FDA Panel OKs New COVID Vaccine for Fall
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Wednesday recommended updating the...
Patient in Mexico Dies From First Known Human Infection of H5N2 Strain of Bird...
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A 59-year-old person in Mexico is the first human in the world known...
CDC Recommends Doxycycline PEP for Gay Men, Transgender Women
Men who have sex with men and transgender women should be offered a prescription for doxy PEP for preventing STIs
Excess Mortality Persisted in Western World From 2020 Through 2022
Excess deaths continued in 2022 when most COVID-19 containment measures were lifted and COVID-19 vaccines were continued
Cucumbers Sold in 14 States Recalled Over Salmonella Concerns
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A company recall has been issued for cucumbers sold in 14 states because...
CDC Reports Third Dairy Worker Infected With Bird Flu, Risk to Public Remains ‘Low’
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, May 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows, there's been a...
At-School Vaccination Boosts HPV Vaccination Coverage
No significant effect seen for increasing adolescent, parent, and provider education
Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing Identified in Safety-Net Populations
Second study describes inappropriate prescribing in emergency departments in the United States
2007 to 2019 Saw Increase in Inflation-Adjusted Health Care Spending
From 2007 to 2019, medical burden increased from 23.5 to 26.4 percent for low-income families and from 5.4 to 6.5 percent for higher-income families
Preparedness for HPAI A(H5N1) Virus Varies Across Jurisdictions
91 percent of jurisdictions reported monitoring exposed persons; difficulties in monitoring include personnel shortages, lack of funding
