USDA Drops Plan to Limit Salmonella in Poultry Products
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, April 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has dropped plans to require poultry companies...
United States Seeing Uptick in Whooping Cough Cases
Number of cases this year has reached 8,485, twice as many as this time last year
Disparities Identified in Linkage to Care for Children With Hepatitis C
Hispanic/Latinx and White children have more than twofold and threefold increased odds of linkage to care, respectively, than Black children
Novavax COVID Vaccine Moves Closer to Full FDA Approval
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, April 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine could soon receive full approval from the U.S. Food and...
California Gives $25 Gift Cards to Boost Bird Flu Testing
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, April 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Health officials in California are now offering gift cards to encourage people near...
HHS Announces Plans to Pay Moderna $176 Million for mRNA Flu Vaccine
Government hopes to be prepared for possible bird flu pandemic or outbreak of other flu variations
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
