Canadian Teen Recovers From Severe H5N1 Bird Flu Infection Physicians provide details on closely watched case Dec 31, 2024
CDC Issues Final Report in Blastomycosis Outbreak Details from the largest-ever U.S. cluster of cases, which occurred at a Michigan paper mill Dec 31, 2024
Jimmy Carter Made Eradicating Guinea Worm Disease a Top Mission Even after entering home hospice care, Carter kept asking for updates Dec 30, 2024
Experts Lament 'Anemic' Response to H5N1, Worried About What 2025 Will Bring A big question will be whether the virus becomes endemic in dairy cattle Dec 30, 2024
Cats Can Get Sick With Bird Flu. Here's How to Protect Them. Virus has been causing mild illness in humans Dec 28, 2024
Bird Flu Virus Likely Mutated Within Louisiana Patient, CDC Says Mutations may allow the virus to better bind to receptors in the upper airways of humans Dec 27, 2024
Eat, Drink, and Be Wary What does the future hold in the wake of recent foodborne fiascos? Dec 27, 2024
FDA Says Decongestant in Many Cold Medicines Doesn't Work. So What Does? A look at the agency's recent moves on a leading decongestant Dec 26, 2024
Public Health Experts Decry Louisiana's Ban on Vaccine Promotion Doctors need to "stand up" for their patients' health, they say Dec 20, 2024
Flu Season Is Underway, as Cases Surge in Some Areas and Vaccinations Lag Thirteen states reported high or very high levels of flu-like illness last week Dec 20, 2024
The Lifesaving Legacy of Vaccines Perri Klass, MD, on vaccine milestones, evolving risks, and how public health protects kids Dec 20, 2024 video
Flu-Like Mystery Disease in Congo Could Be More Than Just Malaria After man dies with hemorrhagic fever symptoms, officials are thinking a virus is at work as well Dec 19, 2024
U.S. Reports First Severe Case of Bird Flu Patient in Louisiana had exposure to backyard poultry Dec 18, 2024
Controversial COVID Paper Retracted; USPSTF's Vitamin D Rec; Medical Abortion Pain Health news and commentary gathered by app staff Dec 18, 2024
The Forgotten Toll of Polio Science and public health turned survival into the norm, says Perri Klass, MD Dec 17, 2024 video
CDC Can't Confirm Suspected Bird Flu Case Tied to Raw Milk California sample tests negative for all types of flu by the time it reaches federal lab Dec 16, 2024
Trump Picks Should 'Steer Clear' of Undermining Polio Vaccine, Mitch McConnell Says Senate Republican leader's statement appears to be directed at Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Dec 16, 2024
FDA Advisors Say More Data Needed for RSV Vaccines in Young Kids A "very complicated situation" after mRNA vaccine trial was halted, expert says Dec 13, 2024
Trump Nearly Backed 16-Week Federal Abortion Ban And other highlights from president elect's interview with Time magazine Dec 12, 2024
Mystery Disease in Congo May Be Malaria but More Testing Needed, Authorities Say More than one disease may be involved, according to WHO director Dec 12, 2024
California Child May Have Bird Flu After Drinking Raw Milk Case stands out for being outside the usual farm work setting Dec 11, 2024
What Happened to the Canadian Teen Who Became Critically Ill With H5N1 Bird Flu? Public health investigation is closed, but officials haven't provided patient updates Dec 10, 2024
Masking Policies Show Clear Impact on Hospital-Onset Respiratory Infections Study links lifting and reintroducing masking policies to infection rate changes Dec 10, 2024 video
'Parasites Simply Had it Coming'; Second U.S. Kid With Bird Flu? Rx for Solar Power Health news and commentary gathered by app staff Dec 10, 2024
How Measles, Whooping Cough, and Worse Could Roar Back on RFK Jr.'s Watch Some experts fear he could "make America sick again" Dec 09, 2024
USDA Orders Nationwide Testing of Milk for Bird Flu In an effort to stop the virus, testing will begin in six states on December 16 Dec 06, 2024
A Mystery Illness Has Killed Dozens in Congo. WHO Experts Are Now Investigating. "First diagnostics are leading us to think it is a respiratory disease," said the health minister Dec 06, 2024
New Clues in CEO's Killing; Time to Worry About Disease X? Ketamine Diversions Grow Health news and commentary gathered by app staff Dec 06, 2024
RNA Interference Therapeutic Shows Promise for Chronic Hepatitis B 23% achieved HBsAg loss with xalnesiran plus immunomodulator, but relapses occurred in some Dec 04, 2024
A Twice-Yearly Shot Could Help End AIDS. But Will It Get to Everyone Who Needs It? Drugmaker to allow sale of generic versions in poor countries, but excluded most of Latin America Dec 02, 2024
HIV Doesn't Cause AIDS and Other Conspiracies RFK Jr. Endorsed He has also claimed Wi-Fi causes cancer and that antidepressants are to blame for mass shootings Dec 02, 2024
Benefits of HPV Vaccination; Contraindications to Newer Obesity Drugs Also in TTHealthWatch: minimum effective dose of pneumococcal vaccines Nov 30, 2024 podcast
Want to Limit Respiratory Virus Infections? Mask and Test in Hospitals Healthcare workers masking makes a difference, study found Nov 27, 2024
Make America Healthy Again: An Unconventional Movement That May Be Having Its Moment Experts raise concern that Trump will parrot untested and unproven public health ideas Nov 26, 2024
CDC Director Urges Focus on Health Threats as Agency Confronts Political Changes Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, will be leaving office in January after about 18 months in the job Nov 26, 2024
Do Not Wash Your Turkey and Other Thanksgiving Tips to Keep Your Food Safe Ways to avoid food-related danger during the holidays Nov 25, 2024
Dr. Oz's Dubious Claims; Bird Flu Found in Raw Milk; Whooping Cough Surges Health news and commentary gathered by app staff Nov 25, 2024
Nationwide Beef Recall; 23% of U.S. Adults Underinsured; Deaths From Tainted Booze Health news and commentary gathered by app staff Nov 22, 2024
Malaria Vaccine Delivered by Mosquito Bite Shows Safety, Efficacy Immunization led to protection against controlled infection in proof-of-concept study Nov 21, 2024
What to Know About Jay Bhattacharya, Trump's Potential NIH Pick Stanford professor is most closely associated with the Great Barrington Declaration Nov 20, 2024