Flu season is underway in the Southern Hemisphere, and public health experts are looking at early data that may signal what could be ahead for the U.S. this fall. One notable change so far, data shows there's an uptick in…
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David Tarantino, MD, the chief medical officer for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, has been removed from his position by Homeland Security after a federal probe into what missteps may have led to the May 17 death of 8-year-old migrant…
Almost 107,000 people in the United States died in 2021 from a drug overdose, and the vast majority of those deaths were men, according to a Mount Sinai study published June 15 in Neuropsychopharmacology.
New clues have emerged about the root cause of endometriosis. Researchers say bacteria could play a role, according to a study published June 14 in Science Translational Medicine.
Anthony Fauci, MD, believes the chances of eradicating the virus that causes COVID-19 are zero.
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Cases of pityriasis rosea, a fairly common skin rash, dropped significantly during the mask wearing days of COVID-19. But now that fewer are wearing masks in public cases of the skin condition have gone back up, the Washington Post reported…
Outgoing CDC director Rochelle Walensky, MD, defended the actions and credibility of the agency and called on Congress for additional support as she testified June 13 before the U.S. House Oversight Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic — just 17 days…
COVID-19 is a "substantial risk factor" for patients contracting certain fungal infections, and new data reveals the effect that risk factor had inside hospitals. New CDC data shows since 2019, hospital fungal infections have increased by 8.5 percent.
Public health officials are having a hard time trying to track and test nearly 200 people in the U.S. who may be at risk for fungal meningitis tied to cosmetic procedures performed at two clinics in Mexico, NBC News reported…
Minnesota is the first U.S. state to report mpox cases this summer, with two confirmed infections, the state's department of health reported June 9.