A World AIDS Day Reminder: No One Should Be Left Behind Investing in at-risk communities at home and abroad is essential Dec 01, 2023
Texas Sues Pfizer Over Vax Claims; Dr. Rand Paul to the Rescue; Kid Pneumonia Cases Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区 staff Dec 01, 2023
House Committee Puts CDC Director in the Spotlight Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, was asked about viral outbreak in China and agency's internal workings Nov 30, 2023
CDC Advisors' Infection Control Guidance Leaves Us Unprotected The guidelines will lead to unnecessary infections and deaths if approved Nov 29, 2023
Ask Your Patients: 'Have You Gotten Your Annual COVID Shot?' Primary care providers should broach this topic with all patients Nov 28, 2023
Is the New Mpox 'Outbreak' Deadlier? Three factors could explain the higher case fatality rate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Nov 27, 2023
China Reports No 'Unusual' Pathogens Driving Pneumonia Cluster in Kids Chinese health officials say the rise in respiratory illness is part of a continued surge Nov 24, 2023
How to Not Kill Grandma This Thanksgiving and Holiday Season What protective measures can we take in 2023? Nov 21, 2023
Live Shingles Vaccine and Waning Immunity; Semaglutide and CV Events Also in TTHealthWatch: sodium and blood pressure; aspirin and LVADs Nov 18, 2023 podcast
COVID Rebound May Occur in 20% of Paxlovid Users New data could also give insight on how to manage it Nov 15, 2023 video
Zoonotic Spillovers; DNA and RNA Testing for Cancer Risk Also in TTHealthWatch: genes and health conditions among Icelanders Nov 11, 2023 podcast
Personal Beliefs May Skew Pandemic Memories and Deepen Polarization Biased recall may be a threat to future crisis preparedness and response Nov 10, 2023
Home Remedy for COVID; 'Salty' Seizure Scare; Vax Exemptions Hit Record High Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区 staff Nov 10, 2023
Lawsuit Challenges Federal Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Claims "consistently lost, ignored, denied, or caught up" in bureaucracy, complaint alleges 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
Infectious Disease Groups Urge CMS to Retire Sepsis Treatment Guidelines Use of the measure hasn't lowered mortality rates, they say Nov 02, 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
COVID Upended Bronchiolitis Admission Patterns in Kids Admission rates and seasonality of common airway infections changed since 2020 Oct 27, 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
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 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
What to Know About the HV.1 Variant Experts are taking a different approach to new COVID variants these days, researcher says Oct 18, 2023
Suzanne Somers Dies; FDA Plans to Ban Hair Relaxers; Health Worker Minimum Wage Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区 staff Oct 16, 2023
Is It Time to Add Universal CMV Screening for Newborns? While not quite as sensitive as saliva PCR testing, dried blood spot testing has promise Oct 13, 2023
Intranasal COVID Vaccine Generates Strong Immune Response Plus: Detecting viruses in wastewater and the maternal RSV vaccine for protecting infants Oct 12, 2023
Docs and Vaccine-Hesitant Patients: Don't Debunk, but Do Discuss Ryan Hassan, MD, MPH, urges clinicians to be gentle when dealing with disinformation and distrust Oct 11, 2023 video
Catching COVID 5 Times; Stroke Deaths Expected to Surge; Calif. Bans Red Dye No. 3 Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区 staff Oct 10, 2023
Stethoscope Hygiene: The Next Frontier in Infection Control? Prevention is also essential for antimicrobial stewardship Oct 10, 2023
Can Rapid COVID Tests Reveal More Than a Positive/Negative Result? Experts agree that rapid antigen test kits can show degrees of infectiousness Oct 06, 2023
Pandemic-Era Conditions Blamed for Spike in Cardiac Arrest Deaths SARS-CoV-2 infection itself played minor role in OHCA survival rates in Seattle Oct 06, 2023
Ob/Gyn Accused of Sex Abuse Found Dead; Massive Medicare Scam; Veggies in the Genes? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区 staff Oct 06, 2023
How Bad Will This Respiratory Virus Season Be? CDC Weighs In. Agency officials also outlined recommendations for COVID, RSV, and influenza vaccines Oct 04, 2023
Pediatric EDs Able to Sway Some Families, Clinicians on Penicillin Challenge Time constraints, fear of reaction among top concerns cited by clinicians Oct 04, 2023
Novavax's Updated COVID Shot Authorized by FDA Protein-based vaccine is refreshed with 2023-2024 formula targeting XBB strain Oct 03, 2023
