Healthy Volunteers in Canada Paid to Be Infected With Influenza in Government-Funded Research
by Carolyn Hendler, JD
A new study registered with ClinicalTrials.gov is deliberately exposing healthy adults to a live influenza A(H3N2) virus in Canada. Health Canada’s Biologic ...
Tamiflu Found to Be Ineffective, May Increase Mortality in Patients Critically Ill With Influenza
by Amber Baker
A randomized clinical trial posted as a preprint on July 27, 2026, found that treatment with oseltamivir, commonly known by ...
Flu Vaccine Only 36 Percent Effective This Year
by Rishma Parpia
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the 2025–2026 influenza vaccine showed reduced effectiveness compared to ...
U.K. School Lockdowns Return Amid “Super Flu” Surge Reports
by Rishma Parpia
A “super-flu” strain is being reported across the United Kingdom, prompting several schools to close and increasing admissions to hospitals ...
ACIP Majority Ignores Risks and Recommends Infants Get Merck’s RSV Monoclonal Antibody
by Rishma Parpia
On June 25, 2025, the majority of members of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee ...
ACIP Considers Changes to HPV Vaccine Recommendations
by Carolyn Hendler, JD
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) current universal use recommendation for the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine is ...
Study Reveals Women at Higher Risk for Long COVID
by Rishma Parpia
A study published in JAMA Network Open on Jan. 22, 2025 revealed that women are at a much higher risk ...
First Severe Case of Human Bird Flu Confirmed in U.S.
by Amber Baker
Officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have confirmed diagnosis of the first severe human case ...
Antibiotic Resistant Infection Deaths on Track to Increase 70 Percent by 2050
by Natasha Hobley
A recent study projects that deaths around the world due to infections that are resistant to existing antibiotics could increase ...
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