Pennsylvania measles outbreak surges to 890 cases with 55 new ones, and less than 1% of them were vaccinated, state health department data shows Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. We Got This Covered · Sep 27
FDA Nominee Heidi Overton Tells Senators MMR Vaccine Is Safe and Not Lethal as Measles Cases Hit 3,471 FDA nominee Heidi Overton told senators the MMR vaccine is safe and not lethal as U.S. measles cases reach 3,471. What it means for parents. Medical Daily · Sep 25
Three in Four Public Health Leaders Interviewed in 18 States Faced Threats or Harassment Tied to COVID Work Of 109 public health leaders interviewed in 18 states, 76% reported threats or harassment during the pandemic. What it means for local health departments. Medical Daily · Sep 25
COVID Is Growing in 27 States While Free Shots for Low-Income Children Remain Delayed Weeks After Approval CDC estimates COVID is growing in 27 states as free shots for kids in the Vaccines for Children program remain delayed. Who is most at risk, and what to do? Medical Daily · Sep 24
Numbing Creams, Breastfeeding, and Faster Shots Top New Guideline to Ease Needle Pain and Fear at Every Age A new guideline lists 16 evidence-based ways to ease vaccine pain and fear, from breastfeeding babies to numbing creams. What families can use. Medical Daily · Sep 24
COVID Now Growing in 27 States, Down from 35, as Hospitalizations Stay Low and Texas Wastewater Runs Highest CDC estimates COVID is growing in 27 states, down from 35 a week earlier. Hospitalizations stay low, but Texas wastewater remains the highest. Medical Daily · Sep 23
FDA Was Warned Its COVID Vaccine Safety Algorithm Could Miss Signals, BMJ Reports, as Critics Dispute the Framing A BMJ investigation says U.S. officials were warned a COVID vaccine safety screen could miss signals. Critics dispute its framing. What a signal means. Medical Daily · Sep 23
Kentucky Records Its First 2026 Measles Case in a Fully Vaccinated Person as Statewide Count Climbs to 53 Kentucky reports its first 2026 measles case after two MMR doses, as the count hits 53. What a breakthrough case means for vaccinated families. Medical Daily · Sep 23
London house parties spiking warning as predators target victims with drug-laced vapes Police chiefs say the ‘nature of spiking is changing’ in the capital, with a rise in incidents at house and flat parties rather than nightclubs or bars Evening Standard · Sep 22
Pennsylvania MMR Vaccinations Nearly Doubled in August Even as a National Poll Showed Falling Confidence in Vaccine Safety Pennsylvania gave more than 46,000 MMR shots in August, nearly double a typical month, as cases hit 767. What the surge means for families checking records. Medical Daily · Sep 21
Every-Eight-Week HIV Shots Beat Daily Pills for African Teens with 1% Versus 6% Viral Rebound in Lancet Trial In a Lancet trial of 476 African teens, HIV shots every eight weeks had a 1% viral rebound rate vs. 6% with daily pills. What it could mean for U.S. families. Medical Daily · Sep 21
Kennedy Tells Anti-Vaccine Conference Vaccine Risks Are Unknowable, but Four Federal Systems Track Shots as Measles Hits 3,471 Kennedy told a Children's Health Defense conference that vaccine risks can't be known. Here's how federal safety monitoring works as U.S. measles cases reach 3,471. Medical Daily · Sep 21
Nearly 34,000 Comments Filed as HHS Vaccine Category Review Closes, Leaving Families Waiting on November Schedule Plans HHS logged nearly 34,000 comments on vaccine recommendation labels. What parents should know about coverage and the early November deadline. Medical Daily · Sep 21
Nearly 3m more lives could be saved in next pandemic if vaccines are shared more fairly, says report Move would mean deaths would rise in wealthier nations, according to NUS-Lancet Prime commission – which modelled a response to a flu pandemic based on population size, not purchasing power The Guardian - UK · Sep 21
Medical Daily · Sep 19 National Measles Total Reaches 3,471 as Pennsylvania Climbs to 767 Cases and Kindergarten Vaccine Coverage Slips CDC confirmed 3,471 US measles cases through Sept. 17, up 177 in a week. Pennsylvania has now reported 767 cases and 150 hospitalizations.
Medical Daily · Sep 18 Independent Team Begins Reviewing Children's Meningococcal and Pneumococcal Vaccine Evidence as a Court Stay Freezes the Federal Schedule An independent team will review meningococcal and pneumococcal vaccine evidence for children. Why the federal schedule change is currently on hold.
Medical Daily · Sep 18 Hospital Antibiotic Cefepime Tied to Small Possible Rise in 30-Day Deaths in Review of 110 Trials A review of 110 trials links cefepime to a small possible rise in 30-day deaths. Here is what the 94% figure means and what families can ask.
Medical Daily · Sep 17 Patients Hospitalized After Medetomidine-Laced Fentanyl Use Describe Extreme Sedation and Withdrawal That Standard Treatment Did Not Fully Ease Patients hospitalized after medetomidine exposure describe extreme sedation and hard-to-treat withdrawal. Learn the warning signs and when to get help.
Medical Daily · Sep 17 Kentucky Measles Cases Reach 50 as Two Patients with One Vaccine Dose Raise Second-Dose Questions for Families Kentucky has 50 measles cases, five hospitalizations, and its first cases in people with one MMR dose. What families should check now.
Medical Daily · Sep 17 Azithromycin Use in Unplanned C-Sections Climbed to Nearly 40% as Postpartum Infections Fell, Though Cause Is Unproven A JAMA analysis of 1.6 million births found that azithromycin use in unscheduled C-sections rose as infections fell. Here is what expectant parents can ask.
Medical Daily · Sep 17 76% of Americans Now Call the MMR Vaccine Safe for Kids, Down from 84%, as Kindergarten Coverage Slips A Reuters/Ipsos poll found 76% of Americans say the MMR vaccine is safe for kids, down from 84% in 2020, as kindergarten coverage fell to 92.4%.
Times Life · Sep 16 8 Conjunctivitis Mistakes Indian Households Make During an Eye Infection Outbreak Season Sharing the same towel or handkerchiefThis is the single fastest route conjunctivitis takes through a household. The discharge from an infected eye, whether bacterial or viral, transfers to fabric immediately and survives there long enough to reach the next person who touches it. A 2022 review published in the Indian…
Medical Daily · Sep 15 AI Review of 410,000 Reddit Posts Flags Period Changes and Chills Not Fully Captured in GLP-1 Trials A Penn study used AI to analyze 410,198 Reddit posts about semaglutide and tirzepatide. It flagged menstrual and temperature symptoms but cannot show cause.
Medical Daily · Sep 15 OB-GYN Group Extends Maternal RSV Vaccine Window to March 1 as Most Eligible Pregnant Patients Remain Unvaccinated ACOG now advises maternal RSV vaccination from Sept. 1 through March 1, as its data show 41.6% of eligible pregnant patients have received the shot.
Medical Daily · Sep 14 Adults Reporting Two or More COVID Infections Had 76 Percent Higher Odds of a New Medical Diagnosis A Canadian government study found that adults reporting two or more COVID infections had higher odds of a new diagnosis. It shows an association, not proof of causation.