Severe COVID Linked to Mental Illness in Weeks, Months After Infection Risks for depression and serious mental illness highest among unvaccinated people Aug 21, 2024
PrEP Scripts Most Likely to Be Filled When Prescribed by ID Specialists Clinicians not specializing in ID could benefit from more PrEP training, researchers say Aug 19, 2024
CDC Alert on Potentially Fatal Virus; Free Abortions at DNC; New COVID Vax Imminent Health news and commentary gathered by app staff Aug 19, 2024
Study Suggests No Overall Increased Risk of MS Relapse After COVID Boosters Only patients who had two or more relapses in the previous 2 years had an increased risk Aug 15, 2024
Where Harris and Trump Stand on Top Issues in Healthcare From abortion to drug prices to gun control, here's how the presidential candidates stack up Aug 13, 2024
CDC: Vaccine Coverage Still Lags for Some Children "We need to do more," says agency's chief medical officer Aug 13, 2024
Why Measles Is 'Coming in Hot' in 2024 "We've seen data showing that vaccination rates across the board globally have dropped" Aug 13, 2024 video
Benzene in Cold Med; Male Cancer Death to Rise 93%; Mail-Order Drugs Compromised? Health news and commentary gathered by app staff Aug 13, 2024
First Walgreens Pharmacists File to Join New National Union Pharmacists, technicians at a Walgreens store in Vancouver, Washington are organizing Aug 12, 2024
CDC Action 'Likely Unlawful'; RFK Jr. Loses in Court; 24 Years for Urgent Care Doc Health news and commentary gathered by app staff Aug 12, 2024
PBMs Are Stacking the Deck Against Patients and Independent Physician Practices Infusion services and other therapies must be delivered without delay Aug 11, 2024
Mpox Is Becoming More Deadly. We Need Global Action Now to Prevent Another Pandemic. A new, more dangerous variant has emerged Aug 09, 2024
Sugar Substitute and Blood Clots; Bacteria in Microwaves; Lives Saved by COVID Vax Health news and commentary gathered by app staff Aug 09, 2024
CDC: Kids' Routine Vaccinations Prevented Half a Billion Illnesses Since 1994 And every $1 spent on childhood vaccinations saved about $11, agency says Aug 08, 2024
Alternative PBMs Arise to Compete With the 'Big Three' Competitors say their per-member, per-month payment model is fairer to employers and insurers Aug 07, 2024
Giving RSV and Flu Vaccines Together Led to Adequate Immune Responses Co-administration generally safe, could reduce vaccine burden, researchers say Aug 07, 2024
Docs Should Start Getting Ready For Upcoming Respiratory Virus Season Updated COVID vax coming soon, not too early to pre-order vaccines, CDC director says Aug 06, 2024
Tim Walz Beat COVID Skeptic Doc in 2022 Race for Governor Scott Jensen, MD, spoke out against vaccines, masking, and school and business closures Aug 06, 2024
Drugstores Tinker With New Looks as Usual Way of Doing Business Faces Challenges Analysts say companies are still learning what makes money and resonates with customers Aug 06, 2024
Physician Fights Insurer to Cover Her Baby's Brain Cancer Treatment Blue Cross of Idaho denied coverage for costly drug multiple times Aug 02, 2024
PBMs Overpay Their Own Pharmacies to the Detriment of Insurers, Taxpayers, FTC Says But the interim report was criticized by business owners and the PBM trade group Aug 01, 2024
Trust in Doctors Crashed During the COVID Pandemic -- And Remains Low Putting financial motives over patient care was top reason for patient mistrust, survey found Jul 31, 2024
Fauci Still Masks: Here's When and Why Former NIAID director also discusses HIV and flu antivirals, his third COVID infection, and more Jul 30, 2024 video
Dementia Risk Drops With Shingles Vaccine Recombinant shingles vaccine tied to 164 additional days without dementia diagnosis Jul 25, 2024
IG Live July 19: Measles, Bird Flu, COVID, Oh My! Experts unpack what recent outbreaks mean for public health Jul 18, 2024
Long COVID Risk Has Fallen, Largely Attributable to Vaccine Rollout However, metabolic and gastrointestinal sequelae increased among the unvaccinated Jul 18, 2024
We've Been Here Before: The Politicization of Drug Pricing Ensuring medication access does not have to come at the cost of innovation Jul 16, 2024
Should U.S. Farmworkers Get Bird Flu Shots? Some Experts Say Yes Opinions remain divided while CDC continues wait-and-see approach Jul 14, 2024
Extreme Heat and Some Medicines Can Be a Risky Combo: Here's What to Know A look at common heat-related problems and solutions Jul 14, 2024
Smartphone App Decreased Distracted Driving and Other Noteworthy Studies This Week This piece is devoted to four exceptional papers in JAMA Network Open Jul 13, 2024
Transactional Pharmacies Are Letting Patients Down Retail pharmacies should be more committed to improving patient health Jul 10, 2024
Maternal RSV Vaccine Appears Safe, Real-World Study Finds However, vaccine was associated with modest risk of maternal hypertensive disorders Jul 08, 2024
Prevalence of Asthma Symptoms Lower for Kids Who Got COVID Vax Data further support recommendations to vaccinate, physician says Jul 03, 2024
Fecal Bacteria at U.S. Beaches; America's Hoarding Problem; Nasal COVID Vax Trial Health news and commentary gathered by app staff Jul 02, 2024
No Increase in Birth Defects With First-Trimester COVID Shot Experts call results from retrospective analysis "reassuring" Jul 01, 2024
Can Individual States Effectively Cap Prescription Drug Costs? In 11 states, prescription drug affordability boards are attempting just that Jun 28, 2024
CDC Advisors Back Updated COVID, Flu Vaccines for the Fall ACIP also votes to recommend new pneumococcal vaccine for adults Jun 28, 2024
Supreme Court Rejects Purdue Pharma Settlement That Shielded Sacklers In a 5-4 decision, justices blocked an agreement with victims and state and local governments Jun 27, 2024
ACIP Makes Changes to Adult RSV Vaccine Recommendations Committee ditches shared decision-making, moves to risk-based approach Jun 26, 2024