A Deadly Mosquito Virus Has Massachusetts Towns Urging Vigilance About 30% of people infected with EEE die and those who survive are often permanently disabled Aug 26, 2024
The Global Fight Against Infection-Driven Cancers Despite vast gains in knowledge, there's still much to do if we want to save lives Aug 25, 2024
A Bird Flu Outbreak Is Spreading in U.S. Cows, Scientists Are Hunting for Answers The National Animal Disease Center is currently testing a cow vaccine designed to stop the spread Aug 25, 2024
Expert Epidemiologists on Everything COVID Summer waves, long COVID data, and hope on the horizon Aug 24, 2024 video
CDC Urges Updated COVID, Flu Vaccination in September or October Agency predicts the respiratory virus season will be similar to last year Aug 23, 2024
HPV Vaccine Coverage in Teens Stalled for Second Straight Year, CDC Says And being up-to-date on HPV vaccination by age 13 fell among kids born in 2010 Aug 23, 2024
Universal Antibiotic for Young Kids Reduces Deaths in Africa Azithromycin effective for broader age group than recommended by WHO Aug 22, 2024
FDA OKs Updated COVID Vaccines mRNA vaccines for 2024-2025 season will target the KP.2 subvariant Aug 22, 2024
Gastroenteritis Rates Higher in Seine Events Than in Previous Olympics U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee chief medical officer shares international data Aug 21, 2024
PrEP Scripts Most Likely to Be Filled When Prescribed by ID Specialists Clinicians not specializing in ID could benefit from more PrEP training, researchers say Aug 19, 2024
State's Universal Newborn Screening for Congenital CMV Shows Promise However, one in four newborns who screened positive did not undergo all recommended assessments Aug 16, 2024
FDA OKs First Syphilis Screening Test for At-Home Use Amid a surge in cases, FDA hopes at-home tests will help increase syphilis diagnosis, treatment Aug 16, 2024
In-Hospital Infections, Antimicrobial Resistance Declined Over 13 Years In-tandem reductions at VA centers suggest antimicrobial stewardship works, researchers say Aug 15, 2024
Did COVID Vax Mandates for Health Workers Increase Uptake? Yes, but only among younger workers and in states with no test-out options Aug 14, 2024
WHO Declares Mpox Outbreaks in Africa a Global Health Emergency Cases of the new form of virus confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen countries Aug 14, 2024
CDC Alerts on Dramatic Rise in Human Parvovirus B19 Pregnant people and those who are immunocompromised most at risk, agency warns Aug 14, 2024
Are People Spreading Mpox to Their Pets? CDC researchers studied 34 exposed companion animals Aug 14, 2024
Where Harris and Trump Stand on Top Issues in Healthcare From abortion to drug prices to gun control, here's how the presidential candidates stack up Aug 13, 2024
CDC: Vaccine Coverage Still Lags for Some Children "We need to do more," says agency's chief medical officer Aug 13, 2024
ABIM Revokes Two Doctors' Certifications Over COVID Comments Paul Marik, MD, and Pierre Kory, MD, no longer hold internal medicine certifications Aug 12, 2024
Common Lab Tests Not Useful in Diagnosing Long COVID, Study Shows Lab tests can rule out other conditions, but are not biomarkers for long COVID 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
COVID Drops to Tenth Leading Cause of Death in the U.S. But other mortality trends reflect the ongoing influence of the pandemic Aug 08, 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
Experts Clash Over VP Pick Walz's Health Policies Conservatives see record as too extreme, but liberals say he captures what Americans want 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
Olympic Athletes Fall Ill After Swim in the Seine: Is Water Quality to Blame? Infectious disease expert cautions against drawing conclusions from anecdotes Aug 05, 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
Fauci Tells All on Relationship With Trump And discusses the unsung heroes of COVID, the future of the NIH, and taking it easy in retirement Aug 01, 2024 video
Bird Flu Cases Are Going Undetected, New Study Suggests "I am very confident there are more people being infected than we know about," researcher says Jul 31, 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
In Bird Flu Fight, CDC Plans Seasonal Flu Shot Push for Farmworkers Co-infection with seasonal influenza, H5N1 raises concerns about human adaptation, CDC says Jul 30, 2024
Infectious Disease Expert Explains Seine Bacteria as Olympic Events Are Postponed It's not just about E. coli, expert says Jul 30, 2024
Fauci Still Masks: Here's When and Why Former NIAID director also discusses HIV and flu antivirals, his third COVID infection, and more Jul 30, 2024 video
Fauci on the Politicization of Public Health It was "egregiously obvious during COVID," says former NIAID director Jul 29, 2024 video
Dengue Fever's Worrisome Surge As global travel increases and temperatures climb, so too will cases of dengue Jul 28, 2024
Single HIV RNA Test Delivered False Positives With Long-Acting Cabotegravir PrEP Findings highlight performance gaps in current HIV testing guidelines, expert says Jul 26, 2024
CDC’s Test for Bird Flu Works, but Has Issues Researchers and lawmakers scrutinize how the agency is handling it Jul 26, 2024