CDC advisory panel backs use of GSK and Pfizer RSV vaccines in adults 60 and older

[ad_1] A health worker prepares a flu vaccine shot before administering it to a local resident in Los Angeles, the United States, on Dec. 17, 2022. Xinhua News Agency |…

Pfizer, GSK RSV shots for older adults may prevent thousands of hospitalizations, CDC analysis says

[ad_1] Respiratory syncytial virus vial. Manjurul | Istock | Getty Images Vaccinating one million adults ages 65 and above with a single RSV shot from Pfizer or GSK may prevent…

Biden to appoint Mandy Cohen to lead the CDC

[ad_1] Dr. Mandy Cohen speaks at a news conference at the Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, Nov. 10, 2021. Bryan Anderson | AP President Joe Biden on Friday…

CDC investigation into Salmonella outbreak ended

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — An outbreak of Salmonella linked to flour has been closed, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a June 7 post on its website,…

Women more likely than men to skip or delay medications due to cost, CDC report finds

[ad_1] Women are more likely than men to skip, delay or take less medication than was prescribed because of cost, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday. The…

U.S. administers 403.6 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC

[ad_1] Oct 12 (Reuters) – The United States has administered 403,576,826 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Tuesday morning and distributed 488,178,975 doses, the U.S. Centers for…

Almost 70 infections linked to recalled eyedrops in 16 states, CDC says

[ad_1] The deadly bacteria linked to recalled eyedrops causing infection and blindness had never been seen in the U.S. until 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.…

Deadly fungal infection spreading at an alarming rate, CDC says

[ad_1] A drug-resistant and potentially deadly fungus has been spreading rapidly through U.S. health care facilities, a new government study finds. The fungus, a type of yeast called Candida auris,…

Cases of yet another tick-borne disease are rising in the Northeast, CDC says

[ad_1] Babesiosis, a tick-borne disease that can be fatal in rare cases, is becoming more prevalent in the Northeast, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report…

‘Like putting a puzzle together’: CDC arrives in Ohio to investigate health risks from toxic train derailment

[ad_1] At a busy McDonald’s drive-thru in East Palestine, Ohio, a team of epidemiologists, environmental health scientists and others stood outside Saturday handing out flyers. Each flyer has a survey…