• The disease at the center of the $261M Johns Hopkins verdict

    Complex regional pain syndrome, or CRPS, is a rare, difficult to diagnose condition at the center of the recent $261 million verdict against Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital.
  • US expands distribution of free COVID tests ahead of holidays

    Every U.S. household is again eligible to order four free COVID-19 tests from the federal government beginning Nov. 20, according to COVIDTests.gov — one of the few remaining places to request the free rapid tests.
  • 7 states with high levels of respiratory virus activity

    Seven states and Washington, D.C., are seeing high levels of respiratory virus activity heading into Thanksgiving week, according to the latest CDC data. 
  • Flu admissions jump ahead of Thanksgiving: 4 CDC notes

    Flu activity continues to increase across the U.S., according to the latest CDC data. For the week ending Nov. 11, 2,721 patients with laboratory-confirmed flu cases were admitted to a hospital — up from 1,962 the week prior. 
  • CDC, WHO report alarming rise in measles cases, deaths

    About 22 million children who were eligible for measles vaccinations in 2022 did not receive them, according to a joint report from the CDC and the World Health Organization, published Nov. 17. Not only has it left a large population of children susceptible to infection and outbreaks — risk of death is also rising.
  • No states earn 'A' grade on preterm birth rates: March of Dimes

    For the second year straight, March of Dimes has given the U.S. a "D+" for its high preterm birth rate, according to the group's annual report card on maternal and infant health. 
  • Uptake of new COVID shot grows

    Nearly 14% of the nation's adult population — about 35 million people — have received the new COVID-19 shot, according to updated estimates from the CDC. 
  • FDA, CDC rush to increase RSV drug access

    The FDA and CDC are working to deploy more Beyfortus doses as its maker underestimated demand for the first respiratory syncytial virus drug approved for children. 
  • WHO deems loneliness a 'pressing health threat'

    The World Health Organization is elevating loneliness as a "pressing health threat" and organizing leadership to drive evidence-based solutions at a global level.
  • HHS creates long COVID committee

    On Nov. 16, HHS launched an advisory committee on long COVID, a condition that studies have found affects 1 in 10 COVID-19 patients. 
  • FDA warns Amazon over sale of unapproved eye drops

    The FDA has issued a warning letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy over the sale of unapproved eye drops.
  • 3 in 5 children don't receive needed flu medicine, VUMC study finds

    Sixty percent of children diagnosed with the flu aren't receiving antiviral medications, according to a study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers. 
  • Valley fever fungus expected to spread; costs $1.5B in just 2 states

    Already, Valley fever costs about $1.5 billion per year in Arizona and California, and experts anticipate the fungus that causes the illness will widen its reach in the country over the next few decades, The Washington Post reported Nov. 13.
  • Virus season heats up ahead of holiday gatherings

    Respiratory virus season is heating up in the U.S., and hospitals are starting to feel the effects amid an influx of respiratory syncytial virus and influenza patients. Meanwhile, new COVID-19 admissions, which had been declining for several weeks straight, have stabilized. 
  • Flu activity ramps up nationwide: 4 FluView notes

    Flu activity is beginning to rise across several regions of the U.S. including the South Central, Southeast and West Coast regions, according to the latest CDC data.
  • Declining birth rates, more deaths will shrink US population by 2100

    Lower fertility rates, declining births and rising death rates will all contribute to a decline in the U.S. population in the second half of the century, according to a Nov. 9 report from the U.S. Census Bureau. 
  • California city confirms 1st local case of St. Louis encephalitis

    A case of another locally acquired, rare mosquito-borne infection — St. Louis encephalitis —  was confirmed Nov. 9 by health officials in Long Beach, Calif.
  • 157 US counties 'maternal mental health dark zones'

    A new report from the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health shows 70% of U.S. counties do not have sufficient mental health resources to support new mothers, including 157 counties that are "maternal mental health dark zones," which are areas determined to have the highest risks and lowest resources. 
  • Eye drops pulled from CVS, Walmart, Target tied to unsanitary factory

    An unsanitary factory in India manufactured over-the-counter eye drops that the FDA last month warned consumers to stop using, according to inspection reports obtained by Bloomberg. 
  • Child vaccine exemption rate reaches all-time high: CDC

    The number of kindergarten students who received a vaccine exemption has reached an all-time high, a Nov. 10 CDC report found.

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