ERS Roundup: Air Filtration Succeeds in Reducing Infections Other studies looked at steroids for kids with pneumonia and a link between asthma and fertility Sep 13, 2024
CDC: U.S. Falls Short in Improving QoL for Older People With HIV Addressing shortcomings will require moving "beyond clinical care," agency says Sep 13, 2024
Inhaled Antibiotic for Bronchiectasis Shows Benefit ... and Then It Doesn't One negative trial in the phase III PROMIS program blamed squarely on the COVID-19 pandemic Sep 12, 2024
Single Dose of Mpox Vaccine Series Appears to Give Partial Protection However, full two-dose vaccine series likely needed to curtail mpox resurgence, researchers say Sep 12, 2024
Full Sequence of Missouri Patient's H5 Bird Flu May Not Be Available Still, CDC officials say virus appears related to strain seen in dairy cows Sep 12, 2024
Sports Doc Sex Abuse Probe; Corpse in Hospital Catering Oven; Herpes Vax Flop Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Sep 12, 2024
Circulating H5N1 Bird Flu Spotted by Wastewater Monitoring During Summer Signal has generally trailed off, but more sensitive method showed virus lingering in Texas Sep 11, 2024
Molnupiravir May Offer Modest 6-Month Benefits for High-Risk COVID Patients Secondary analysis of trial data consistent with observational studies Sep 11, 2024
Steroid Use Tied to Diabetes; Suicide Rates Climbing; Legionnaire's Death Toll Rises Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Sep 11, 2024
FDA Advisors Question Potential Role of Novel Oral UTI Antibiotic Concerns about patient selection, antibiotic resistance dominated the discussion Sep 10, 2024
What Can We Learn From Blood Culture Bottle Shortage? Its disparate impact offers lessons in resource sharing and medical ethics Sep 10, 2024
Questions Linger About Missouri Patient Who Contracted Bird Flu Human-to-human transmission a key concern Sep 10, 2024
95-Year-Old Physician: Here's How I Stood Up to a Deeply Ill Richard Nixon Nixon was still recovering from a difficult infection when he debated JFK in 1960 Sep 09, 2024
Missing RN Found Dead; Egg-Linked Salmonella Outbreak; World's Oldest Med Student? Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Sep 09, 2024
Comparing Fecal Immunochemical Tests; CVD Blood Test for Women Also in TTHealthWatch: beta-blockers after MI Sep 07, 2024 podcast
Missouri Patient Tests Positive for Bird Flu Despite No Known Exposure to Animals Risk to general public remains low, CDC says Sep 07, 2024
Which Vaccines Should You Get and Recommend This Fall? Paul Offit, MD, talks about the flu, RSV, and COVID vaccines for the 2024-2025 season Sep 07, 2024 video
FDA Reviewers Voice Concerns Over Novel UTI Treatment Oral antibiotic has potential for inappropriate use, agency says Sep 06, 2024
Clinicians Star in Off-Broadway Musical About Antimicrobial Resistance Past and present collide in a show with an important public health message Sep 06, 2024
Boom, Now Bust: Budget Cuts and Layoffs Take Hold in Public Health Governments are slashing budgets that feed local health departments Sep 06, 2024
Nurse Goes Missing; Mpox on Airplanes; Warning on Pain Supplements Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Sep 06, 2024
Mpox Is Back in the News. Here's What Clinicians Need to Know. This new surge is different, WHO leader says Sep 04, 2024
RSV Vaccines Show High Effectiveness Against Hospitalization in Older Adults Initial trials were not powered to assess efficacy against RSV-associated hospitalization Sep 04, 2024
$300M Lawsuit for Hospital Where RN Is Accused of Replacing Fentanyl With Tap Water Suit says the hospital failed to monitor medication administration procedures Sep 04, 2024
Infections the Main Cause of Nonrelapse Mortality After CAR-T for Blood Cancers Systematic review and meta-analysis finds CAR T-cell-specific toxicities only account for 11.5% Sep 04, 2024
FDA OKs Updated Novavax COVID Shot Unlike the mRNA vaccines, protein-based vaccine targets JN.1 strain Sep 03, 2024
Baby in Gaza Has Polio Strain Tied to Mistakes in Eradication Campaign, Experts Say Case shows the failure of WHO's global effort, according to scientists tracking polio outbreaks Sep 02, 2024
With Only Gloves to Protect Them, Farmworkers Say They Tend Sick Cows Amid Bird Flu Employers fail to provide PPE while concerns grow over undiagnosed cases Sep 01, 2024
Amid Global Emergency, FDA OKs Another Vaccine for Mpox "All effective tools" are needed to combat mpox threat, expert says Aug 30, 2024
Mold, Insects at Boar's Head Plant Linked to Deadly Listeria Outbreak Deli meat plant broke food safety rules dozens of times, records show Aug 30, 2024
More Mosquito-Linked Deaths; Historic Cannabis, Hallucinogen Use; Vandy Doc in Space Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Aug 30, 2024
Wegovy Protects Against Deadly COVID Cases Non-cardiovascular benefits observed in SELECT trial Aug 30, 2024
If RFK Jr.'s Brain Worm Could Talk; Listeria Deaths Rise; Teen Drilled Skull in OR? Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Aug 29, 2024
Amino Acid Derivative Fails to Eliminate TB Infection in Mid-Stage Trial However, N-acetylcysteine may improve lung function, small study suggests Aug 28, 2024
Liveyon CEO Convicted in Stem Cell Scheme That Sickened Many 20 patients became ill after receiving contaminated umbilical cord stem cell products Aug 28, 2024
An Unwelcome Souvenir From the Democratic National Convention: COVID Multiple cases reported on social media; few precautions in evidence at the convention Aug 28, 2024
Another Injectable Toxoid Vaccine Flops for C. Diff It's time to look at oral vaccines to prevent C. difficile infections, experts say Aug 28, 2024
Olympic Chief Medical Officer on Athletes' GI Illness After Seine Events IOC data show "about a 10% infection rate in those who swam in the Seine" Aug 28, 2024 video
U.S. Records Year's First EEE Virus Death Case in New Hampshire resident was the state's first in a decade Aug 28, 2024
What to Know About the Oropouche Virus, Also Known as Sloth Fever Officials say to be on the lookout for infection in travelers coming from Cuba and South America Aug 28, 2024
