Single-Dose Baloxavir Treatment Can Reduce Influenza Transmission
Transmission of laboratory-confirmed influenza significantly lower with baloxavir versus placebo by day 5
U.S. Faces Largest Measles Outbreak Since 2000
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, April 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The United States is now experiencing its largest measles outbreak since the disease...
Federal Prosecutor Questions Medical Journals Over Alleged Bias
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, April 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — At least three medical journals have received letters from a top federal prosecutor...
Infection Tied to One-Fourth of Deaths With Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Prevalence of infections in the first year of lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes is 7.6 percent
Federal COVID Websites Now Promote Lab Leak Theory
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, April 22, 2025 — The Trump administration has replaced two major federal websites for COVID information with a new...
Antibiotic Noninferior to Ceftriaxone + Azithromycin for Gonorrhea
Neither treatment group had bacterial persistence of urogenital Neisseria gonorrhoeae at test-of-cure
CDC Shuts Down Key Labs for Hepatitis and STI Testing After Layoffs
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, April 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Key labs at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have...
Supreme Court Case Targets Free Preventive Care Provided by the Affordable Care Act
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, April 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Colonoscopy for younger adults. Chest CT scans for lung cancer. Statin medications to...
Vaccine Panel Urges More Protection Against RSV, Meningitis and Chikungunya
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, April 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A panel of federal health experts on Wednesday recommended expanded vaccine options for...
WHO Announces Completion of Draft Pandemic Agreement
Proposal includes steps that need to be taken to strengthen preparedness, readiness, and health system functions and resilience
