Children ages 6 months to 6 years will soon be getting a slightly different COVID-19 vaccine for their third dose. As with adults and older kids, their third shot will be a so-called bivalent vaccine, targeting both the original virus and a variant that was widely circulating for much of this […]
The E.coli bacteria outbreak in four Midwest states from an unknown source has affected 47 more people, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday, with a majority of the total 84 reported to have sandwiches at Wendy’s. The agency said 52 people of the 62 it […]
Patients should isolate until all lesions have resolved, the scabs have fallen off, and a fresh layer of intact skin has formed. People with monkeypox should adhere to these recommendations until cleared by public health: Do not leave the home except as required for emergencies or follow-up medical care. Persons […]
NEW ORLEANS – A single dose of a synthetic formulation of psilocybin provides rapid improvement in treatment-resistant depression, with benefits sustained for up to 12 weeks, according to results from the largest randomized controlled study of psilocybin to date. Dr Guy Goodwin “This is easily the largest study of a psychedelic drug employing […]
Americans may soon get a new COVID-19 vaccine option — shots made with a more tried-and-true technology than today’s versions. The big question: Why should they care? After long delays, the Food and Drug Administration is expected to decide within weeks whether to authorize Novavax’s vaccine. It’s late in the […]
Emergence and Evolution of H5N1 Bird Flu (Text Version) [illustration of different bird types] 1996-1997 H5N1 bird flu viruses first detected In 1996, highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus is first identified in domestic waterfowl in Southern China. The virus is named A/goose/Guangdong/1/1996. In 1997, H5N1 poultry outbreaks happen in […]
Get Vaccinated Meningococcal disease outbreak among men who have sex with men In response to an ongoing outbreak of serogroup C meningococcal disease in Florida, CDC is encouraging gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men to: Get a MenACWY vaccine if they live in Florida1 Talk with their healthcare provider about […]
Having had a recent acute febrile illness was associated with an increased risk for ischemic stroke, whereas having received an influenza vaccination was associated with a reduced risk for stroke in a large new case–control study. “While influenza vaccination is a cost-effective method to prevent influenza, it is also an […]
Two retrospective Israeli cohort studies suggest that, after a fourth dose of BNT162b2, participants aged ≥60 had reduced risk for infection and severe disease in the short term. In the wake of the surging SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, a fourth dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2) vaccine in those aged ≥60 was […]
Abstract BACKGROUND With large waves of infection driven by the B.1.1.529 (omicron) variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), alongside evidence of waning immunity after the booster dose of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine, several countries have begun giving at-risk persons a fourth vaccine dose. METHODS To evaluate […]
