Vaccine Mandates Are Not Enough to Solve Our Infectious Disease Problem Addressing social and structural factors is essential Apr 11, 2023
COVID Emergency Ends; Malpractice Panel Secrets; Weight Loss Risks in Older Adults Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Apr 11, 2023
Black Patients Less Likely to Meet Hep B Treatment Criteria While study suggests treatment initiation did not differ by race, editorial expresses doubt Apr 10, 2023
FDA Approval Authority in Jeopardy? TB Hits the Casino; Sen. Blumenthal's Surgery Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Apr 10, 2023
Why People Resist the COVID Vax; Diet and Mortality Also in TTHealthWatch: antibiotic prophylaxis for sexually transmitted infections Apr 08, 2023 podcast
Yes, COVID Is Still Deadlier Than the Flu VA study finds 61% higher mortality rate in hospitalized cases this past winter Apr 07, 2023
Not Diagnosed Sooner Because He Wasn't White Presented with classic signs and symptoms, but still not tested Apr 07, 2023 podcast
Brain Injury Seen in Two Neonates Whose Mothers Had COVID Infants were born early in the pandemic, before COVID vaccines were available Apr 07, 2023
CDC Alerts Docs to Watch for Potential Imported Marburg Cases Concern grows, though no cases have been detected outside Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania so far Apr 06, 2023
FDA Chief on the Future of COVID Where agency stands on boosters, EUAs, and equity after the COVID public health emergency ends Apr 06, 2023 video
Anti-Vaxxer Runs for President; Long COVID and Bad Sleep; ACA Plans Tighten Networks Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Apr 06, 2023
RSV Vax in Pregnancy Cuts Severe Illness in Infants Plus, new MELODY data confirm protection against RSV for babies receiving long-acting antibody Apr 06, 2023
Prepping for Next Winter, Experts Worry About Vaccine Hesitancy FDA official is over mandates, focus should now be on "those who want to have their lives saved" Apr 05, 2023
Timing of Pacemaker, ICD Infections Suggests Closer Wound Checks for Some Researchers stress early detection and treatment of CIED infection Apr 05, 2023
Dog Dies of Bird Flu; Shapeshifting Antibiotics; ChatGPT Gives Breast Cancer Advice Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Apr 05, 2023
Novel Drug Authorized for Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients FDA grants EUA to anti-C5a antibody for patients on mechanical ventilation, ECMO Apr 04, 2023
COVID XBB.1.16 Strain 'One to Watch,' Says WHO Reports so far on highly infectious "Arcturus" subvariant do not indicate a rise in severe cases Apr 04, 2023
'Routine Immunizations' Are No Longer Routine Now is the time "to press reset" and get parents back to good habits, says Ofer Levy, MD, PhD Apr 04, 2023 video
Long COVID Trials Raise Alarm; Marburg Concerns Emerge; Another Bivalent Booster? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Apr 04, 2023
Solitary Penile Ulcer Could Signal Various Sexually Transmitted Infections PCR testing reveals an unusual presentation of an increasingly common disease Apr 03, 2023
Meat Consumption and UTIs; Air Pollution's Effects on Health Also in TTHealthWatch: genes, a bacterium, and gastric cancer Apr 01, 2023 podcast
U.S. Study Backs 'Helper' Virus Theory in Kids' Mystery Hepatitis Cases In small study of children with severe hepatitis, 93% of blood samples tested positive for AAV2 Mar 31, 2023
Moderna's Steep COVID Vaccine Price: Corporate Greed or Capitalism? Lessons learned and next steps for public-private vaccines Mar 30, 2023
Federal Judge Strikes Down ACA's Preventive Care Coverage Requirements Both sides likely to appeal the ruling Mar 30, 2023
WHO Booster Update: Here's What They Got Right and Wrong The organization placed due emphasis on vulnerable groups Mar 30, 2023
Bird Flu Detected in Human; Pope Francis Hospitalized; Tranq Legislation Introduced Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Mar 30, 2023
A 'Double Whammy' for Gastric Cancer Risk H. pylori infection and certain pathogenic variants linked with large excess risk Mar 29, 2023
French Data Reassure on Bivalent COVID Booster and Stroke Risk No higher risk for stroke, MI, or pulmonary embolism with Pfizer's updated vaccine Mar 29, 2023
Common Enzyme Deficiency Linked With COVID Severity Certain groups of men with G6PD deficiency had higher odds of severe illness Mar 29, 2023
Can COVID Lead to Diabetes? Early work suggests a connection, but experts say more investigation is needed Mar 29, 2023
Building Vaccine Trust Among the General Public No longer "a single transcendent reference point for decision-making," says Gregory Poland, MD Mar 28, 2023 video
Long COVID Neurologic Symptoms Vary Based on Severity of Initial Infection Distinct pathogenic mechanisms may be at play in each group Mar 28, 2023
Study Renews Debate on Timing of Surgery After COVID Infection In VA cohort, no higher risk for adverse postoperative outcomes seen within 60 days of infection Mar 28, 2023
Masking Still Required in About Half of Medical Offices, Poll Finds But that percentage is down from a year ago and is expected to continue dropping, MGMA says Mar 28, 2023
Do We Need a Spring COVID-19 Booster? A look at the data, particularly for high-risk groups Mar 27, 2023
Coffee and Heart Function; Ionizing Radiation and CVD Also in TTHealthWatch: Testing for COVID in long-term care facilities Mar 25, 2023 podcast
TB Cases Rebound to Near Pre-Pandemic Levels, CDC Data Show Agency also now recommends video DOT as "equivalent" option for monitoring medication adherence Mar 24, 2023
Functional Neurological Disorder Emerges After COVID Infection, Vaccines Long COVID functional manifestations differ from post-vaccine effects Mar 24, 2023
Blood Thinner Recall; Marburg Cases Triple; E. Coli in Meat May Cause 500,000 UTIs Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Mar 24, 2023
Paxlovid May Lower Long COVID Risk, VA Study Suggests Retrospective data found reduced risk regardless of vaccination, prior infection status Mar 23, 2023