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Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>CDC's Turtle Warning; Largest Healthcare Worker Strike? Docs' Political Landmines

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

A photo of a pregnant woman wearing a protective mask getting a vaccination.

<乌鸦传媒>COVID Vax in Pregnancy Protects Young Infants Against Omicron

But only about one-fourth of pregnant women reported getting the vaccine

A photo of a female healthcare worker preparing a COVID booster shot.

<乌鸦传媒>Clean Up the COVID Booster Mess by Returning to a Single-Payer System

We must reopen the door to easy preventive care access

A photo of boxes of immunoglobulin intravenous.

<乌鸦传媒>IV Immunoglobulin May Cut Infection Risk of Anti-BCMA Agents for Myeloma

Small retrospective study finds fewer severe infections during periods of replacement therapy

A photo of a blue rubber gloved hand holding a lateral flow assay over a computer rendering of aspergillus fungus.

<乌鸦传媒>Point-of-Care Eye Test Detects Aspergillus-Caused Keratitis

Lateral-flow device promising as first rapid test for primary care use

A computer rendering of covid viruses around a heart.

<乌鸦传媒>COVID Heart Injuries Traced Back to Infected Arterial Plaque, Inflammation

SARS-CoV-2 persistence in some vascular cells may have ties to long COVID

A computer rendering of covid viruses.

<乌鸦传媒>Long COVID Rare in U.S. Kids, Has Affected 7% of Adults

More common among girls and women

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>COVID Conspiracies Return; Norovirus on the Hiking Trail; 2nd Pig Heart Transplanted

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

A photo of a box of Abrysvo over a photo of a pregnant woman receiving a vaccination.

<乌鸦传媒>CDC Advisors Endorse Maternal RSV Vax to Protect Newborns

Vast majority of infants will not need monoclonal antibody if mom has received the vaccine

A photo of a box of amoxicillin-clavulanate tablets.

<乌鸦传媒>Amoxicillin Alone for Acute Sinusitis Holds Up Against Broad-Spectrum Cousin

Excess adverse events tilts balance away from amoxicillin-clavulanate for kids

A photo of Paxlovid tablets in the palm of a person鈥檚 hand next to a photo of a Lagevrio capsule.

<乌鸦传媒>Are Paxlovid and Lagevrio Equals?

Study shows similar mortality benefit for high-risk COVID patients, but evidence is up for debate

A photo of the British flag flying in front of a hospital in London.

<乌鸦传媒>When It Comes to Vaccine Strategy, Be Careful Comparing the U.S. to Other Countries

The health landscape varies significantly from country to country

A photo of Peter Hotez next to the cover of his book.

<乌鸦传媒>Vaccine Research and Combating the Anti-Science Movement Go Hand in Hand

An excerpt from Hotez's new book, The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science

A photo of a fecal sample container.

<乌鸦传媒>Child Develops Voluminous Diarrhea After Amoxicillin

Discordant test results complicate diagnosis of suspected C. difficile

<乌鸦传媒>Is Being a Night Owl Unhealthy? CRC Screening Not Recommended Enough

Also in TTHealthWatch: CVD death and obesity

A Scanning electron micrograph of Legionella pneumophila bacteria

<乌鸦传媒>Legionnaires Disease in Lung Transplant Recipients Likely From Donor

Transmission via organs has not previously been reported, researchers say

A computer rendered collage of various fever chart lines, covid viruses, and a figure wearing a protective mask.

<乌鸦传媒>A Look at the Data Behind CDC's Updated COVID Vax Decision

Here are the highlights of the agency's extensive evidence review

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Flu-Like Symptoms, Then Amputation; Docs Charge for Emails; Wait List for Psilocybin

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

A screenshot of Anna A. Eshoo speaking during this hearing.

<乌鸦传媒>No 'Silver Bullet' for Generic Drug Shortage, House Members Told

A total of 301 drugs were in active shortage last year

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>New iPhone Radiation Concerns; Man Dies After Raw Oysters; PBM Market Tightens

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

A computer rendering of COVID viruses.

<乌鸦传媒>CDC Advisors Support Updated COVID Shots for All

Committee members raised concerns that a more graded recommendation would contribute to inequity

FDA ACTION Authorized and approved updated mRNA COVID-19 vaccines over a photo of a tray of prefilled syringes.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA OKs Updated COVID Shots

New single-strain vaccines will exclusively target the XBB.1.5 Omicron subvariant

A photo of an Anopheles mosquito feeding on a human.

<乌鸦传媒>CDC Details Local Malaria Spread in Florida, Texas

Outbreaks are first local transmission in the U.S. since 2003

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC's New Chief Plans to Rebuild Trust in the Agency

"Trust is absolutely foundational to our ability to help Americans," says Mandy Cohen

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>U.S. Drops Virus-Hunting Program; Spicy Chip and Fatality; Lost Bladder Tumor

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

A photo a young male doctor pointing to the throat of an anatomical model of the head and neck.

<乌鸦传媒>Most Patients Don't Realize HPV Causes Throat Cancer, Survey Finds

But education and shared decision-making can convince some patients to get vaccinated

A scanning electron micrograph of Vibrio vulnificus bacteria

<乌鸦传媒>CDC Urges Doctors to Suspect Deadly Bacteria in Wound Infections

Geographic range of Vibrio vulnificus is expanding due to climate change

A photo of a woman walking past a store advertising free flu shots.

<乌鸦传媒>How to Help Patients Navigate a Newly Complex Vaccine Season

The primary message should focus on the importance of the flu, RSV, and COVID vaccines

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Jill Biden Has COVID; BA.2.86 Less Evasive Than Feared? Jimmy Buffett's Fatal Cancer

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Nurse Suspected of Poisoning; Hospital Mask Mandates Return; Congressman's Cancer Dx

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

An MRI image of the brain and photo of the parasitic roundworm found in the patient.

<乌鸦传媒>Live Worm Removed From Woman's Brain

New infection never before documented in humans

A photo of a male physician holding three vials of differently colored liquids and a syringe.

<乌鸦传媒>Can COVID, Flu, and RSV Shots Be Given at the Same Time?

Here's how experts are strategizing fall vaccines

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Vaccine Skepticism Spreads to Pets; Generics for ADHD Approved; Malaria in Maryland

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

A computer rendering of covid viruses mutating.

<乌鸦传媒>Who Should Get a COVID Booster This Fall?

Experts aren't convinced that younger, healthy people need boosters this season

A computer rendering of bacteria in the bloodstream.

<乌鸦传媒>CDC Issues Sepsis Care Guidance for Hospitals

Every hospital can strengthen the quality of care delivered to these patients, says CDC director

A photo of a nurse in full protective gear tending to a senior COVID patient in a hospital bed.

<乌鸦传媒>CDC Advisory Group Under Fire for Proposed Infection Control Guidelines

Nurse union, occupational health experts, patients say weaker guidelines help only employers

A computer rendering of respiratory syncytial virus particles.

<乌鸦传媒>What to Know About New Tools to Fight RSV

Two vaccines and a monoclonal antibody aim to bring down the burden of RSV

A computer rendering of Plasmodium falciparum parasites inside red blood cells

<乌鸦传媒>Partial Resistance to Therapeutic Mainstay for Malaria on the Rise

Data from Uganda show five mutations increased after cessation of indoor residual spraying

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<乌鸦传媒>NYC Health Chief Aims to Redefine Public Health Post-COVID

Ashwin Vasan, MD, PhD, is making agency changes based on COVID lessons and the city's needs

FDA APPROVED RSV prefusion F protein vaccine (Abrysvo) over a photo of a male nurse preparing to vaccinate a pregnant woman.

<乌鸦传媒>RSV Vaccine Approved for Use in Pregnancy to Protect Infants

Prescribing info has warning about the potential risk for premature birth

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