Mpox Spread in Congo May Be Slowing
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In an early sign that the mpox outbreak in Africa might be ebbing,...
Multiple Penicillin Courses Linked to Modestly Lower Risk for Parkinson Disease
Increase in PD risk seen in association with exposure to two or more courses of antifungals one to five years prior
In a National First, an Idaho Health Department Is Refusing to Give COVID Vaccines
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In what may be a first for the United States, a regional public...
Policies About Late-Career Physicians Are Considered Successful
Policies varied in the testing required, funding, processes after a positive screening result, and decision-making around concerning results
Pandemic-Linked Worldwide Declines in Childhood Vaccination Not Yet Recovered
Global coverage with first and third doses of DTPcv and measles-containing vaccine stagnated during 2022-2023
Flu Vaccine Coverage 80.7 Percent for Health Workers in Acute Care Hospitals
Coverage lower among health care personnel at nursing homes, while coverage for COVID-19 2023-24 vaccine was much lower
Micronized Amnion/Chorion Aids Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome
Sustained response seen up to six months after injection
Bird Flu Infection Confirmed in a Pig for First Time in U.S.
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in poultry and dairy cows in...
CDC Confirms Onions as Source of McDonald’s E. Coli Outbreak; Cases Rise to 90...
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Onions spread on McDonald's Quarter Pounders are the definite source of an outbreak...
First Cases of Sexually Transmitted Ringworm Reported in the U.S.
All five known cases involved men who have sex with men; the rashes cleared up with antifungal treatments
