U.S. Senate Confirms Infection Expert as New CDC Director
By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, July 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — After months with an appointed caretaker, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...
COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Aid Outcomes in Patients With Cancer
Boosters tied to significant protection from severe COVID-19
Boy Dies From Brain-Eating Amoeba After Swimming in S.C. Lake
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, July 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A 12-year-old South Carolina boy has died after being infected by a rare,...
Consensus Offers Best Practices for Post-COVID-19 Residual Abnormalities on Chest CT
Term 'post-COVID-19 residual lung abnormality' should be used instead of 'interstitial lung abnormality' for describing post-COVID-19 abnormalities
U.S. to Remove Mercury Preservative From Flu Jabs
By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, July 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — It's official: The controversial preservative thimerosal will be stripped from all flu vaccines distributed...
More Than Half of Infants Diagnosed With HIV Did Not Receive Postnatal HIV Prophylaxis
Researchers say findings point to gaps in prenatal HIV detection; the majority of infants not treated for HIV infection after birth were Black
More Than 110,000 Rich’s Ice Cream Bars Recalled Due to Listeria Risk
By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, July 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More than 100,000 Rich's Ice Cream Co. bars have been recalled due to...
Tuna Recalled in Seven States Over Listeria Fears
By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, July 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Two types of tuna sold in seven states are being recalled due to listeria concerns.The...
Shortened BDLC Regimen Not Noninferior for Drug-Resistant TB
Six or nine months of bedaquiline, delamanid, linezolid, and clofazimine was not noninferior to longer standard of care
35 Percent of Eligible Children Receive RSV Prophylaxis With Nirsevimab
Older age, Black race, very low Child Opportunity Index, public insurance linked to lower rates of nirsevimab receipt
