antibiotic Cuts Risk of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Also led to lower rate of ventilator-related complications versus placebo Oct 26, 2023
Vitamin C Flops for Severe COVID-19 Trial data suggest chance of harm significantly greater than small possibility of efficacy Oct 25, 2023
Fauci to Pediatricians: You Have a 'Reservoir of Trust' With the Public Fauci accepts honorary fellowship at AAP plenary session Oct 25, 2023
Cruise Line Found Negligent About COVID; Dialysis Machine Recall; MRI Injures Nurse Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Oct 25, 2023
Convalescent Plasma Improves Survival in COVID Patients With ARDS, New Trial Shows Might be one treatment option for the sickest of patients Oct 25, 2023
Counterfeit Ozempic; Mary Lou Retton Discharged; No Such Thing as Free Will? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Oct 24, 2023
Tropical Parasite May Be Endemic in Texas CDC identifies distinct genetic sequence for Leishmania mexicana in non-travelers Oct 23, 2023
Kids With COVID Infectious for About 3 Days Small study finds no difference in infectiousness by vaccination status with Omicron variant Oct 23, 2023
COVID Vax During Pregnancy Linked to Lower Risk of Poor Neonatal Outcomes Study provides reassurance on vaccine safety during all trimesters Oct 23, 2023
Misinfo Removal Continues; New Meningitis Vax Approved; Long COVID and Menopause Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Oct 23, 2023
Carbohydrates and Long-Term Weight Change; Value of Cardiac Transfers Also in TTHealthWatch: reducing infections in joint replacement Oct 21, 2023 podcast
Fancy Nasal Suction Device Makes Little Difference in Infant Bronchiolitis No improvement over minimal suction for bronchiolitis revisits, feeding, sleeping Oct 20, 2023
Should Scientists Openly Debate Vaccine Policies? Paul Offit, MD, says it is the obligation of scientists and physicians to "point to the truth" Oct 20, 2023 video
CVS Pulls Phenylephrine Cold Meds; Doc's Murder/Suicide; Red Meat and Diabetes Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Oct 20, 2023
COVID Viral Load Peaks Later Now Than Early in Pandemic Peak on day 4 of symptoms, rather than day 1, has implications for rapid tests, experts say Oct 19, 2023