FDA Approves Long-Acting Antifungal for Treating Candida The once-weekly, next-generation echinocandin is the first new treatment option in a decade Mar 23, 2023
At-Home Topical Therapy for Molluscum Contagiosum Gets High Marks Almost 40% of patients had no more than one active lesion after 12 weeks of berdazimer gel Mar 23, 2023
Senators Press Moderna's CEO to Drop COVID Vaccine Price Added complexity, uncertain volume, and new responsibilities justify costs, chief executive says Mar 23, 2023
Cholera Outbreak Widens; What Beethoven's DNA Revealed; Grindr's Free HIV Tests Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Mar 23, 2023
Testing Nursing Home Staff Often for COVID Tied to Fewer Resident Deaths Frequent staff testing found to be most effective in the period before vaccines were available Mar 22, 2023
Trial Suggests Anticoagulation 'Sweet Spot' for COVID in the ICU One big benefit amid similar overall results for high-dose prophylaxis in critically ill patients Mar 22, 2023
Illegal Ivermectin Sales; Another Bivalent Booster Round? New Marburg Outbreak Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Mar 22, 2023
Hydrocortisone Reduced Mortality in Patients With Severe Pneumonia Death by day 28 occurred in 6% of those who received the drug in the ICU vs 12% of placebo group Mar 21, 2023
Hospital's Board Meetings Still Barraged With COVID Accusations A Florida hospital's board meetings were once sleepy affairs. Now they're a target. Mar 21, 2023
Strategies to Inform and Advance Rational Vaccine Design Joann Arce, PhD, previews her upcoming session at the World Vaccine Congress Mar 21, 2023 video
Finally, a Potential Therapy to Prevent Long COVID Diabetes drug found to reduce chance of long COVID in clinical trial preprint Mar 21, 2023 video
Declassifying COVID Origin Info; 'Survival Guide for Humanity'; New Quantum Computer Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Mar 21, 2023
Cases of Deadly Fungus Tripled in Past Few Years, CDC Says The agency has rated Candida auris as an urgent antimicrobial-resistant threat Mar 20, 2023
Long COVID Easing? Wyoming Bans Abortion Pills; Hep A Outbreak Tied to Strawberries Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Mar 20, 2023
Outbreak of Polio Linked to Newer Oral Vaccine Detected in Africa First cases reported from nOPV2, but not completely unexpected, says polio eradication group Mar 17, 2023
Evidence COVID Began in Raccoon Dog; Migraine Drug Recall; FDA Mum on Spring Booster Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Mar 17, 2023
FDA Panel Backs Full Approval of Paxlovid for COVID-19 "Besides oxygen, Paxlovid has probably been the single most important treatment," says panelist Mar 16, 2023
Clot Risk Generally Low for COVID Outpatients But people with past VTE, thrombophilia, and older age experienced elevated risk Mar 16, 2023
Paxlovid Works in High-Risk COVID, Says FDA Staff, but Drug Interactions a Concern Advisors set to weigh in as agency considers full approval of oral antiviral Mar 15, 2023
Pfizer CEO Backed Mehmet Oz; Trouble Filling NIH Top Job; AI Denies Seniors Care This past week in healthcare investigations Mar 15, 2023
More Young Kids Can Get Bivalent COVID Booster Pfizer's booster authorized in children under 5 who received three doses of monovalent vaccine Mar 14, 2023
20M People Worldwide Received HIV Treatment Through U.S.-Led Program But "significant gaps remain," says CDC researcher Mar 14, 2023
CDC, FDA Heads Fire Back at Ladapo Letter Califf and Walensky say Florida Surgeon General's VAERS analysis is "incorrect, misleading" Mar 13, 2023
Hep B Prior to Pregnancy Tied to Congenital Heart Diseases in Infants Higher risks tied to both infected women and men Mar 13, 2023
SIDS Rates Increased in 2020, Especially Among Black Infants Finding deserves more attention since it could be attributable to the COVID pandemic, authors say Mar 13, 2023
Mask Review Clarified; CDC Debunks Ladapo's Vax Claim; Using AI to Deny Care Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Mar 13, 2023
Separating Fungi Facts From Fiction in 'The Last of Us' Cordyceps only a threat to ants, but other fungi can wreak havoc in humans, says Katelyn Jetelina Mar 12, 2023 video
Exposure to Air Pollution Linked to Risk of Long COVID in Young Adults Continued efforts to reduce ambient air pollution levels are needed, researchers say Mar 10, 2023
Murder-Suicides Peak; Plan to Eliminate Hep C; Avoiding Daylight Saving 'Hangover' Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Mar 10, 2023
Screen All Adults for Hepatitis B, CDC Says New recommendations favor universal access to screening rather than risk-based approach Mar 09, 2023
Republicans Push COVID Lab-Leak Theory, Imply Cover-Up During Hearing "No smoking gun," but there is "a gun that is at the very least warm to the touch," witness says Mar 09, 2023
Typical Chest CTs for COVID Less Common After Omicron, Vaccination More vaccine doses associated with less severe CT results as well Mar 09, 2023
Sen. McConnell Hospitalized; WHO Alarms on Salt; Scientists Revive 'Zombie' Virus Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Mar 09, 2023
Almost Half of All Public Health Workers Left Their Jobs Over the Past 5 Years If trends continue, more than 100,000 workers could leave in 2025 Mar 08, 2023
FDA Nabs More Viagra Than Opioids; Nurse Group Attacks; Doc Pushed Unneeded Surgery? This past week in healthcare investigations Mar 08, 2023
Early Metformin Cuts Long COVID Risk Ivermectin and fluvoxamine, meanwhile, showed no benefit in randomized COVID-OUT study Mar 08, 2023
Early LRTIs Tied to Risk of Premature Adult Death From Respiratory Diseases Infection might disrupt or reflect disrupted childhood lung development, researchers say Mar 08, 2023
Amid Relaxing COVID Rules for Health Workers, San Francisco Is Reinforcing Them Healthcare workers in the city must continue to mask and be vaccinated Mar 07, 2023
Oral Azithromycin During Labor Fails to Stop Neonatal Sepsis, Death Some secondary benefits seen in West African trial, however Mar 07, 2023