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A photo of the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan, China.

HHS Suspends Federal Funding for Group Tied to Wuhan Lab

EcoHealth Alliance widely faulted for allegedly conducting gain-of-function coronavirus research

A photo of a nurse in full protective gear at the bedside of an intubated COVID patient in the ICU.

COVID Still Deadlier Than the Flu -- But the Gap Is Narrowing

VA study finds 35% higher mortality rate in hospitalized patients

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Doctor Fined for Prescribing Ivermectin for COVID

Wei-Hsung Lin, MD, will have to pay $5,000 and take CME courses on managing COVID

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Low Risk for New-Onset Thyroid Diseases After mRNA Vaccines

But meta-analysis indicates incidence of autoimmune disorders highest after first dose

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Nations Struggle to Draft 'Pandemic Treaty' to Avoid Mistakes Made During COVID

Deep divisions remain, and there are virtually no consequences for countries that don't comply

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Thousands of Kids Prescribed 'Potentially Harmful' Drugs for Acute COVID

Arkansas and Oklahoma had highest HCQ, ivermectin prescription rates

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Doc Who Said COVID Vax Can Magnetize People Has License Reinstated

Sherri Tenpenny, DO, had her license suspended indefinitely last summer

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WHO Overturns Dogma on Airborne Disease Spread. The CDC Might Not Act on It.

The report "is a complete U-turn," according to one expert

Medicare Drug Price Negotiation; Diagnostic Errors

Also in TTHealthWatch: neomycin for preventing respiratory viral infections

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Pregnancy-Related Deaths Have Fallen to Pre-Pandemic Levels, CDC Data Suggest

About 680 women died in 2023 during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth, provisional data show

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NYC Doc Arrested in Protest; Ozzy Osbourne's Stem Cell Tx; Metformin and COVID

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Intervention Mostly Flops for Health Workers' Well-Being During the Pandemic

Younger workers did gain significant benefit from the peer-to-peer program

A screenshot of Peter Daszak, PhD, speaking during this hearing.

House Members Grill Coronavirus Researcher on Involvement With Wuhan Lab

Peter Daszak, PhD, was also asked about gain-of-function research and lack of transparency

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Chinese Scientist Who First Published COVID Sequence Locked Out of Lab

Virologist stages protest: "I won't leave, I won't quit, I am pursuing science and the truth"

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Ground Beef Tested for H5N1; Wait Times for Docs at All-Time High; New COVID Variant

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Fauci to Testify; Doctor Survives Medical Plane Crash; Congressman Dies

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COVID Vaccine Study Finds Small Signal of Seizure Risk in Young Kids

Data largely reassuring, but seizure finding requires further evaluation, experts say

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No, Marburg Virus Isn't in COVID Shots: Users Debunk Vax Misinfo on X

Community notes were accurate and cited mostly credible sources, researchers say

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Long COVID Taste Loss May Not Involve Taste Buds

Study attempts to untangle taste and olfactory dysfunction 1 year after infection

A computer rendering of antibodies attacking a COVID virus.

COVID Shot Boosts Mucosal Immunity in Previously Infected People

Only "traces" of spike-specific salivary antibodies found in vaccinated SARS-CoV-2-naive people

A photo of a mother feeding her children while working from home during the COVID pandemic.

Modest Changes in Kids' Developmental Scores Seen From Pandemic

Future studies continuing to follow large numbers of children will be important, researcher says

A photo of a security person shooing journalists away from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

Toxic: How the Search for COVID's Origins Turned Politically Poisonous

"The trail to find the source has now gone cold"

Paxlovid and COVID; Breast Cancer and Lymph Node Removal

Also in TTHealthWatch: pragmatic model for chronic kidney disease

A photo of vials of Spikevax and Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccines.

Only One Harm From mRNA COVID Vaccines, Report Determines

Independent reviewers reject causal links to infertility, myocardial infarction, stroke

A photo of President Joe Biden listening to Shia al-Sudani in the Oval Office of the White House.

White House Announces Partnership With 50 Countries to Stifle Future Pandemics

President Biden asking for $1.2 billion for global health safety efforts

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

Decaying Bodies and COVID Fraud? Health Worker Minimum Wage; Pharma's Small Tax Bill

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 麻豆传媒 staff

A screenshot of Robert Califf, MD, speaking during this hearing.

FDA Chief Blasted for Infant Formula Crisis Response, COVID Vaccines

Republican lawmakers questioned why the agency is "failing to do the bare minimum"

A photo of a positive COVID test lying atop several negative tests.

COVID Infection Not Linked to New Asthma Diagnoses in Kids

Less exposure to respiratory viruses, other asthma risk factors during pandemic may have helped

A photo of healthcare workers tending to a senior male COVID patient who is wearing an oxygen mask.

Apnea Tied to Non-Invasive Ventilation in Hospitalized COVID Patients

Booster vaccination blunted the risk, however

Can Machine Learning Predict CVD Risk? Sleep-Related Benefits of Exercise

Also in TTHealthWatch: molnupiravir in immunocompromised people with COVID

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Experts in Industry Wrangle Over Whether Combo Vaccines Are Beneficial for Adults

Panelists from companies making such vaccines see "enormous" benefit, others are more skeptical

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Paxlovid Fails to Shorten COVID in Standard-Risk and Vaccinated At-Risk Patients

Drug still likely to benefit higher-risk patients, experts pointed out

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A Tornado Ripping Through the Body: Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome

Japan's outbreak should be a reminder to clinicians globally about this challenging infection

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What Is Former CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Doing Now?

She talks to 麻豆传媒 about life back in Boston and reflects on her time at CDC

An illustration of the GOP elephant receiving a COVID vaccine.

Are Trump Voters Predisposed to COVID Vax Side Effects?!

Well no, of course not, but they could be more inclined to report adverse events from the shots

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COVID's Silver Lining; 'I Could Kill Someone'; Measles or MMR Detection?

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A photo of a vial of Comirnaty monovalent XBB.1.5 COVID-19 vaccine and several single-use syringes.

CDC: Latest COVID Vax Cuts Hospitalization Risk in Immunocompromised People

But fewer than one in five of this vulnerable group have received the updated shot

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FDA Settles Ivermectin Case; When AI Makes a Medical Error; $97,000 Air Ambulance

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 麻豆传媒 staff

Advances in Breast Cancer Treatment; Stroke After COVID Vaccination

Also in TTHealthWatch: oxygen targets in critically ill people

FDA EUA pemivibart (Pemgarda) over a computer rendering of antibodies attacking COVID viruses.

New Monoclonal Authorized to Prevent COVID in Immunocompromised People

No such option has been available since FDA revoked the authorization of Evusheld last year

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