Author: Claudinne Miller
Another US doctors’ group breaks with federal policy, recommends COVID-19 vaccines for all adults
Reuters The American Academy of Family Physicians said on Monday that it recommends all adults over the age of 18, children and pregnant women to receive COVID-19 vaccines, a contrast to the U.S. government’s narrowed approvals for the shots. Its suggested immunizations for COVID are in line with the pediatric physician’s group, The American Academy […]
Sep 10, 2025
Vermont confirms state’s 1st case of Jamestown Canyon virus in humans
VT Digger The state advises protecting against mosquito bites as summer comes to a close. Vermont’s Department of Health confirmed the state’s first-known human case of the mosquito-borne Jamestown Canyon virus. The disease has relatively mild symptoms, especially for young people who do not have underlying health conditions. The state began monitoring mosquitoes for Jamestown Canyon […]
Sep 10, 2025
Covid-19 falls off list of top 10 causes of death in U.S.
STAT Death rates declined overall, but not for leading killers heart disease and cancer. Covid-19 fell out of the top 10 causes of death in the United States in 2024, according to new data released Wednesday, and the estimated overall mortality rate declined to its lowest level since 2020. Suicide took Covid’s place on the list. Heart […]
Sep 10, 2025
‘Kissing bug’ disease is now endemic in the U.S., researchers say. What is it?
Washington Post The U.S. is seeing a rise in Chagas disease, a life-threatening illness transmitted through “kissing bugs” known to bite human faces. Pets can be carriers. “Kissing bug” disease, also known as Chagas disease, is now considered an endemic illness in the United States, according to research in an infectious-disease journal published by the Centers for Disease […]
Sep 10, 2025
How to get a coronavirus vaccine and who’s eligible amid limited access
Washington Post Pharmacies and state health departments are scrambling to adapt to the confusion over a vaccine that is no longer broadly recommended. Getting an updated coronavirus vaccine can be particularly challenging this year. The Food and Drug Administration approved those shots for people who are 65 and older or have underlying conditions that elevate their risk […]
Sep 10, 2025
Scientists Begin Testing Bird Flu Vaccine in Seals
NYT If the results are promising, veterinarians hope to give the shots to wild Hawaiian monk seals, which are endangered. Wildlife veterinarians have begun testing bird flu vaccines in marine mammals, which have suffered enormous losses in the ongoing global outbreak. The first trial, which began in July, is tiny, enrolling just six northern elephant seals that were already […]
Sep 10, 2025
Health Officials Hunt for Cases Connecting Covid Shot and Harm in Pregnant Women
MSN op health officials under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are compiling examples of harmful effects of Covid shots on pregnant women to share with the public, people familiar with the matter said, furthering the administration’s scrutiny of vaccines and a debate with GOP lawmakers over their efficacy. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary and […]
Sep 10, 2025
Are You Ready for Measles’ Wrath?
Med Page Today Going forward, expect the unexpected. Not all patients will be children. Paul Natterson, MD, was very sick — and scared. One day, the 26-year-old intern was seeing patients at a county hospital and attending a concert at the Hollywood Bowl. The next morning, he was so fatigued he could barely walk. High […]
Sep 10, 2025
How a Philadelphia outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in 1976 led to modern-day investigations and surveillance
WHYY Legionnaires’ disease was named after a large outbreak in Philadelphia sickened hundreds of American Legion veterans in the summer of 1976. From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been generally on the rise for the last 50 […]
Sep 3, 2025
FDA Pulls RFK Jr. Critic Off Its Vaccine Advisory Panel
MedPageToday Paul Offit’s latest term on VRBPAC ends abruptly … in paperwork. Pediatric vaccine expert Paul Offit, MD, a longtime critic of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has been removed from the FDA’s influential vaccine panel. Offit had already served two 4-year terms on the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC), from […]
Sep 3, 2025