CDC: COVID-19 Patients Should Delay Flu Shot But vaccine especially important for high-risk patients this year, agency says Aug 20, 2020
No RCT for Masks? No Problem Other forms of evidence are available to judge effectiveness of this and other interventions Aug 03, 2020
Monkey Data Support Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Prevents disease, perhaps transmission too in preclinical tests Jul 28, 2020
Flu, Pneumonia Vaccines Tied to Lower Alzheimer's Risk Older adults vaccinated against pneumonia have nearly 40% less Alzheimer's risk later in life Jul 27, 2020
The Great Ventilator Fiasco of COVID-19 Is this one of the biggest challenges facing science? Apr 29, 2020
Varied COVID-19 Strains Not a Problem for Vaccines -- For Now Experts say it's likely too early to worry Mar 25, 2020
ACIP: Offer Ebola Vax to Healthcare Workers With Exposure Risk Unanimous vote by CDC committee included debate about Ebola vaccine in pregnant women Feb 26, 2020
'Dead Doctors Don't Lie' Pediatrician threatened over vaccine TikTok in "global, coordinated attack" Jan 21, 2020
Higher Risk of Shingles Seen in Patients With Certain Cancers Vaccine development may help with prevention of herpes zoster in this population Dec 31, 2019
Reassurance on Live-Virus Shingles Vax With Anti-TNFs Randomized trial indicates fears of infection unfounded Nov 11, 2019
ACIP: Tdap Vax OK to Sub in for Td When Necessary Unanimous panel hopes to increase flexibility for providers Oct 23, 2019
CDC: Too Few Pregnant Women Getting Flu, Tdap Vax Room for improvement in clinician communication about vaccines in pregnancy Oct 08, 2019
BCG Vax: A Shot Against Lung Cancer in Native Populations? 60-year follow-up data from a vaccine trial found surprising results Sep 25, 2019
Vaccines Increase Risk of Gout Flares However, patients shouldn't forgo vaccines because absolute risk is low, and benefits are high Aug 08, 2019
Vaccines Boost Gout Flare Risk, But... Patients shouldn't opt out because absolute risk is low and benefits high Aug 05, 2019
ACIP: Hep A and MenB Vaccine Recommendations Updated Hepatitis A recommendations expanded for people with HIV; panel stands pat on flu vaccine policy Jun 28, 2019
Update on Vaccines in Autoimmune Patients Infectious disease specialist provides overview for rheumatologists Apr 08, 2019
Morning Break: Safe-Enough Losartan; 'Dirty' Kale; Governor's Pox Party Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the staff Mar 21, 2019
MMR-Autism Link Debunked ... Again Not even a hint of relationship in large Danish study Mar 04, 2019
ACIP: After WHO Delay, FDA Waits to Select Flu Strains for Vax Also, ACIP issues new language on vaccines for anthrax and Japanese encephalitis Feb 27, 2019
Morning Break: Rebranding Eating Disorders; Spike in Kratom Concerns; Vaccine Laws Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the staff Feb 22, 2019
Significant Decline in Precancerous Cervical Lesions in U.S. Proportion of lesions with HPV16/18 fall across age, ethnic groups Feb 21, 2019
Higher Risk of Shingles Seen in Patients With Certain Cancers Vaccine development may help with prevention of herpes zoster in this population Dec 14, 2018
Morning Break: Measles Rebound; New FDA Warnings; Cancer Dx Scares Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the staff Nov 30, 2018
Morning Break: Dead-Butt Syndrome; Last Word on Cellphone Radiation; States vs Pharma Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the staff Nov 02, 2018
One Dose of Cholera Vaccine Immunogenic in Kids Trial paves way for Vaxchora pediatric indication, though more studies planned Oct 30, 2018
Still No Clarity on Merck's Ebola Vax in Congo Data suggest effectiveness but too many variables to be sure Oct 30, 2018
Single-Dose Cholera Vaccine May Only Protect Short Term But data from Haiti showed two doses were required for long-term immunity Oct 29, 2018
ACIP: Routinely Vaccinate Homeless Against HepA Homelessness denotes increased risk for contracting disease Oct 24, 2018
No Infection Dx for Abx; Combo Tx for MRSA Scores; CMV Vax Promising Presentations, late-breaking clinical trials cover a variety of topics Oct 10, 2018
'We Have a Good, But Not Great, Flu Vaccine' William Schaffner, MD discusses the technologies that can make it better Oct 09, 2018 video
Study: Cell-Based Flu Vax Not Superior to Egg-Based Vax No significant difference in effectiveness against influenza A in 2017-2018 season Oct 08, 2018
ACIP Issues Flu Season Guidance, Anthrax Vax in a 'Mass Event' Committee also heard data on cell-cultured influenza vaccines Jun 20, 2018
