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Could Avian Flu Cause Our Next Pandemic?

— Let's not bury our heads in the sand

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Physician Groups Quiet on RFK Jr. Nomination for HHS Secretary

Several groups that did comment expressed concern about Kennedy's vaccine skepticism

Nov 15, 2024
A Potential Reason Behind COVID Vaccines' Waning Benefit

Long-lived plasma cell compartment in the bone marrow may hold the answer, says researcher

Nov 15, 2024
An Update on Therapeutics for COVID-19

New research focuses on interventions for highest-risk patients

Nov 15, 2024
Nurse Suicides High During the Pandemic, but Feared Surge Never Materialized

"Hero praise" may have been protective, but a disciplinary pause could also have played a role

Nov 15, 2024
An Update on Therapeutics for COVID-19

New research focuses on interventions for highest-risk patients

Nurse Suicides High During the Pandemic, but Feared Surge Never Materialized

"Hero praise" may have been protective, but a disciplinary pause could also have played a role

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Solitary Penile Ulcer Could Signal Various Sexually Transmitted Infections

PCR testing reveals an unusual presentation of an increasingly common disease

A computer rendering of an mpox lesion and an mpox virus.
What Caused a Mysterious Grayish Tongue Plaque in a Healthy Man?

Man presented with irregular gray-white ulcers on the soft palate, uvula, and tonsils

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RFK Jr. Spurs FDA Resignations; Chatbot to User: 'Please Die'; Dating Apps and STIs

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Nov 15, 2024
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Larger Study Supports Safety of Tetracyclines During Early Pregnancy

Jury is still out, however, without more rigorous evidence

Nov 14, 2024
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RFK Jr. Selected to Lead HHS

Vaccine skeptic tapped to run massive agency overseeing everything from drug to food safety

Nov 14, 2024
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Evidence of Resistance to Standard Malaria Therapy for Severe Cases

High levels of drug resistance could require changes in management strategies, one expert says

Nov 14, 2024
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RSV Severity, Deaths on Par With Flu and COVID

Pre-vaccine era data suggest underrecognized burden of disease, especially in older adults

Nov 13, 2024
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STI Epidemic Slows as New Syphilis and Gonorrhea Cases Fall in the U.S.

Cases of the most infectious stages of syphilis fell 10%

Nov 13, 2024
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Teen With Bird Flu Critically Ill; NIH in the Crosshairs; Dementia Deaths Rise

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Nov 13, 2024
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Canadian Teen in Critical Condition With What Is Believed to Be Bird Flu

Teen is not known to have any contact with infected animals

Nov 13, 2024
This colorized electron microscope image of H5N1 virus particles grown in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney epithelial cells
Physicians Rarely Disciplined by Medical Boards for Spreading Misinformation

Editorialists say sanctions should be rare and discipline may be better left to other agencies

Nov 12, 2024
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Anti-Vaxxer Gets 5 Years for Encouraging Terrorism During the Pandemic

One social media post described "whacking" England's chief medical officer over the head

Nov 12, 2024
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The State of Infectious Disease Control in Africa

Craig Spencer talks about Rwanda's success and implications for foreign health investment

Nov 12, 2024
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Lifestyle and Parkinson's Risk; Air Cleaners and Illness; Stockpiling Birth Control

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Nov 12, 2024
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Mpox Cases in Congo's Epicenter, Where New Variant Was Detected, May Be 'Plateauing'

But virus increasing in other areas of the country, and in Burundi and Uganda, WHO Says

Nov 11, 2024
A photo of 2 year old mpox patient Emile Miango in a hospital in Kamituga, Congo.
Which High-Risk Patients Should Get the RSV Vaccine?

While all adults age 75 and up are eligible, here's who's considered high risk in the 60-74 group

Nov 11, 2024
A computer rendering of a syringe and a vial of RSV vaccine.
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