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New York launches more efforts to combat polio: 3 things to know
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mary Bassett, MD, health commissioner at the state's health department, announced Sept. 28 additional steps to help local and state health departments combat the polio outbreak. -
1,000+ hospitals, health groups join Northwell gun safety coalition
More than 1,000 hospitals and health associations have joined a campaign led by New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health that encourages parents to ask about gun safety. -
4 potential indicators of a fall COVID-19 surge
While COVID-19 metrics are still down nationwide, there are early signs that the U.S. may be headed for a fall surge. -
What happened to monkeypox's renaming?
The World Health Organization began accepting suggestions to rename monkeypox Aug. 12, but a decision has yet to be made, Bloomberg reported Sept. 28. -
Houston Methodist reports flu levels not usually seen until December
Houston Methodist is reporting an early increase in flu cases, with numbers hitting levels not usually seen until the end of the year. -
5 unanswered questions about COVID-19
Researchers have published more than 200,000 studies about COVID-19 in the nearly three years since the virus has emerged — four times the number of studies done on flu in the last century. However, many mysteries still linger about the virus's origins, its future spread and the long-term effect on humans, The Washington Post reported Sept. 26. -
Physicians urge more research into STI tied to infertility
Physicians are calling for more research into mycoplasma genitalium or M. gen, — a sexually transmitted bacterium that has been linked to infertility and miscarriage. Experts worry many cases of the infection may be undiagnosed, NBC News reported Sept. 25. -
US health departments elevate polio detection efforts
Health departments across the nation are ramping up their polio detection efforts as New York reports a lag in vaccinations, CBS News reported Sept. 27. -
'My kid could identify the flaws with this': Physicians concerned over CDC's new healthcare masking guidance
Some physicians are concerned the CDC's newly eased masking guidelines for healthcare facilities could lead to increased transmission in hospitals and nursing homes. -
Past omicron infection outperforms 3 vaccine shots in study
Testing positive for omicron BA.1 plus two to three mRNA vaccines is the strongest protection against omicron BA.2 compared to being vaccinated with no past COVID-19 infections, a study published Sept. 21 in The Lancet Infectious Diseases found. -
Researchers find new coronavirus in bats
A virus similar to SARS-CoV-2 has been detected among bats in Russia and would likely be resistant to current vaccines if it jumped to humans, according to research published Sept. 22 in PLOS Pathogens. -
CDC starts tracking BF.7: 5 notes on the subvariant
The CDC recently started tracking a new omicron subvariant, BF.7, which is now the third most-prevalent strain in the U.S. -
US anticipates monkeypox will be eradicated: 6 updates
Federal health officials are optimistic that the U.S. will be able to eliminate monkeypox as cases decline nationwide, The New York Times reported Sept. 22. -
WHO: Ability to track new COVID-19 variants weakens amid surveillance rollbacks
Global rollbacks in testing and surveillance are making it difficult to track and identify new COVID-19 variants, officials with the World Health Organization said during a Sept. 22 media briefing. -
US COVID-19 cases at lowest level since April: 8 CDC findings
The rate of new COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations all fell last week, with the nation's daily case average reaching the lowest figure seen in nearly five months, according to the CDC's COVID-19 data tracker weekly review published Sept. 23. -
'Twindemic' risk greater this year, experts worry
The U.S. avoided a long-feared "twindemic" of flu and COVID-19 for the past two years, largely because of widespread masking and other behaviors that kept flu seasons mild. But the risk that both illnesses will increase this winter appears greater. -
Dr. David Sousa on the state of long COVID-19 after 2 years of treating patients
David Sousa, MD, has been seeing patients suffering from long COVID-19 at Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health's COVID Recovery Center for nearly two years. -
California to create 1st US office to combat gun violence
The California Department of Justice is launching an Office of Gun Violence Prevention, the first state in the U.S. to do so. -
Monkeypox cases, state by state
The CDC had confirmed 24,364 monkeypox cases in 53 states and territories, as of Sept. 21. -
Omicron boosters for kids expected by mid-October: CDC
Retooled COVID-19 booster shots that target omicron subvariants could be authorized and available for children to receive within a month, the CDC said in an vaccination planning guide released Sept. 20.
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