What are people asking about COVID-19—and what do doctors wish patients knew?
In the first days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world was full of questions.
Mar 10, 2025
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Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services: News and Research on Vaccination
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Federal research cuts could worsen infectious disease toll worldwide, expert warns
Russell Vance is an immunology professor, infectious disease researcher, and the director of UC Berkeley's Cancer Research Laboratory. By studying the immune system's response to bacteria that cause tuberculosis and dysentery, ...
Mar 10, 2025
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After a surge of pneumonia, public health expert explains how to protect yourself and your child
Pneumonia infects millions of people every year. Cases of this highly contagious lung infection surged across all age groups in 2024, but young children were hit particularly hard. Infection rates in children 2 to 4 years ...
Mar 7, 2025
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Nearly 100 people died of cholera in less than a month in Sudan's White Nile State
Nearly 100 people died of cholera in two weeks since the waterborne disease outbreak began in Sudan's White Nile State, an international aid group said.
Mar 7, 2025
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Commentary: Why pediatricians are worried about declining vaccination rates
Early in my career as a pediatrician, it would not be unusual to get a phone call in the middle of the night from the worried parent of a child with a high fever. I got out of bed, met the family in the emergency room and ...
Mar 5, 2025
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Inspired or frightened by health info you just saw on social media? Expert says try this first.
Social media can be a great place to catch up with friends, follow favorite celebrities and watch adorable pygmy hippos. But many people also go there for health advice, and few have seen the implications of that from more ...
Mar 3, 2025
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Study finds no spike in cardiac arrest in athletes during pandemic
A new study has found no evidence that COVID vaccines increase the risk of sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes, despite numerous claims that circulated during the pandemic.
Feb 25, 2025
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Study finds 1 in 5 infectious disease doctors infected in 2020
Medical doctors in infectious disease clinics were significantly more likely to be infected with the SARS-CoV2 virus than doctors with less patient contact. This is shown in a new study at Umeå University. One in five doctors ...
Feb 24, 2025
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Texas measles outbreak spreads to New Mexico as case numbers near 100
Lea County, New Mexico, is now reporting an outbreak of measles, according to the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH). Lea County is near Gaines County, Texas, where measles cases continue to rise as part of the original ...
Feb 24, 2025
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Make America Healthy Again agenda at risk with reduction in force across federal health agencies
Staffing reductions across U.S. federal health agencies—including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), National Institutes ...
Feb 19, 2025
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