Studies Examine Cost-Effectiveness of Maternal RSV Vaccination, Nirsevimab in Infants
Seasonal maternal RSV vaccination may be cost-effective, as well as nirsevimab, particularly for those with higher risks
President-Elect Trump Names His Picks to Head the CDC and FDA
In addition, the president-elect has chosen his nominee for surgeon general
Bird Flu Virus in Canadian Teen Shows Mutations That Could Help It Spread Among...
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Nov. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In a development that health experts have warned might come, Canadian officials report...
Woman Receives World’s First Robotic Double-Lung Transplant
By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Nov. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A 57-year-old woman with COPD has received the world's first fully robotic...
Optimal Timing of Maternal RSV Vaccine Determined to Be at Least Five Weeks Before...
Maternal vaccination two to three or three to four weeks before delivery linked to lower cord:maternal transfer ratios versus at least five weeks
Study Assesses Risk for 28-Day Hospitalization for Adults With RSV
In three databases, 4.5, 6.0, and 6.2 percent of medically attended RSV patients experienced 28-day all-cause hospitalization
Four Million Americans Could Lose Health Coverage Once ACA Credits Expire
By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- If Congress lets health care tax credits established during the pandemic expire,...
Surgeon General Says U.S. Smoking Rates Have Tumbled, But Not for Everyone
By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Although the United States has made significant headway in curbing cigarette smoking...
President-Elect Trump to Pick Mehmet Oz to Head CMS
Oz worked as a heart surgeon before helming a hugely successful daytime talk show, focused on health and medicine
Metformin Use Tied to Lower Rate of Asthma Attacks
Further reductions seen with the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists
