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New Guidance to Stem the Tide of MRSA Spread in Hospitals

Detecting asymptomatic infections and decolonization among new recommendations

Jun 29, 2023
 A scanning electron micrograph of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria.
CDC Director Post Will Require Senate Confirmation Starting in 2025

Change will increase the position's status but also has its downsides, experts say

Jun 28, 2023
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CDC Advisors Back RSV Vaccine for Older Adults, With Caveats

ACIP stops short of full-throated endorsement, recommends a talk with medical provider first

Jun 22, 2023
A photo of a senior woman about to receive a vaccination.
Sepsis Outcomes No Different With Prolonged Beta-Lactam Antibiotic

Death and drug resistance unchanged no matter the duration of treatment

Jun 20, 2023
A photo of an intubated male patient in the intensive care unit.
Fungal Infections More Deadly When COVID's Involved, CDC Finds

Mortality rate reached 49% versus 12% for fungal infections not associated with COVID cases

Jun 15, 2023
A computer rendering of Candida auris fungus.
Next COVID Vaccine Should Only Target XBB Strains, FDA Staff Says

Agency reviewers recommend monovalent shot for 2023-2024 booster campaign

Jun 13, 2023
FDA VRBPAC Monovalent XBB-lineage SARS-CoV-2 vaccine over a computer rendering of antibodies attacking COVID viruses.
Tamiflu a Bust for Preventing Flu Admissions, Meta-Analysis Finds

"I wouldn't prescribe it to an otherwise healthy person," researcher says

Jun 12, 2023
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Daylong N95 Masking Alters Heart Rate, Respiration

However, observations do not fall into territory of harm, according to exercise physiologists

Jun 09, 2023
Photo of a man wearing an N95 mask in a public area.
9 Deaths in Bacterial Outbreak; Heart Attacks During Lockdown; SCOTUS Saves Medicaid

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

Jun 09, 2023
Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.
Opinion
Overuse of Some Disinfectants Can Do More Harm Than Good

Health systems must eliminate unnecessary uses of QACs

May 30, 2023
A photo of a female member of a hospital cleaning staff wiping down the handholds on a bed.
New Therapy OK'd for Drug-Resistant Pneumonia

Xacduro lands approval for hospital-acquired cases caused by one of CDC's "urgent threats"

May 24, 2023
FDA APPROVED sulbactam-durlobactam (Xacduro) over a micrograph of Acinetobacter baumannii
Health Professionals React to the End of the COVID Public Health Emergency

What's the one thing the COVID-19 pandemic has changed in your practice?

May 19, 2023
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Potential 'Game Changer' for Leprosy Prevention

Trial sees success with single dose of prophylactic rifapentine for household contacts

May 17, 2023
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Opinion
Why Spend U.S. Dollars on Healthcare Abroad?

Atul Gawande on how USAID's international relief helps us at home

May 17, 2023
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