Americans over 65 remain the demographic most likely to have received the original series of vaccinations. But fewer are getting the follow-up shots, surveys indicate. View original article Contributor: Paula Span
Mouse experiments at Boston University have spotlighted an ambiguous U.S. policy for research on potentially dangerous pathogens. View original article Contributor: Carl Zimmer and Benjamin Mueller
Despite a recommendation to stay the night in San Diego on Wednesday, Philadelphia’s road-weary players elected to get home as quickly as possible. So far, so good. View original article Contributor: Scott Miller
Asthma isn’t always a quick and easy diagnosis in children. According to a 2014 task force assembled by the American Thoracic Society and the European Respiratory Society, pediatric severe asthma can be diagnosed if a child’s symptoms require treatment with high-dose inhaled corticosteroids plus a second “controller” medication for a full year, and/or systemic corticosteroids … Read more
This week, a federal court in Arkansas is hearing testimony about whether a ban on access to gender-affirming health care passed by the state’s legislature in 2021, and stayed by court injunction, should be upheld or struck down. In Arkansas, up to 1,800 transgender youth under the age of 18 could be prohibited from accessing … Read more
NEW YORK — COVID-19 shots should be added to the lists of recommended vaccinations for kids and adults, a panel of U.S. vaccine experts said Thursday. The panel’s unanimous decision has no immediate effect—COVID-19 shots already are recommended for virtually all Americans. Rather, it would put the shots on the annually updated, formal lists of … Read more
Millions of Americans spend weeks each year sneezing and sniffling due to allergies to seasonal triggers such as tree, grass, or ragweed pollen. And for the subset of people who are allergic to year-round household irritants like dust mites, mold, and cockroaches, any season can turn into allergy season. Allergy symptoms happen when your immune … Read more
RSV, a common cause of cold-like illness in young children, started surging in late summer, months before its typical season from November to early spring. View original article Contributor: Fenit Nirappil
An RSV outbreak is worrying hospitals already preparing for an uptick in variants of another respiratory virus — the one that causes covid-19. View original article Contributor: Ben Brasch
A radiologist with an uncanny visual sense, she revolutionized the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities like Down syndrome. View original article Contributor: Ed Shanahan