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<乌鸦传媒>What Will It Take to Get Pregnant Women Vaccinated?

Lifelong education is essential

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA's Revolving Door; 2.4 Million Excess Deaths; Can Anorexia Be 'Terminal'?

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

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<乌鸦传媒>Fecal Transplants in Kidney Recipients Reduced Resistant Pathogens

Multidrug resistant organisms replaced by competing antibiotic-susceptible relatives

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<乌鸦传媒>Situs Inversus Cases Rise After China Lifts Zero-COVID Policy

Experts in the U.S. weigh in on early observations at two Chinese centers

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<乌鸦传媒>Trump Calls for 'Mental Institutions'; Masks Reduce COVID; U.S. Infant Deaths Rise

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

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC Backs Hepatitis C Screening for Kids Exposed in the Womb

New recommendations aim to detect HCV earlier, so treatment can promptly begin

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<乌鸦传媒>What to Know About the JN.1 Variant

Descendant of BA.2.86 has a known immune-evasive mutation

<乌鸦传媒>Chinese Compound for MI?; Knee Pain Management

Also in TTHealthWatch: a new colorectal cancer screening test

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<乌鸦传媒>COVID Upended Bronchiolitis Admission Patterns in Kids

Admission rates and seasonality of common airway infections changed since 2020

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<乌鸦传媒>Skipping Hand Hygiene Before Donning Gloves May Be Just as Safe, Trial Suggests

Adherence to infection prevention strategy was better in hospital units asked to directly glove

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<乌鸦传媒>Probiotics for Preterm Infants Could Pose Serious Danger, FDA Warns

Abbott, Infinant Health sent warning letters about their products

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<乌鸦传媒>Tinnitus Worsens for Vaccine Scientist Who Points to Onset After COVID Vax

Gregory Poland, MD, said his tinnitus got worse after COVID infection

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC Panel Backs Broader Use of Mpox Vaccine

And ACIP also recommended use of the new pentavalent meningitis shot

A photo of nurses tending to a man receiving mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit.

<乌鸦传媒>Inhaled Antibiotic Cuts Risk of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Also led to lower rate of ventilator-related complications versus placebo

A photo of a nurse in full protective gear checking on her patient in the COVID intensive care unit.

<乌鸦传媒>Vitamin C Flops for Severe COVID-19

Trial data suggest chance of harm significantly greater than small possibility of efficacy

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<乌鸦传媒>Fauci to Pediatricians: You Have a 'Reservoir of Trust' With the Public

Fauci accepts honorary fellowship at AAP plenary session

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

<乌鸦传媒>Cruise Line Found Negligent About COVID; Dialysis Machine Recall; MRI Injures Nurse

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

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<乌鸦传媒>Convalescent Plasma Improves Survival in COVID Patients With ARDS, New Trial Shows

Might be one treatment option for the sickest of patients

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

<乌鸦传媒>Counterfeit Ozempic; Mary Lou Retton Discharged; No Such Thing as Free Will?

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

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<乌鸦传媒>Tropical Parasite May Be Endemic in Texas

CDC identifies distinct genetic sequence for Leishmania mexicana in non-travelers

A photo of a unhappy-looking little girl holding up a positive COVID test.

<乌鸦传媒>Kids With COVID Infectious for About 3 Days

Small study finds no difference in infectiousness by vaccination status with Omicron variant

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<乌鸦传媒>COVID Vax During Pregnancy Linked to Lower Risk of Poor Neonatal Outcomes

Study provides reassurance on vaccine safety during all trimesters

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

<乌鸦传媒>Misinfo Removal Continues; New Meningitis Vax Approved; Long COVID and Menopause

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

<乌鸦传媒>Carbohydrates and Long-Term Weight Change; Value of Cardiac Transfers

Also in TTHealthWatch: reducing infections in joint replacement

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<乌鸦传媒>Fancy Nasal Suction Device Makes Little Difference in Infant Bronchiolitis

No improvement over minimal suction for bronchiolitis revisits, feeding, sleeping

<乌鸦传媒>Should Scientists Openly Debate Vaccine Policies?

Paul Offit, MD, says it is the obligation of scientists and physicians to "point to the truth"

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

<乌鸦传媒>CVS Pulls Phenylephrine Cold Meds; Doc's Murder/Suicide; Red Meat and Diabetes

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

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<乌鸦传媒>COVID Viral Load Peaks Later Now Than Early in Pandemic

Peak on day 4 of symptoms, rather than day 1, has implications for rapid tests, experts say

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<乌鸦传媒>Paxlovid Priced at $1,390! Snoozing the Alarm and Health; Medical Aid Heads to Gaza

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

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<乌鸦传媒>Beefed-Up Antibiotic Prophylaxis No Help for Post-Arthroplasty Infections

And adding vancomycin to cefazolin may have increased surgical-site infections after knee surgery

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<乌鸦传媒>What to Know About the HV.1 Variant

Experts are taking a different approach to new COVID variants these days, researcher says

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

<乌鸦传媒>Possible Cause of Long COVID 'Brain Fog'; Nursing Shortage Real? Drinking Salt Water

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

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<乌鸦传媒>The Case for a Yearly COVID Booster Shot

New analysis of Moderna's COVE trial looked at best time for boosters

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<乌鸦传媒>Novel Vaccines Promising for Chikungunya, Cytomegalovirus

Trials meet all primary aims, poising them to advance toward clinical use

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<乌鸦传媒>Antibiotic Combo for Acute Infection Cleared of Kidney Risk

Use of cefepime meanwhile resulted in more neurological dysfunction

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<乌鸦传媒>Single Dose of Antibiotic Cured Early Syphilis, Even in Those With HIV

One dose proved noninferior to triple-dose regimen in randomized trial

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<乌鸦传媒>I Lost My Baby Brother to RSV, Others Don't Have To

Two new tools can prevent tens of thousands of hospitalizations and deaths

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<乌鸦传媒>Mixed Signals for Paxlovid and Long COVID Risk in CDC Study

Antiviral protected older at-risk patients, but appeared to increase risk in teens

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<乌鸦传媒>Suzanne Somers Dies; FDA Plans to Ban Hair Relaxers; Health Worker Minimum Wage

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

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<乌鸦传媒>RSV Vaccine Maintains Efficacy Across Two Seasons in Seniors

And second dose after 1 year appeared to add no extra protection

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