Live Shingles Vaccine and Waning Immunity; Semaglutide and CV Events Also in TTHealthWatch: sodium and blood pressure; aspirin and LVADs Nov 18, 2023 podcast
Anthrax Guidance Issued; FDA Warns Amazon; AI Deepfakes Challenge Public Health Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 鶹ý staff Nov 15, 2023
Zoonotic Spillovers; DNA and RNA Testing for Cancer Risk Also in TTHealthWatch: genes and health conditions among Icelanders Nov 11, 2023 podcast
First Chikungunya Vaccine Lands Conditional FDA Approval High level of seroprotection, but adverse reactions warrant postmarketing study Nov 10, 2023
To Get More New Antimicrobial Drugs, Fix the Broken Market, Experts Say Hospitals see a new antibiotic as something to raise their costs, one expert noted Nov 07, 2023
CDC: Infant Syphilis Spike Continues Agency sees 10-fold increase in rates over the past decade Nov 07, 2023
Critics Say CDC Advisors' Infection Control Guidance Isn't Strong Enough Draft guidelines from HICPAC criticized after most recent meeting Nov 06, 2023
This Antibiotic May Reduce C. Diff Risk in Pneumonia Patients Doxycycline associated with reduced infection, re-infection rates versus azithromycin Nov 03, 2023
What Causes Conjunctivitis? A Panoply of Pathogens, Study Shows Despite common antibiotic use, most cases were viruses -- and pus wasn't usually a bacterial sign Nov 03, 2023
Infectious Disease Groups Urge CMS to Retire Sepsis Treatment Guidelines Use of the measure hasn't lowered mortality rates, they say Nov 02, 2023
Fecal Transplants in Kidney Recipients Reduced Resistant Pathogens Multidrug resistant organisms replaced by competing antibiotic-susceptible relatives Nov 01, 2023
CDC Backs Hepatitis C Screening for Kids Exposed in the Womb New recommendations aim to detect HCV earlier, so treatment can promptly begin Oct 31, 2023
COVID Upended Bronchiolitis Admission Patterns in Kids Admission rates and seasonality of common airway infections changed since 2020 Oct 27, 2023
Probiotics for Preterm Infants Could Pose Serious Danger, FDA Warns Abbott, Infinant Health sent warning letters about their products Oct 26, 2023
CDC Panel Backs Broader Use of Mpox Vaccine And ACIP also recommended use of the new pentavalent meningitis shot Oct 26, 2023
Fauci to Pediatricians: You Have a 'Reservoir of Trust' With the Public Fauci accepts honorary fellowship at AAP plenary session Oct 25, 2023
Counterfeit Ozempic; Mary Lou Retton Discharged; No Such Thing as Free Will? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 鶹ý staff Oct 24, 2023
Tropical Parasite May Be Endemic in Texas CDC identifies distinct genetic sequence for Leishmania mexicana in non-travelers Oct 23, 2023
COVID Vax During Pregnancy Linked to Lower Risk of Poor Neonatal Outcomes Study provides reassurance on vaccine safety during all trimesters Oct 23, 2023
Fancy Nasal Suction Device Makes Little Difference in Infant Bronchiolitis No improvement over minimal suction for bronchiolitis revisits, feeding, sleeping Oct 20, 2023
CVS Pulls Phenylephrine Cold Meds; Doc's Murder/Suicide; Red Meat and Diabetes Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 鶹ý staff Oct 20, 2023
COVID Viral Load Peaks Later Now Than Early in Pandemic Peak on day 4 of symptoms, rather than day 1, has implications for rapid tests, experts say Oct 19, 2023
Paxlovid Priced at $1,390! Snoozing the Alarm and Health; Medical Aid Heads to Gaza Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 鶹ý staff Oct 19, 2023
Beefed-Up Antibiotic Prophylaxis No Help for Post-Arthroplasty Infections And adding vancomycin to cefazolin may have increased surgical-site infections after knee surgery Oct 18, 2023
Possible Cause of Long COVID 'Brain Fog'; Nursing Shortage Real? Drinking Salt Water Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 鶹ý staff Oct 17, 2023
RSV Vaccine Maintains Efficacy Across Two Seasons in Seniors And second dose after 1 year appeared to add no extra protection Oct 15, 2023
Feds Hope to Cut Sepsis Deaths by Hitching Medicare Payments to Treatment Stats Treatment delays can undermine a patient's chance of survival Oct 15, 2023
The Parasite Heard 'Round the World A wriggling worm in a woman's brain underscores parasites' indomitable will to survive Oct 14, 2023
A Simple Way to Determine if a Patient Is Really Allergic to Penicillin Delabeling strategy carries little risk, needs minimal testing, and no specialist consult Oct 14, 2023
Is It Time to Add Universal CMV Screening for Newborns? While not quite as sensitive as saliva PCR testing, dried blood spot testing has promise Oct 13, 2023
Medical Tourists Bring Home Fatal Fungal Infections High mortality in outbreak linked to anesthesia in Mexico Oct 13, 2023
Paxlovid and Long COVID; State Bans 'Excited Delirium' Dx; Gaza in Health Crisis Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 鶹ý staff Oct 13, 2023
Decolonization in Nursing Homes Cuts the Risk of Dangerous Infections Protocol borrowed from the ICU continues to show success Oct 12, 2023
Intranasal COVID Vaccine Generates Strong Immune Response Plus: Detecting viruses in wastewater and the maternal RSV vaccine for protecting infants Oct 12, 2023
Likelihood of NTM Lung Disease Cure Linked to Microflora Diversity Sputum samples may help identify patients responding to antibiotics Oct 12, 2023
Opportunistic Infections Put a Damper on Belatacept After Lung Transplant Center had to refine its use of the kidney-friendlier immunosuppression regimen Oct 11, 2023
Steroid Fails to Boost Survival in Advanced HIV Patients With TB Meningitis Mechanisms leading to death may be different in HIV-positive people, say study authors Oct 11, 2023
Docs and Vaccine-Hesitant Patients: Don't Debunk, but Do Discuss Ryan Hassan, MD, MPH, urges clinicians to be gentle when dealing with disinformation and distrust Oct 11, 2023 video
'Long Cold' Common Too; Walgreens Pharmacy Walkout; $2,000 Ivermectin Settlements Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 鶹ý staff Oct 09, 2023
