Can I still get a COVID vaccine? What you need to know about the latest updates
Starting Oct. 1, COVID vaccines will be free and recommended only for those most at risk of serious illness.
Sep 30, 2026
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Respiratory Tract Diseases: News and Research on Pneumonia
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Detecting diseases through body odor? New laser technology shows potential for non-invasive diagnostics
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS and the Technical University of Dresden have tested a new approach for investigating disease-related changes in body odor. Using laser-based photoacoustic ...
Sep 29, 2026
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Short steroid courses linked to higher risks of pneumonia and heart failure in adults with type 2 diabetes
Allergy and asthma flare-ups often require short, high-dose courses of oral corticosteroids for immediate symptom relief. While these medications rapidly reduce inflammation, they can disrupt glucose homeostasis—the body's ...
Repots shows 9 of 10 leading causes of death unchanged from 2023 to 2024
The leading causes of death in the United States remained similar in 2024 and 2023, according to the Sept. 22 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication from the National Center for Health Statistics.
Sep 28, 2026
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Database fills gap in long COVID surveillance
UTHealth Houston researchers found that long COVID diagnoses varied significantly across populations and variant periods over two years, revealing patterns that could help public health agencies and health systems target ...
Sep 27, 2026
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AI model uses routine imaging to identify patients at risk for serious treatment-induced lung inflammation
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can identify lung cancer patients at increased risk of developing a serious immunotherapy-related ...
Sep 25, 2026
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COVID-19 pandemic drove violence and moral suffering for nurses in Latin America
The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented challenges for health professionals around the world. A new study published in the journal Nursing Inquiry describes violence that nurses and midwives in Latin America endured—not ...
Sep 24, 2026
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Why are US mortality rates increasing relative to other countries?
Research in The Milbank Quarterly reveals that for decades, U.S. mortality rates have exceeded rates in peer countries and have been increasing across many causes of death, especially among young adults and people living ...
Sep 23, 2026
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Public health leaders report widespread harassment, threats after COVID-19
Backlash against public health officials, including intimidation and threats of physical harm, has been widespread in the years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and public health officials face ongoing risk in a ...
Sep 22, 2026
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Pittsburgh's kindergartners fall below the measles safety threshold, testing the city's vaccine legacy
It takes a lot to knock football out of the headlines in Pittsburgh. But reports of measles cases, exposure alerts and calls for residents to double-check their vaccination status have dominated local news since August 2026.
Sep 19, 2026
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