CDC Action 'Likely Unlawful'; RFK Jr. Loses in Court; 24 Years for Urgent Care Doc Health news and commentary gathered by Â鶹´«Ã½ staff Aug 12, 2024
Mpox Is Becoming More Deadly. We Need Global Action Now to Prevent Another Pandemic. A new, more dangerous variant has emerged Aug 09, 2024
CDC: Kids' Routine Vaccinations Prevented Half a Billion Illnesses Since 1994 And every $1 spent on childhood vaccinations saved about $11, agency says Aug 08, 2024
Giving RSV and Flu Vaccines Together Led to Adequate Immune Responses Co-administration generally safe, could reduce vaccine burden, researchers say Aug 07, 2024
Docs Should Start Getting Ready For Upcoming Respiratory Virus Season Updated COVID vax coming soon, not too early to pre-order vaccines, CDC director says Aug 06, 2024
Fighting Blind: There Remains Much We Don't Know About the H5N1 Outbreak Here are key questions we need to answer to prevent larger crises Aug 01, 2024
Trust in Doctors Crashed During the COVID Pandemic -- And Remains Low Putting financial motives over patient care was top reason for patient mistrust, survey found Jul 31, 2024
Dementia Risk Drops With Shingles Vaccine Recombinant shingles vaccine tied to 164 additional days without dementia diagnosis Jul 25, 2024
IG Live July 19: Measles, Bird Flu, COVID, Oh My! Experts unpack what recent outbreaks mean for public health Jul 18, 2024
Long COVID Risk Has Fallen, Largely Attributable to Vaccine Rollout However, metabolic and gastrointestinal sequelae increased among the unvaccinated Jul 18, 2024
Trump Falsely Claims Babies Can Change 'Radically' After Vaccination Fact-checking Trump's recent call with independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Jul 17, 2024
Should U.S. Farmworkers Get Bird Flu Shots? Some Experts Say Yes Opinions remain divided while CDC continues wait-and-see approach Jul 14, 2024
Smartphone App Decreased Distracted Driving and Other Noteworthy Studies This Week This piece is devoted to four exceptional papers in JAMA Network Open Jul 13, 2024
Newborn Hep B Vax Refusal Rates Dropped During Pandemic, D.C. Study Finds Hospital setting may offer unique opportunity to increase vaccination rates Jul 11, 2024
Maternal RSV Vaccine Appears Safe, Real-World Study Finds However, vaccine was associated with modest risk of maternal hypertensive disorders Jul 08, 2024
No Increase in Birth Defects With First-Trimester COVID Shot Experts call results from retrospective analysis "reassuring" Jul 01, 2024
CDC Advisors Back Updated COVID, Flu Vaccines for the Fall ACIP also votes to recommend new pneumococcal vaccine for adults Jun 28, 2024
ACIP Makes Changes to Adult RSV Vaccine Recommendations Committee ditches shared decision-making, moves to risk-based approach Jun 26, 2024
CDC Tells Docs to Be Alert for Dengue as Cases Ramp Up Worldwide Even in the U.S., local mosquitoes are a growing threat Jun 25, 2024
FDA Approves Pneumococcal Vax Designed Specifically for Adults Covers serotypes responsible for over 80% of invasive pneumococcal disease in those 50 and up Jun 18, 2024
Prior COVID Infection May Protect Against Some Common Colds Researcher suggests finding could be key to vaccines that protect against multiple viruses Jun 13, 2024
COVID-Flu Vax on the Horizon; Counterfeit Diabetes Devices; Surviving Bird Flu Health news and commentary gathered by Â鶹´«Ã½ staff Jun 11, 2024
FDA Expands Use of RSV Vaccine to Include More Adults Arexvy now approved for people 50 years and older at increased risk of serious outcomes Jun 10, 2024
Three-Dose Lyme Vaccine Candidate Stimulates Immunogenicity, Appears Safe But public acceptance of a vaccine requiring multiple boosters could be problematic, experts say Jun 05, 2024
FDA Panel to Consider Which COVID Strain to Target in an Updated Vaccine The KP.2 subvariant is now dominant in the U.S., FDA staff says in a briefing document Jun 03, 2024
'Uncertainty' Isn't a Bad Word: U.S. Agencies Must Tighten Up H5N1 Communications More effective and efficient public messaging is the need of the hour Jun 03, 2024
Guillain-Barre Syndrome Rates After RSV Shots in Sync With Trial Data, CDC Says But compared with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, GBS was more common than expected May 31, 2024
COVID Shot After Acute Coronary Syndrome Might Not Prevent Further Events But lack of additional benefit doesn't undermine the main reason for vaccination May 31, 2024
COVID Shots Could Use Another Update, Study Suggests Latest vaccines mostly kept up with circulating strains, but dipped against JN.1 May 29, 2024
Antimicrobial Resistance Must Be Addressed Now, Global Experts Warn "Window of opportunity" is shrinking, expert says May 24, 2024
CDC: Less Than 1% of Mpox Cases Occurred After Two Doses of Jynneos Vaccine Only 25% of people in the U.S. who are eligible for the vaccine have received it May 23, 2024
Middle School HPV Vaccination Program Boosted Uptake Offering vaccines in schools improved access in French study, but may not overcome hesitancy May 23, 2024
Clade I Mpox Surge in the Congo Raises Concerns About Global Spread Young children have accounted for nearly 30% of all suspected cases in the African country May 16, 2024
Avian Flu Update: U.S. Announces More Than $175 Million to Track, Contain H5N1 "The risk to the public from this outbreak remains low," HHS Secretary says May 10, 2024
Adult RSV Shots Given to More Than 30 Babies by Mistake "Administration errors are preventable with proper education and training," say study authors May 09, 2024
FDA Chief on H5N1: 'We Have to Be Ready' Commissioner also detailed plans for "largest reorganization" in agency's history May 08, 2024
Most Pregnant Women With HIV Don't Get Recommended Vaccinations Antenatal vaccines are "of utmost importance" in immunocompromising conditions like HIV May 02, 2024
New Lineage of Mpox Found in Congo's Biggest Outbreak Raises Concern Virus is adapting and could cause consequential outbreaks, expert suggests May 02, 2024
Most Expectant Moms Say They're Likely to Get Maternal RSV Vaccine But one in five soon-to-be parents said they had never even heard of RSV, survey finds Apr 25, 2024
