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Clinicians Star in Off-Broadway Musical About Antimicrobial Resistance

Past and present collide in a show with an important public health message

Sep 06, 2024
A photo of an advertisement for the Lifeline play outside the Signature Theater in New York City.
Mpox Is Back in the News. Here's What Clinicians Need to Know.

This new surge is different, WHO leader says

Sep 04, 2024
 A photo of a boy receiving treatment for mpox at a hospital in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
FDA OKs Updated Novavax COVID Shot

Unlike the mRNA vaccines, protein-based vaccine targets JN.1 strain

Sep 03, 2024
 FDA EUA Novavax COVID-19 vaccine over a photo of a vial of Nuvaxovid and a syringe.
Novel Smart Mask Monitors Exhaled Breath Continuously

Immediate clinical application is unclear, but prototype shows potential

Sep 03, 2024
 A photo of a person wearing the EBCare mask.
With Only Gloves to Protect Them, Farmworkers Say They Tend Sick Cows Amid Bird Flu

Employers fail to provide PPE while concerns grow over undiagnosed cases

Sep 01, 2024
 A photo of a female veterinarian holding her blue rubber gloved hand up to the nose of a dairy cow.
Predicting COVID Outbreaks Via Wastewater; New Medicine for Menopause

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Aug 31, 2024
TTUHSC EL PASO HEALTHWATCH with their logo and photos of Rick Lange, MD, and Elizabeth Tracey
Amid Global Emergency, FDA OKs Another Vaccine for Mpox

"All effective tools" are needed to combat mpox threat, expert says

Aug 30, 2024
 A computer rendering of an Mpox virus particle.
Mold, Insects at Boar's Head Plant Linked to Deadly Listeria Outbreak

Deli meat plant broke food safety rules dozens of times, records show

Aug 30, 2024
An aerial photo of the Boar’s Head processing plant in Jarratt, Virginia.
More Mosquito-Linked Deaths; Historic Cannabis, Hallucinogen Use; Vandy Doc in Space

Health news and commentary gathered by app staff

Aug 30, 2024
Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.
Wegovy Protects Against Deadly COVID Cases

Non-cardiovascular benefits observed in SELECT trial

Aug 30, 2024
ESC over a photo of ExCeL London conference and exhibition center.
Amino Acid Derivative Fails to Eliminate TB Infection in Mid-Stage Trial

However, N-acetylcysteine may improve lung function, small study suggests

Aug 28, 2024
 A computer rendering of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria.
Liveyon CEO Convicted in Stem Cell Scheme That Sickened Many

20 patients became ill after receiving contaminated umbilical cord stem cell products

Aug 28, 2024
A Liveyon REGEN advertisement.
An Unwelcome Souvenir From the Democratic National Convention: COVID

Multiple cases reported on social media; few precautions in evidence at the convention

Aug 28, 2024
A photo of attendees of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
U.S. Records Year's First EEE Virus Death

Case in New Hampshire resident was the state's first in a decade

Aug 28, 2024
A photo of a Cattail mosquito at the Maine Medical Center Research Institute, in South Portland, Maine.
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