November 24, 2023
(STAT News) – The spike in overdose deaths was especially high among women ages 35 to 44. In 2018, the rate was 4.9 overdose maternal deaths per 100,000 mothers with a live birth; in 2021, the rate was 15.8 per … Read More
November 24, 2023
(Wall Street Journal) – China provided the World Health Organization with data on a pneumonia outbreak among children in the country after the agency made an unusual public request for the information—a gesture that renewed questions about Beijing’s transparency on … Read More
November 22, 2023
(The Telegraph) — Chinese hospitals have been “overwhelmed with sick children” as an outbreak of pneumonia escalates in cities across the country, including Beijing, according to reports. ProMed – a large, publicly available surveillance system which monitors human and animal … Read More
November 20, 2023
(Associated Press) – As millions of Americans struggling with obesity gain access to a new generation of weight-loss drugs, Stearns’ experience is becoming more common — and more noticeable at the times of year when cooking, eating and a sense … Read More
November 20, 2023
(KFF Health News) – Data from the United Kingdom found that people more frequently reported temporary reactions — like low fevers, fatigue, and pain — as their immune system ramped up in the days following booster vaccination with Moderna’s mRNA … Read More
November 20, 2023
(STAT News) – Now, as we head into the fourth Northern Hemisphere winter of the Age of Covid, respiratory viruses appear to be falling back into seasonal order, experts tell STAT. Late summer RSV was not a thing in 2023, … Read More
November 17, 2023
(Associated Press) – Experts say new steps China has agreed to will eventually reduce the flow of the deadly opioid fentanyl into the U.S., but that alone will not stem the overdose crisis killing Americans at a record rate. (Read … Read More
November 17, 2023
(Medical Xpress) – Zimbabwe has declared a state of emergency in the capital, Harare, over a cholera outbreak that has claimed dozens of lives across the country, the city’s mayor said on Friday. Harare, a city of 1.5 million people, … Read More
November 17, 2023
(Associated Press) – The U.S. cannabis production industry’s first reported occupational asthma death took the life of a worker in Massachusetts, federal health and safety officials said. The woman, 27, was working in a cannabis cultivation and processing facility when … Read More
November 17, 2023
(CNN) – Amid an ongoing shortage of nirsevimab, an RSV immunization for young children, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that more than 77,000 additional doses will be distributed “immediately.” These doses will be going to doctor’s offices and hospitals … Read More
November 17, 2023
(Axios) – Measles cases and deaths surged worldwide last year, according to a new report from the World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that points to a worsening immunization gap that most affects kids in poor … Read More
November 16, 2023
(MedPage Today) – In some tragic instances, taking a selfie for social media can be fatal. A study by Australian researchers, published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, makes the bold claim that such selfie-related deaths — particularly falls … Read More
November 16, 2023
(ABC News) – RSV infections are rising sharply in some parts of the country, nearly filling hospital emergency departments in Georgia, Texas and some other states. To help counter the surge, federal officials on Thursday announced they were releasing more … Read More
November 16, 2023
(CNN) – The World Health Organization is making loneliness a global health priority,it said Wednesday, launching a new Commission on Social Connection. For the next three years, the commission will focus on ways to address the “pressing health threat” of … Read More
November 15, 2023
(NBC News) – A prolonged decline in male fertility in the form of sperm concentrations appears to be connected to the use of pesticides, according to a study published Wednesday. Researchers compiled, rated and reviewed the results of 25 studies … Read More
November 15, 2023
(The Conversation) – Sometimes a virus enters a cell only to find that its new temporary dwelling is already home to another dormant virus. Surprise, surprise. What follows is a battle for control of the cell that can be won … Read More
November 14, 2023
(TIME) – Before the Ozempic tsunami, a growing number of doctors and researchers had begun advocating for Health at Every Size, a research-backed set of principles from the Association for Size Diversity and Health that hold body size is not … Read More
November 13, 2023
(STAT News) – The life expectancy of men in the U.S. is nearly six years shorter than that of women, according to new research published on Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine. At least partially as a consequence of over 1 … Read More
November 13, 2023
(New York Times) – The United States is in a new and perilous period in its battle against illicit drugs. The scourge is not only opioids, such as fentanyl, but a rapidly growing practice that the Centers for Disease Control … Read More
November 10, 2023
(Associated Press) – The human species has topped 8 billion, with longer lifespans offsetting fewer births, but world population growth continues a long-term trend of slowing down, the U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday. The bureau estimates the global population exceeded … Read More
November 10, 2023
(Wired) – That goal is known as a universal influenza vaccine. For immunologists, it has been an end-of-the-rainbow phantasm for more than a decade, a deeply desired treasure that manages to stay just out of reach. Recently, though, the pursuit … Read More
November 10, 2023
(STAT News) – An expert panel that advises the United Kingdom on vaccine policy has recommended using a meningitis B vaccine to try to bring down spiking rates of gonorrhea. If adopted, the U.K. would be the first country to … Read More
November 9, 2023
(New York Times) – The safety label on Prozac, one of the most widely prescribed S.S.R.I.s, warns that sexual problems may persist after the drug is discontinued. And health authorities in Europe and Canada recently acknowledged that the medications can … Read More
November 9, 2023
(Bloomberg) – Drugmaker Indivior Plc clinched a US contract worth up to $111 million for its opioid antidote–part of the government’s preparation for a potential bioterrorism attack with drugs such as fentanyl that can be released into the air. (Read … Read More
November 8, 2023
(CNN) – Older adults who don’t smoke tobacco but do use marijuana were at higher risk of both heart attack and stroke when hospitalized, while people who use marijuana daily were 34% more likely to develop heart failure, according to … Read More
