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<乌鸦传媒>Diagnostic CV Procedures Rebounded After Dipping in 2020

U.S. procedural volumes exceeded March 2019 levels by 4% in April 2021

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<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

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<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

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<乌鸦传媒>I Just Got Over COVID. Do I Need an Updated Shot?

And if I do, how long should I wait?

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<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

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

Also in TTHealthWatch: CVD death and obesity

<乌鸦传媒>Social Media Giant's Efforts to Stymie Antivax Content Had Mixed Results

Facebook aimed to tackle misinformation, but did it work?

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<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

<乌鸦传媒>Paul Offit Goes Off on Religious Vaccine Exemptions

Mississippi "loophole" may allow people to avoid vaccination for any reason at all

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<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

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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>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>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

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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>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>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>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>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>CDC Issues Sepsis Care Guidance for Hospitals

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

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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>What to Know About New Tools to Fight RSV

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

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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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<乌鸦传媒>Masking Approaches in Healthcare Should Be Reconsidered, Experts Say

But not everyone thinks changes are needed yet

<乌鸦传媒>What You Don't Know About Leprosy

As concern mounts over increasing cases in Florida, experts set the record straight

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<乌鸦传媒>Doc Suspended for COVID Misinfo Sues, Cites Freedom of Speech

Meryl Nass, MD, of Maine, filed a legal complaint against the state's medical board

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<乌鸦传媒>'Blue Legs' Yet Another Long COVID Symptom?

Researchers call for more awareness of all types of dysautonomia in long COVID

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<乌鸦传媒>A 'Few Bad Apple' Docs Spread COVID Misinformation on Social Media

Findings are still "extraordinarily damning," one doctor says

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<乌鸦传媒>An Evolutionary Perspective on Why the Lab Leak Theory Is Wrong

It's the initial outbreak that tells us what we need to know

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<乌鸦传媒>Delayed Period After COVID Shot? It's the Same With COVID-19 Infection

Temporary effect of about 1 day was similar for both, researchers say

<乌鸦传媒>Doc Who Said COVID Vax Magnetized People Has License Suspended

Sherri Tenpenny, DO, "refused" to cooperate with investigation by Ohio's medical board

<乌鸦传媒>Two Doctors Will Lose ABIM Certification for Allegedly Spreading False Information

FLCCC Alliance founders Marik and Kory decried the move

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<乌鸦传媒>Doctors Facing Discipline for COVID Misinfo Sue State Medical Board

Three doctors are alleged to have given patients unproven treatments, including ivermectin

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<乌鸦传媒>What to Know About the 'Eris' Variant

EG.5 variant gaining ground in the U.S. and U.K.

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