Doctors, Scientists Saw Uptick in Online Harassment During the Pandemic "These are actually serious attacks," researcher says Jun 14, 2023
Next COVID Vaccine Should Only Target XBB Strains, FDA Staff Says Agency reviewers recommend monovalent shot for 2023-2024 booster campaign Jun 13, 2023
States Must Stop Criminalizing Medicine, AMA Delegates Say "This is unacceptable...and it's time for us to push back" Jun 11, 2023
Did FDA Apply Rigorous Standards in Approving Paxlovid? Evidence for all relevant studies should be accessible Jun 09, 2023
Daylong N95 Masking Alters Heart Rate, Respiration However, observations do not fall into territory of harm, according to exercise physiologists Jun 09, 2023
House Democrats, Republicans Spar Over Changes Needed for CDC Both sides accuse the other of politicizing the issue Jun 08, 2023
How Vax Skeptics Sow Doubt; Gun Death Every 11 Minutes; 90210 Star's Cancer Spreads Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Jun 08, 2023
CDC: Children's Brain Infections Rose Last Winter, but Remained Rare Respiratory infection, sinusitis often precede abscesses Jun 02, 2023
Missouri Doc Murdered? Biden's Pick for CDC Chief; COVID Immunity in 96% of U.S. Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Jun 02, 2023
Fired COVID Whistleblower Doesn't Want to Settle His Case Ming Lin, MD, says he wants an admission of wrongdoing instead of millions Jun 01, 2023
Long COVID Cognitive, Depressive Symptoms Tied to Brain Inflammation Marker PET scans suggest gliosis may accompany persistent neurocognitive symptoms May 31, 2023
Overuse of Some Disinfectants Can Do More Harm Than Good Health systems must eliminate unnecessary uses of QACs May 30, 2023
COVID Outbreak at CDC Meeting Grows; 14 Cancer Drugs in Shortage; Human Organ Sales Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff May 30, 2023
FDA Approves First Oral Antiviral Drug for COVID-19 After widespread use for more than a year, Paxlovid gains full agency blessing May 25, 2023
Uninsured Rate Hits Record Low of 8.3% But that number will slowly rise as pandemic health insurance protections unwind, experts say May 24, 2023
How Black Americans Lost 80 Million Years of Life Over the Past Two Decades Groundbreaking study finds 1.63 million excess deaths in U.S. Black population over 22 years May 24, 2023 video
Leading Through Crisis at the WHO Soumya Swaminathan, MD, discusses COVID misinformation and being the WHO's first chief scientist May 23, 2023 podcast
A COVID Test Medicare Scam May Be a Trial Run for Further Fraud The temporary pandemic benefit could have lingering consequences for seniors May 21, 2023
Health Professionals React to the End of the COVID Public Health Emergency What's the one thing the COVID-19 pandemic has changed in your practice? May 19, 2023 video
Physical Medicine Academy Issues Guidance on Long COVID Neurologic Symptoms Clinicians need to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, PM&R specialists say May 18, 2023
Heart Transplants From Active COVID Donors Linked With Higher Mortality Outcomes from donors with recently resolved COVID similar to those without SARS-CoV-2, however May 17, 2023
Masking Yields Small Reduction in COVID Risk, Review Concludes Surgical masks or N95s should still be worn in healthcare settings, urge editorial authors May 15, 2023
Are We Ready for the Long COVID Long-Haul? The COVID public health emergency may be over, but this condition isn't going away May 14, 2023
Sleep Apnea Patients Prone to Higher Long COVID Risk Study suggests close monitoring of adults with obstructive sleep apnea May 12, 2023
As the COVID PHE Ends, Here's What Doctors Are Carrying Forward Responses range the spectrum, from asking patients to mask, to not changing a thing May 10, 2023
Removing the COVID Blindfold A few lessons learned as we move beyond the public health emergency May 10, 2023
What Will Change Now That the Public Health Emergency Is Ending? Experts Weigh In Medicaid and telehealth are among the big areas to watch May 10, 2023
Data Leaked From Conservative Docs Group; Anti-Vax Legal Network; Cutting Copay Help This past week in healthcare investigations May 10, 2023
Controversial Coronavirus Grant; AI Spots Pancreatic Cancer Risk; Temporary DEA Rule Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff May 10, 2023
Gut Bacteria Cocktail Helps Long COVID Oral treatment alleviates symptoms better than placebo May 09, 2023
How Should the U.S. Prepare for the Next Pandemic? Pandemic response is in the crosshairs as Congress seeks to reauthorize a major funding bill May 08, 2023
Neurologic Long COVID Patients Show Immune Dysregulation Autonomic dysfunction also emerges, NIH study shows May 08, 2023
Experts Warn of COVID Threat; Cancer Near KS Spill; Elsevier Experts Quit in Protest Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff May 08, 2023
Molnupiravir and Long COVID; Shortness of Breath After COVID Infection Also in TTHealthWatch: beta-blockers after myocardial infarction May 06, 2023 podcast
CDC Director to Resign Walensky gives no reason for her departure, which will take effect at the end of June May 05, 2023
COVID Drops to Fourth Leading Cause of Death, CDC Says Virus-linked deaths in 2022 dipped below those caused by unintentional injury May 04, 2023
No Masks in Long COVID Study? Participants Aren't Happy Stanford says masks are no longer mandatory, but are recommended May 03, 2023
CDC Investigates Its Own Outbreak; Alzheimer's Drug Wins; Submerged Hospital Found Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff May 03, 2023
Higher BMI Tied to Other Severe Respiratory Infections Too Along with COVID, increased risks seen with upper and lower respiratory tract infections May 02, 2023
Why Is One Dose Suddenly Enough for the mRNA COVID Vaccines? FDA and CDC have made yet another questionable decision May 02, 2023