Who should get a flu vaccine this season? Everyone 6 months and older should get a flu vaccine every season with rare exceptions. Vaccination is particularly important for people who are at higher risk of serious complications from influenza. A full listing of people at Higher Risk of Developing Flu-Related […]
Summary What is already known about this topic? Real-world vaccine effectiveness (VE) estimates for JYNNEOS vaccine against monkeypox (mpox) are limited. To date, no VE estimates by route of administration or for immunocompromised persons have been published. What is added by this report? In this study, adjusted VE was 75% […]
Approved by the FDA, the vaccine will soon be available for adults 60 or older Respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV, is a lung infection that’s highly contagious. “RSV is the poster child for what’s called paramyxoviruses, which is a family of viruses that can cause mild infections,” says pediatric […]
After a 60-year scientific quest, the world has its first vaccine to protect against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV – and more are on the way. On Wednesday, the US Food and Drug Administration approved Arexvy, made by GSK, which is designed to be given as a single shot to […]
Vaccines for the world’s most deadly diseases, like cancer and heart disease, will likely be ready by 2030 and could save millions of lives, according to the top doctor at one the world’s leading drug companies. The announcement is yet another sign of what many are calling “the golden age” […]
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 […]
