Many Patients Expecting Antibiotics for Common Symptoms Lack Knowledge of Risk
Differences in patient education and health literacy also tied to patient expectations
Social Risk Factors Tied to Lower Odds of Receiving Preventive Services
Every unit increase in social risk associated with decreased odds of receiving mammography, Pap test, flu or pneumococcal vaccine, and colonoscopy
CDC Will Test Travelers From Rwanda for Ebola-Like Marburg Virus
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- As health officials work furiously to stem the spread of Marburg virus in...
One-Dose HPV Vaccination Averts Similar Number of Cancers as Two Doses
Under most pessimistic scenario, one dose would avert fewer cervical cancer cases with difference of 3 percent over 100 years
Flu Vaccine Efficacy Examined in Southern Hemisphere Countries
Adjusted vaccine efficacy was 36.5 percent against the predominant subtype A(H3N2) and 37.1 percent against A(H1N1)pdm09
Immunity From Mpox Vaccine May Be Waning
Regardless of one or two doses, mpox antibodies wane by six to 12 months
California Reports Two Cases of Bird Flu in Dairy Workers, a First for the...
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Oct. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- As an outbreak of bird flu among dairy cows continues to spread in...
Progress Toward Cutting Racial Mortality Disparities Stalling, Reversing
Progress reversed due to increase in mortality from external causes, stagnation for cardiovascular diseases
Record Rate of U.S. Kindergartners Failed to Get Recommended Vaccines
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In yet another sign that childhood vaccinations can't be taken for granted, new...
Outbreak of Ebola-Like Marburg Virus in Rwanda Has Killed 8 People
By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A rare, highly contagious Ebola-like virus has claimed eight lives in Rwanda,...
