January 7, 2026
(CNN) – Flu continues to bring misery across the US, with all but four states showing high or very high levels of activity as a new virus strain called subclade K continues to spread. By another measure – visits to … Read More
January 7, 2026
Clinical Ethics (vol. 20, no. 4, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
January 6, 2026
(KFF Health News) – Just three of the six immunizations the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it will no longer routinely recommend — against hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and rotavirus — have prevented nearly 2 million hospitalizations and … Read More
January 6, 2026
(NPR) – In an unprecedented change, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reducing the number of vaccines routinely recommended for all children from 17 to 11. On the new schedule, vaccines that had previously been recommended for all … Read More
January 5, 2026
(ABC News) – Children who miss early vaccinations are far more likely to miss the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine by age 2, a new study found. The findings come as the U.S. recently surpassed 2,000 measles cases for the … Read More
January 5, 2026
(CNN) – For the second year in a row, the US has surpassed 25,000 whooping cough cases — another sign of the risks of falling vaccination levels. Often called the “100-day cough,” whooping cough or pertussis begins with cold-like symptoms … Read More
January 5, 2026
(NYT) – Problems with a 25-year-old landmark paper on the safety of Roundup’s active ingredient, glyphosate, have led to calls for the E.P.A. to reassess the widely used chemical. In 2000, a landmark study claimed to set the record straight … Read More
January 2, 2026
(Wired) – Drinking water in plastic bottles contains countless particles too small to see. New research finds that people who drink water from them on a daily basis ingest far more microplastics than those who don’t. Microplastics are plastic particles … Read More
January 2, 2026
(Wired) – The “super flu” behind outbreaks in the US and UK is a new variant of influenza A H3N2, subclade K. Here’s what you need to know. The spread of influenza became more severe this fall, particularly in the … Read More
January 2, 2026
The New England Journal of Medicine AI (vol. 3, no. 1, 2026) is available online by subscription only.
December 31, 2025
(Gizmodo) – The global burden of Candida auris has been increasing since its discovery in 2009, a new review finds. A deadly, drug-resistant fungus is extending its tendrils around the world. Research out this month finds that the public health … Read More
December 31, 2025
(WSJ) – A nicotine replacement for smokers has started popping up in offices in the tech industry, despite health hazards Meet the tech industry’s latest perk: nicotine-pouch fridges and vending machines. Nicotine pouches, which have grown in popularity in recent … Read More
December 30, 2025
(NPR) – Flu season is off to a rough start this year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While the virus arrived as expected, cases are rising faster, compared with previous years. Last week, more than 19,000 … Read More
December 30, 2025
(NBC News) – The state reported 20 more measles cases in the last four days. If the disease spreads for three more weeks, it may no longer be considered eradicated in the U.S. A sizable uptick in measles cases in … Read More
December 30, 2025
(New York Times) – The United States is expected to adopt the vaccine schedule used by Denmark, a much smaller country with universal health care. The United States, a nation of 343 million people with a complex and overburdened health … Read More
December 29, 2025
(NYT) – The number of patients going to hospital emergency rooms with flulike symptoms has soared. In New York City, the signs of flu abound: more people wearing masks, more people coughing on the subway. There has been a school … Read More
December 26, 2025
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 393, no. 21, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
December 23, 2025
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 393, no. 20, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
December 22, 2025
(Wired) – People have always defaced New York subway ads in every way imaginable, but what happened with the Friend ads tapped into a deep angst about AI. Even as some celebrate its possibilities (drug discovery) and others decry its … Read More
December 22, 2025
(The Hill) – Cases of the flu continue to mount, with health officials recently recording the first pediatric flu-related deaths of the season, but some states are seeing much higher activity than others. According to data released Friday by the … Read More
December 22, 2025
Ethics, Medicine, and Public Health (vol. 33, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
December 19, 2025
(New York Times) – Here’s what to know about the dominant version of the virus that’s circulating now. The flu constantly morphs and mutates. Often, it surprises researchers a little. This year, the virus is surprising them a lot. They … Read More
December 19, 2025
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 393, no. 19, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
December 18, 2025
(Los Angeles Times) – In the first 90 days after the Palisades and Eaton fires erupted in January, the caseload at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s emergency room looked different from the norm. There were 46% more visits for heart attacks than … Read More
December 16, 2025
(New York Times) – The city and surrounding region have some of the highest levels of flu-like illness in the United States. Flu season has arrived early this year in New York City, with cases climbing dramatically during the past … Read More
