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'A Flu' at the U.S. Open? Hmm!

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

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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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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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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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Can COVID, Flu, and RSV Shots Be Given at the Same Time?

Here's how experts are strategizing fall vaccines

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Who Should Get a COVID Booster This Fall?

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

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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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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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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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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.

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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Masking Approaches in Healthcare Should Be Reconsidered, Experts Say

But not everyone thinks changes are needed yet

What You Don't Know About Leprosy

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

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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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'Blue Legs' Yet Another Long COVID Symptom?

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

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A 'Few Bad Apple' Docs Spread COVID Misinformation on Social Media

Findings are still "extraordinarily damning," one doctor says

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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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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

Doc Who Said COVID Vax Magnetized People Has License Suspended

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

Two Doctors Will Lose ABIM Certification for Allegedly Spreading False Information

FLCCC Alliance founders Marik and Kory decried the move

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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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What to Know About the 'Eris' Variant

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

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Measles Outbreak Racked Up Dozens of Cases in Central Ohio

Outbreak in late 2022 affected almost exclusively unvaccinated children

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Universal Flu Vaccine Candidate Shows Promise in Mid-Stage Trial

Efficacy in range of NIH target, exploratory analysis finds

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Long COVID Persists as a Mass Disabling Event

We must do more to show we care

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Trump COVID Shot Ad Boosted Vaccination in Red Counties

Study authors advocate for using "messengers whose voices might carry special weight"

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Oral Challenge Alone May Be Enough to Rule Out Penicillin Allergy

Faster, cheaper process deemed safe for low-risk patients with questionable allergy label

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Here's Why Raw Milk Is Risky for Kids

"I almost killed my son" giving him raw milk

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Lisa Marie Presley's Cause of Death; End of AIDS? Human-Animal COVID Transmission

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区app staff

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Fired COVID Whistleblower Will Take His Case to Trial With New Lawyers

"I would really regret it, if I didn't at least try to change healthcare"

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Hepatitis C Vaccine Is Essential for Expediting Elimination

Advancements in the pipeline for hepatitis C eradication

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COVID-19 Impaired Fertility Treatments

IVF and sperm injections less effective after infection, Chinese researchers say

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Stem Cell Medical Tourism Leads to Meningitis in MS Patient

Difficult infection took weeks to identify; doctors warn about unproven treatments

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Experts Quell Worries About Locally Acquired Malaria in the U.S.

"It's not the next COVID," one global health expert says

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Fauci's New Gig; Secret World of Penile Enlargement; Malaria Cases Emerge in U.S.

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区app staff

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ACIP Endorses 20-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine for Kids

New high-risk conditions added as well, including chronic kidney disease and asthma

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Ukraine's Mobile Medical Teams Duck Rockets

Public health expert describes pivot to provide medical aid in war-torn Ukraine

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YouTube Removes RFK Jr. Video; Tick-Borne Virus Spreads; Woman in Ecuador Dies Again

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区app staff

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Vaccine Candidate for Chikungunya Virus Safe and Effective

Phase III trial shows seroprotective antibody levels at 6 months in adults

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Did FDA Apply Rigorous Standards in Approving Paxlovid?

Evidence for all relevant studies should be accessible

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