SHOCKING: 4 - What They Never Told You

A Patient Accidentally Received 12.5 Grams of a Painkiller Banned in the US and Never Got Sick

An accidental 12.5-gram dipyrone dose produced no organ toxicity across 62 days of monitoring, and the pharmacokinetics explain why.

Medical Daily · Sep 10

6 Vaccines Indian Adults Need That Most People Wrongly Assume Are Only for Children

Tetanus: The Booster Most Adults Have Never TakenThe primary tetanus series you received as a child protects you for roughly ten years. After that, the immunity drops below protective levels. A 2019 study published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research found that tetanus cases in India disproportionately affect adults…

Times Life · Sep 10

Maternal Tdap Vaccination Showed No Effect on Infant Growth or Emergency Visits in 42,758 Health Records

An analysis of 42,758 records found maternal Tdap vaccination did not affect infant growth or ER visits. Only 55.4% of US pregnancies include it.

Medical Daily · Sep 9

Teen HPV Vaccination Has Not Moved in Four Years and the Rural Gap Now Reaches Twelve Percentage Points

CDC survey data show teen HPV vaccination flat for a fourth year, with rural coverage 12 points below urban and Mississippi lowest nationally.

Medical Daily · Sep 7

Ten Percent of Americans Carry a Penicillin Allergy Label, and Fewer Than One Percent Truly Have One

About 10% of Americans report a penicillin allergy, but the CDC says fewer than 1% truly have one. Testing is often a single supervised oral dose.

Medical Daily · Sep 7

A Pen Handling Mistake Delivered Four Weekly Semaglutide Doses at Once, and the Nausea Never Came

A man injected 9.6 mg of semaglutide after misreading his pen, then developed burning skin sensations instead of the expected stomach symptoms.

Medical Daily · Sep 7

Twelve Deaths After Injections of a Common Antibiotic Prompted a Federal Review That Found No Tainted Vials

A CDC-led review of 31 severe cases after ceftriaxone injections found 12 deaths across 18 states and no contamination in the drug supply.

Medical Daily · Sep 5

Rotavirus Vaccination Linked to 76 Percent Lower Risk of Death from Rotavirus Gastroenteritis Across 22 Countries

A 22-country study of 27,252 children found rotavirus vaccine was 75.8 percent effective against rotavirus-positive gastroenteritis deaths.

Medical Daily · Sep 4

Independent Review of Flu Vaccine Evidence Finds Protection Against Severe Illness and No New Safety Signals

A new JAMA review of flu vaccine evidence for this season found continued protection against severe illness and no new safety concerns.

Medical Daily · Sep 3

One Negative Home COVID Test Is Not an All Clear and the FDA Wants You to Swab Again

A single negative at-home COVID test can miss an early infection. The FDA advises repeat testing, and here is the schedule printed on the box.

Medical Daily · Sep 3