New Ebola and Marburg Guideline Addresses 'Inappropriate Practices' Routine spraying of chlorine disinfectant, PPE misuse are problems, according to the WHO Feb 26, 2024
CDC Addresses Rebound of Mycoplasma Pneumonia in Kids Numbers were indeed up in the fall of 2023, but higher before the pandemic Feb 23, 2024
Florida Defies CDC Amid Measles Outbreak, Says Unvaccinated Kids Can Attend School CDC advises that unvaccinated students stay home from school for 3 weeks after exposure Feb 23, 2024
Brain Dysfunction, Immune Abnormalities Seen in Post-Infectious Chronic Fatigue Deep phenotyping study provides new clues about ME/CFS Feb 22, 2024
Novel Hepatitis E Vaccine Protects for at Least a Decade Chinese trial shows "remarkable efficacy" against a threat experts warn may be underappreciated Feb 22, 2024
How Common Are False Positive Rapid COVID Tests? Persistent false positives more common in women, autoimmune disorders Feb 21, 2024
AGA Backs Fecal Microbiota-Based Therapies for Recurrent C. Diff But new guidelines do not recommend use in inflammatory bowel disease or irritable bowel syndrome Feb 21, 2024
To Combat Dengue, Brazil's Health Agents Scour Junkyards, Roofs for Mosquitos It's not clear if cases have reached peak levels, or if the worst is yet to come Feb 19, 2024
Discrimination Rampant in Healthcare; Spring COVID Booster? Lyme Disease Jumps 69% Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ staff Feb 16, 2024
Lawmakers Clash Over COVID Vaccine Safety at House Hearing Purpose of CDC's VAERS reporting system debated Feb 15, 2024
Shingrix Tied to Higher Risk of Ophthalmic Shingles Recurrence Patients with a history of herpes zoster ophthalmicus who get the vaccine need careful monitoring Feb 15, 2024
CDC's Tracking a New COVID Variant: BA.2.87.1 More than 30 changes in its spike protein has prompted agency to keep a close eye Feb 15, 2024
Novel Antibiotic Combo Bests Meropenem for Complicated UTIs Cefepime-taniborbactam had sustained efficacy for up to a month after treatment Feb 14, 2024
Oldest Patient 'Cured' of HIV Still in Remission 5 Years After Transplant for AML But it's unlikely stem cell transplants will ever be large-scale cure for HIV, says expert Feb 14, 2024
Ebola Vaccine Given Post-Infection Protects Against Death Study reinforces importance of vaccinating at-risk groups as early as possible, authors say Feb 13, 2024
Death From Alaskapox Virus: What to Know Small mammals, especially voles, may be behind the cases Feb 13, 2024
Midline Catheters Go Head-to-Head With PICCs for Bloodstream Infections For dwell times of 15 days or less, midline catheters noninferior, single-center study finds Feb 13, 2024
Novel Oral Antibiotic Effective Against Uncomplicated UTIs Gepotidacin could be first new class of oral antibiotics for uncomplicated UTI in over 20 years Feb 12, 2024
State Reports Human Plague Case; Lloyd Austin Admitted Again; Man Dies Mid-Flight Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ staff Feb 12, 2024
Possibility of Animal-to-Human Jump Heightens Concern About Chronic Wasting Disease Most likely route for spillover would be via people who eat venison Feb 11, 2024
Flu Hangs on in the U.S., Fading in Some Areas and Intensifying in Others COVID seems to have peaked at around the same time Feb 11, 2024
Use These Antibiotics for Close Contacts of Invasive Meningococcal Disease, CDC Says Amid upswing in cipro-resistant cases, health departments should be vigilant, agency warned Feb 09, 2024
Outpatient Visits Among Veterans Increased After COVID Number of visits remained higher for a year, reflecting persistent health effects of infection Feb 09, 2024
Knee Pain Leads to Shocking Diagnosis: Medical Mystery Solved Siobhan Deshauer, MD, reviews a mystery diagnosis Feb 09, 2024
Fauci Will Reflect on Long Government Career in Upcoming Book "On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service" will be published in June Feb 08, 2024
Make the Diagnosis: Fever. Rash. Tachycardia. Hypotension. We Need a Diagnosis Quickly. A 16-year-old girl was brought to the ER due to fever, chills, and a diffuse sunburn-like rash that had developed over the past day. Can you diagnose the patient? Feb 08, 2024
Iatrogenic Fusarium Solani Meningitis Cases Caused Severe Injury to Brain Stem Combination of novel antifungal, steroids, and surgery likely saved some, report shows Feb 07, 2024
Does the Current Cheese Listeria Outbreak Really Date Back 10 Years? Experts weigh in on how such outbreaks are ultimately uncovered Feb 07, 2024
High-Risk HPV in Women Heightens Risk of Heart Disease Death Korean study finds over threefold greater mortality risk from ASCVD, ischemic heart disease Feb 07, 2024
Candida Auris: What to Know About the Fungal Infection Spreading Across the U.S. The multidrug-resistant organism colonizes skin, lingers on surfaces Feb 06, 2024
Health Effects of Diabetes Remission; High-Deductible Plans for Cancer Patients Also in TTHealthWatch: USPSTF weighs in on screening for language disorders or delays in kids Feb 03, 2024 podcast
CDC: Biennial Surge in Acute Flaccid Myelitis Has Come to a Halt When to expect next spike in cases is unclear, researchers say Feb 02, 2024
Study: 'Appalling' U.S. Failure to Protect Frontline Workers During Pandemic Lack of protections "created a perfect storm for vulnerable workers," researchers said Feb 02, 2024
Cognitive Slowing May Be a Hallmark of Long COVID Reaction time to visual stimuli shows promise as a cognitive marker Feb 01, 2024
CDC: Deadly Vibrio Bacteria Killed Five People in Three States Last Summer Cases occurred in the wake of record-breaking heat waves Feb 01, 2024
Single-Dose Dengue Vaccine Effective, Regardless of Baseline Serostatus Role of Brazilian Zika outbreak on baseline dengue immunity needs study, expert says Jan 31, 2024
Iodine-Based Skin Prep Better for Certain Fracture Surgeries Large randomized trial comparing alcohol antiseptic solutions could change practice Jan 31, 2024
America Hasn't Seen Syphilis Numbers This High Since 1950 Other STD rates are down or flat, so why is syphilis on the rise? Jan 30, 2024
