MedPod Today: Upcoding Concerns; COVID Vax Recs; Med School Credit for Parenting MedPage Today reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics Nov 01, 2024 podcast
Advancing Health in Africa Rob Breiman, MD, discusses his public health work on the continent Oct 31, 2024 video
What's Our Capacity for Measuring Hospital Capacity? With respiratory virus season coming, resumed reporting is critical Oct 31, 2024
First U.S. Case of Bird Flu in a Pig Raises Concerns Over Threat to Humans The infection happened at a backyard farm Oct 31, 2024
Ex-Gov. May Face Charges Over COVID; Autism Dx Up 175%; Can Fasting Help Kidneys? Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Oct 31, 2024
How to Navigate OTC Cold and Flu Drugs A pharmacist and a doctor weigh in on the best options Oct 30, 2024
Old Drugs, New Tricks: The Power of Medication Repurposing COVID highlighted the untapped potential of existing treatments Oct 30, 2024
Colorado Teen Fights Kidney Failure After Eating McDonald's Quarter Pounders Deadly E. coli outbreak has been tentatively traced to contaminated onions Oct 30, 2024
Woman Dies Waiting 40 Hours for Care; NP's Sex Assault Arrest; Violence in Hospitals Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Oct 30, 2024
Ebola-Like Virus Death in the U.S.; Pill Cuts COVID Spread; What Are Healthy Diets? Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Oct 29, 2024
Obesity May Raise Risk of Long COVID in Youth Researchers observed dose-response relationship for increasing BMI and long COVID risk Oct 28, 2024
Pediatric Febrile UTI May Hurt Kidney Function Study also raises question of antibiotic prophylaxis in kids with common congenital anomaly Oct 26, 2024
FDA Approves Novel Treatment for UTIs New oral antibiotic gets a nod for uncomplicated urinary tract infections Oct 25, 2024
At Least 75 People Sickened as Deadly McDonald's E. Coli Outbreak Expands Nearly two dozen people have been hospitalized Oct 25, 2024
Health Departments Struggle to Track Human Cases of Bird Flu, Emails Reveal "We need to take steps today to prevent the worst-case scenario," says expert Oct 25, 2024
Ob/Gyn Attack Caught on Tape; Antidepressant Recall; Onions Eyed as E. Coli Source Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Oct 25, 2024
ACIP Votes to 'Harmonize' Dosing and Interval for Meningococcal B Vaccines Bexsero dosing interval to match that of Trumenba Oct 24, 2024
No Evidence of Human-to-Human H5N1 Transmission in Missouri Case No healthcare workers were infected with the virus, CDC says Oct 24, 2024
ACIP Backs Extra COVID Vax Dose for Seniors, Pneumococcal Vax for Adults 50 and Up CDC advisors also formalize recommendations on extra COVID vaccine doses in the immunocompromised Oct 23, 2024
A Look at Food-Related Illnesses at Restaurants Over the Years While pretty rare for well-known restaurant chains, they do happen Oct 23, 2024
FDA Expands Approval of RSV Vaccine Abrysvo to Include All At-Risk Adults Decision was based on need for RSV protection in younger people with chronic conditions Oct 23, 2024
E. Coli Tied to McDonald's Burgers; 'Goldwater Rule' Doc Weighs In; New Mpox Spreads Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Oct 23, 2024
Oral Cephalosporin May Hold Potential for Early Syphilis Cefixime offers several benefits over penicillin G, researcher says Oct 22, 2024
Asthma Drug Did Not Reduce Symptom Duration in Mild to Moderate COVID Future studies should investigate whether getting montelukast earlier makes a difference Oct 22, 2024
Mpox Vaccine in Teens Generates Robust Immune Response, Proves Safe A vaccine for younger children is urgently needed, researcher says Oct 22, 2024
Novel At-Home Test Diagnoses STIs With 'Lab-Equivalent' Accuracy But is it ready for prime time? Oct 21, 2024
Late ED Doc's Secret Life; Flesh-Eating Bacteria in Florida; COVID Vaccine Lawsuit Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Oct 21, 2024
Biden Administration Proposes Expanded Access to Contraception Private insurers would have to cover all prescribed contraceptives without cost-sharing Oct 21, 2024
RSV Vaccine Tied to Fewer Hospitalizations, ED Visits in Older, High-Risk Adults However, questions remain about durability of vaccine protection, expert says Oct 20, 2024
Shorter Course of Antibiotics Works for Bloodstream Infections With few exceptions, treatment can be shortened to 7 days, researcher says Oct 19, 2024
Novel Monoclonal Antibody Protects Infants Against RSV Clesrovimab reduced severe disease, hospitalizations in preterm and term healthy infants Oct 19, 2024
Rainfall and Mortality; Identifying Risk for Preeclampsia Also in TTHealthWatch: HIV-positive kidney donors Oct 19, 2024 podcast
Whooping Cough in the U.S. Is at a Decade-High Level In Wisconsin, there have been about 1,000 cases so far this year versus a total of 51 last year Oct 19, 2024
Tpoxx No Better Than Placebo for Clade I Mpox "We have no current effective therapies," for mpox, expert warns Oct 18, 2024
How Does This Year's Flu Shot Stack Up? Effectiveness appears to be on a downward trend, CDC data suggest Oct 18, 2024
CDC Reminds Docs About This Flesh-Eating Worm Previously eradicated in the U.S., New World screwworms have been creeping north Oct 18, 2024
Organ Donor Comes Back to Life; New Flu Shot Is Different; Doc Sued for Trans Care Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Oct 18, 2024
Study Offers Clues for Avoiding RMD Flares After COVID Vaccination European registry analysis brings surprises along with the expected Oct 17, 2024
Kids' Neurodevelopment Appears Unharmed by Maternal COVID Infection Study may ease fears about potential neurodevelopmental effects of fetal COVID exposure Oct 17, 2024 video
