Medicine

CDC’s ACIP Vaccine Advisory Panel Lacks Leader and Voting Members

Bird Flu Outbreak in Oregon Leads to Mass Euthanization of Poultry

Study: Correlation Between Human and Pet Vaccine Hesitancy

Antibiotics Largely Ineffective for Children in Asia-Pacific Region

by Rishma Parpia

November 8, 2023

A recent report published in The Lancet Regional Health–Southeast Asia from previously published studies found high levels of resistance to the antibiotics ...

CDC Recommends SIX Vaccines During Pregnancy But Fewer Women are Complying

by Rishma Parpia

October 22, 2023

Fewer women in the U.S. are complying with CDC recommendations to get vaccinated during pregnancy according to a report about an Internet ...

China Had 1.87 Million Excess Deaths After Ending “Zero COVID” Policy

by Rishma Parpia

September 4, 2023

During the COVID-19 pandemic, China implemented a “zero COVID” policy that focused on the idea of keeping numbers of SARS-CoV-2 infections as ...

More Than Half of U.S. Dog Owners Concerned About Pet Vaccines

by Amber Baker

September 4, 2023

The novel messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 shots, notably Pfizer/BioNTech’s Comirnaty and Moderna/NIAID’s Spikevax biologics, were not he only shots causing millions of ...

First Postpartum Depression Drug Fast Tracked and Licensed by FDA

by Natasha Hobley

August 14, 2023

On Aug. 4, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) fast tracked licensure of the oral prescription medication Zurzuvae (zuranolone), manufactured ...

First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill Approved by FDA

by Natasha Hobley

August 8, 2023

On July 13, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first ever non-prescription birth control pill. The progestin-only oral ...