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Infectious Disease

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<乌鸦传媒>Hunt for Hospital Inmate Escapees; Florida Slams CDC Guidance; Oktoberfest CT Scans

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

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<乌鸦传媒>What It Will Really Take to Restore Trust in the CDC

A singular narrative, consistency, and relatability are paramount

<乌鸦传媒>California Misinfo Law Is Destined for the Dustbin

Amendment repeals language, but licensing boards apparently had authority all along

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<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

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Panel Favors Dropping OTC Decongestant

Unanimous vote that the drug is ineffective

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<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

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<乌鸦传媒>This Isn't COVID's Final Act

We must keep the virus, and long COVID, center stage

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<乌鸦传媒>Should You Get the Flu Shot and COVID Booster at the Same Time?

New data shed light

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<乌鸦传媒>Mask Attack Leaves Actor Blind; Diabetes Risk in Night Owls; U.S. Blood Shortage

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

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA OKs Updated COVID Shots

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

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<乌鸦传媒>One PrEP Regimen Linked to Higher Risk of Hypertension, Statin Use Over Another

Use of TAF associated with increased risks within 2 years versus TDF, retrospective study finds

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<乌鸦传媒>COVID Influence May Have Violated First Amendment; New 9/11 Victims; 'Elephant Skin'

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

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC: This Season's Flu Shot Appears Effective Against Serious Cases

Southern Hemisphere data show 52% protection for flu-related hospitalization

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<乌鸦传媒>Dog Bite Deaths Rise, First Lady Tests Negative, Parents Targeted in Fentanyl Deaths

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

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<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>FDA Reviewers Say OTC Decongestant Doesn't Work

But they acknowledge that taking the only shelf-accessible product off the market raises issues

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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

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<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

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<乌鸦传媒>'A Flu' at the U.S. Open? Hmm!

Plus: why I still mask in some, but not all, public situations

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<乌鸦传媒>McConnell's Medical Report; Mask Mandate War Brews; OTC Naloxone Hits Stores

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

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<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

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<乌鸦传媒>Vaccines Not Linked to MS Flare-Ups

Nationwide French study might clear up a decade of doubts

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<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

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<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

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<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

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<乌鸦传媒>Cancer Patients More Likely to Die During COVID Pandemic

Omicron wave was especially deadly, and those with blood cancers at increased risk

<乌鸦传媒>MedPod Today: Texas Abortion Ban Fallout, Movie Docs, and Fall COVID Shots

Three 乌鸦传媒 reporters discuss abortion care, doctors in movies, and fall boosters

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC Details Multidrug-Resistant TB Outbreak in an Unlikely Spot

Kansas outbreak included kids born in the U.S., but most adults came from Micronesia and Guam

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<乌鸦传媒>Post-COVID Cognitive Deficits Linked With Clotting Proteins

Two blood biomarker profiles predicted cognition 6 and 12 months after infection

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<乌鸦传媒>Shorter TB Regimen Misses the Mark

But researchers still see potential for high-dose rifampicin-based treatment strategy

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

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

New infection never before documented in humans

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

Here's how experts are strategizing fall vaccines

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<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

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

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

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<乌鸦传媒>Cause of Bronny James' Cardiac Arrest; Army Doc's Sexual Assault Case; COVID vs Flu

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

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<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 close-up photo of a pulse oximeter on the finger of a man in a hospital bed.

<乌鸦传媒>Pulse Oximetry Inaccuracies Delayed COVID-19 Treatment

Black patients more likely to have an unrecognized need for therapy versus white patients

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<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

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<乌鸦传媒>How Do People Know What Health Information to Believe?

Funding health communication research can empower the public to make informed decisions

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