Should you get a monkeypox vaccine? There have been more than 2,500 confirmed U.S. cases of monkeypox since the outbreak began in May, with public health experts urging people who … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
Urgent questions arise about how care of pregnant women with cancer will change in states where women are unable to terminate pregnancies View original article Contributor: Gina Kolata
The global pandemic isn’t the only current example of what happens when vaccine skepticism and misinformation infect the public. Childhood vaccination rates around the world are also experiencing their largest drop in three decades. And on July 21, another viral disease with remarkably effective vaccines to prevent it made a very unwelcome appearance. A single … Read more
It’s getting harder to avoid COVID-19, thanks to the dominance of BA.5 in the U.S. and the growing number of other Omicron subvariants. Fortunately, Pfizer’s antiviral treatment Paxlovid can minimize illness from the disease. But it’s not meant for everyone. Only those who are at increased risk for severe disease from COVID-19 qualify for the … Read more
In June, when it became clear that the U.S. monkeypox outbreak that had begun a month before was not going to just peter out, federal officials met the outbreak with confidence. The pool of at-risk people seemed to be relatively shallow—mostly limited to men who had sex with other men, anyone who had other close … Read more
The two young children, believed to have gotten infected through household transmission, ‘are doing well,’ CDC director says. View original article Contributor: Lena H. Sun
Reformulated shots would target the now-dominant omicron subvariants of the coronavirus. View original article Contributor: Laurie McGinley
The president’s symptoms improved somewhat, a day after he tested positive for Covid-19. View original article Contributor: Michael D. Shear and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
Two people infected with the virus died in Ghana last month, though no other cases were found, experts said. The disease’s fatality rate is high. View original article Contributor: April Rubin
Factors associated with Chinese herbal medicine use among middle-aged and older women with arthritis: evidence from China | Scientific Reports Nature.com >View original article Contributor: