FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 26 | History Defined

A Pooled 24 Country Analysis Ties Rotavirus Vaccination to Fewer Deaths Among Children Hospitalized with Diarrhea

A Lancet analysis pooling case-control studies across 24 countries links rotavirus vaccination to lower mortality from rotavirus gastroenteritis.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

Children Given Flu Antivirals Within Two Days of Symptom Onset Had an 81 Percent Lower Hospitalization Risk

A new study links antiviral treatment within 48 hours to a sharp reduction in influenza hospitalizations in children. It shows association, not proof.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

New CDC director acknowledges agency problems in first large staff meeting

Dr. Erica Schwartz, the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is promising to advocate for the agency while addressing staff burnout and understaffing issues

The Independent UK · Aug 19

In Mice, Candida Auris Hides Inside Hair Follicles and Turns the Skin's Defenses into a Bodyguard

In mice, Candida auris settled into hair follicles and exposed chitin, triggering an immune signal that shut down the skin's antifungal defense.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

Border Agents Searched His Phone 5 Times Without a Warrant. He's Asking the Supreme Court To Put a Stop to It.

How many warrantless cellphone searches does it take to change border policy?

Reason · Aug 19

Missouri Cyclospora Cases Reach 1,950 as Doctors See Early Signs the Summer Outbreak May Be Peaking

Missouri reported 1,950 cases of cyclosporiasis, up 24% in a week, though clinicians say the summer outbreak may be nearing its peak.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

Most American Adults Show No Measurable Immunity to Hepatitis A or B Despite Decades of Vaccines

A JAMA Internal Medicine analysis found 39.5% of US adults had serologic immunity to hepatitis A and just 27.1% had it for hepatitis B.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

The CDC has a new director – now comes the hard part

The new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Erica Schwartz, confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Aug. 5, 2026, is only the second CDC director to face Senate confirmation. Congress adopted the process for the agency after the COVID-19 pandemic to bring more scrutiny to one of…

The Conversation · Aug 19

Why School Mornings Turn Into Fights—and What Fathers Can Change

School mornings have a remarkable talent for turning perfectly ordinary families into a tiny emergency-response team. One child cannot find a shoe, another suddenly hates the breakfast that worked perfectly yesterday, somebody remembers a permission slip at the exact moment the car should leave, and Dad stands in the middle…

Clever Dude · Aug 19

Only One Cruise Ship Failed a CDC Sanitation Inspection in 2026, While Three Barely Passed

CDC data show Norwegian Dawn scored 84 and failed inspection this year, while three other cruise ships passed with a minimum of 86.

Medical Daily · Aug 19