In a 6-3 decision, the top US court preserved a federal mandate meant to guarantee access to preventive services that get top marks from an influential panel, including cancer screenings. Medscape Medical News
The Supreme Court decided 6-3 to protect no-cost preventive health care today, but major medical organizations warn that the ruling leaves loopholes that could be exploited. The Kennedy v. Braidwood Management Inc. case challenged the...
As I head into my 25th year of working as a clinical infectious diseases pharmacist, one of the most important working relationships of my career is with the infection prevention department. One of my main responsibilities is to lead our...
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week announced that the United States is pulling its funding for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, which says it has vaccinated more than 1.1 billion children in low-income countries in the past 25...
PHOENIX — Aloe vera could be an effective option for disinfecting water lines with data presented at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology annual meeting showing it was comparable to sodium hypochlorite....
With a 97% effective vaccine, 3% of children rely on ‘halos’ of herd immunity protection, clinicians say. Declining vaccination rates will leave them exposed. Medscape
Delayed sepsis diagnosis remains a persistent risk in the NHS, with the health safety watchdog urging reforms to improve recognition, response, and care coordination. Medscape News UK
A US panel’s decision not to recommend the preservative thiomersal won’t affect vaccine availability in Australia, say experts. But it will stoke dangerous anti-vax sentiment Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast...
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 6-3 to uphold South Carolina’s efforts to deny Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood. SCOTUS decided that Medicaid recipients are unable to sue the state for failing to comply with a Medicaid...
The FDA has approved its requested updated versions of expanded warning labels for COVID-19 vaccines. As Healio previously reported, the FDA sent letters to Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech in April, directing them to expand the warning...
Pediatric health experts slam ACIP’s plans to reassess current vaccination schedules for children Robert F Kennedy Jr’s newly appointed vaccine advisory panel is facing criticism from pediatricians after its announcement of plans to...
Taking aim at a longtime target of anti-vaccine activists, CDC advisors said Thursday that the U.S. should not administer influenza vaccines containing thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative used to protect multi-dose vials of vaccine....
Recommendations for chlamydia and gonorrhea in primary care practices are often prescribed against CDC guidelines, according to a study published in Annals of Family Medicine. Chlamydia and gonorrhea are the most common bacterial...
Move comes after health secretary replaced advisory board with ideological allies and several vaccine skeptics Robert F Kennedy Jr ’s reconstituted vaccine advisory panel recommended a new treatment to prevent respiratory syncytial virus...
A recent study shows that previously healthy children and adolescents who recovered from SARS-CoV-2 infection face an elevated risk of developing type 1 diabetes in the following 6 months. Medscape News UK
An analysis of over 13 million people in England indicates that severe COVID-19 cases requiring hospitalisation markedly increase the risk for long-term renal damage. Medscape News UK
Clinical trial data suggest balneotherapy may improve symptoms of fatigue, pain, and anxiety in patients with long COVID and rheumatic diseases. Medscape Medical News
The addition of molnupiravir or nirmatrelvir-ritonavir to usual care does not reduce 28-day mortality or improve other clinical outcomes in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Medscape Medical News
Outbreaks have been reported in Austria, Czechia, Hungary, and Slovakia, with apparent cross-border and person-to-person transmission. Medscape Medical News
The chair of the CDC’s newly remade vaccine advisory committee said Wednesday that the committee will be reviewing existing vaccine recommendations and assessing whether people receive too many shots, raising concern among experts....
Senators questioned Susan Monarez, PhD, about a range of topics Wednesday during a hearing to assess her nomination to be the next director of the CDC. Monarez expressed some support for HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s changes at...
A lesson we learned from COVID is that politicians must do better at educating the public with accurate health information if we hope to prevent and combat future pandemics, Sanders says. Medscape
Integrating advances in medical technology with the human touch will drive big changes in medical exams and the doctor-patient relationship, Sanders says. Medscape
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's revamped vaccine advisory panel on Wednesday postponed its vote on the use of respiratory syncytial virus therapies to... Reuters Health Information
More than 15% of individuals living with HIV and cancer have not received recommended first-line cancer therapy, according to results of a retrospective analysis. Among patients with HIV and cancer, those who lived in the lowest...
U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for director of the CDC was pulled into political contention over U.S. vaccine policy on Wednesday, describing the medications as... Reuters Health Information
Viruses closely related to the deadly MERS coronavirus are lurking in bats and one group, known as HKU5, may be just one mutation away from making the jump to humans. A new study reveals how these viruses bind to cell receptors and even...
Nearly three-quarters of infants were immunized against respiratory syncytial virus through maternal vaccination or nirsevimab during the first season those products were available, according to data from 10 U.S. health systems. “The...
Implementing an antimicrobial stewardship program safely reduces IV antibiotic use, hospital stay, and broad-spectrum antibiotic use in children with acute haematogenous bone and joint infections. Medscape News UK
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all 17 members of a national vaccine advisory board, naming eight new members of his choosing and upending the process for... Reuters Health Information
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s newly reconstituted vaccine advisory panel said during its first meeting on Wednesday that it would study the schedule of... Reuters Health Information
Health insurers are considering new expert sources to help determine which vaccines to pay for as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. begins to revise government recommendations for inoculations. Reuters Health Information
While figures like Steve Bannon have exploited the issue, scientists have done themselves no favours by shutting down legitimate inquiry More than five years after the Covid-19 pandemic was declared, its origins remain a subject of...
On Wednesday, the eight new members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will begin a 2-day meeting in Atlanta that could have an impact on the availability of some vaccines. In addition to the new members, the...
Scientists have uncovered a stealthy tactic used by the SARS-CoV-2 virus: one of its proteins can leap from infected cells to healthy ones, effectively tricking the immune system into attacking the body’s own tissues.
The FDA expanded the approval of the SONU Band to include the treatment of patients aged 12 years and older with moderate to severe nasal congestion due to allergic or nonallergic rhinitis, according to a company press release. This...
“Push through.” Noelle K. LoConte, MD, FASCO, repeated that message to herself over and over again. The clinic had limited staff due to a national holiday, and LoConte, associate professor in the division of hematology, medical oncology...
WASHINGTON — HHS and health insurance plans announced commitments to streamline, simplify and reduce prior authorizations, ultimately lessening administrative burdens and improving access to care. According to a press release from...
PHOENIX — A video clip depicting the transmission of Clostridioides difficile won the film festival at the Association for Professionals in Infection Prevention and Epidemiology annual meeting. “Chain of Transmission with Clostridioides...
Colistin, a last-resort antibiotic, is losing its power due to rising resistance—and the culprits might be hiding in your seafood dinner. A University of Georgia research team discovered colistin-resistance genes in bacteria found in...
‘For most of the ones I feed, I just feel a little sensation,’ says the University of Melbourne medical entomologist Australia news live: latest politics updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Dr Véronique...
PHOENIX — Biodegradable nitrile gloves are as safe and reliable as standard gloves and, according to a presenter, offer an opportunity to reduce the amount of nonbiodegradable medical waste deposited in landfills. “A lot of health care...
Researchers have provided more evidence that mpox virus can be passed from a pregnant mother to her child. There remain limited data about vertical transmission of mpox from mother to baby, but Mark A. Turrentine, MD, professor of...
Three people have died in a multistate Listeria outbreak linked to refrigerated chicken fettuccini alfredo meals, the CDC said. The ongoing outbreak has resulted in a total of 17 cases and 16 hospitalizations in 13 states, according to a...
Researchers from MIT and Scripps have unveiled a promising new HIV vaccine approach that generates a powerful immune response with just one dose. By combining two immune-boosting adjuvants alum and SMNP the vaccine lingers in lymph nodes...
Researchers investigating the enigmatic and antibiotic-resistant Pandoraea bacteria have uncovered a surprising twist: these pathogens don't just pose risks they also produce powerful natural compounds. By studying a newly discovered...