CDC Reports Record High Rate Of Vaccine Exemptions For Kindergartners
LOADINGERROR LOADING The exemption rate for routine vaccinations among kindergartners has reached a record high, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A CDC report released Thursday said 3% of children in kindergarten during the 2022-23 school year were granted a nonmedical vaccine exemption from their state. That rate, an increase from the […]
The Most Common COVID Symptoms Doctors Are Seeing Right Now
PixelsEffect via Getty Images Runny nose, congestion and headache are all among the common COVID symptoms right now. A few years ago, certain panic-inducing symptoms ― like loss of taste and smell, for instance ― were synonymous with a COVID-19 infection. But those symptoms have changed with time. “I think the good news is most […]
The Most Common COVID Symptoms Doctors Are Seeing Right Now
PixelsEffect via Getty Images Runny nose, congestion and headache are all among the common COVID symptoms right now. A few years ago, certain panic-inducing symptoms ― like loss of taste and smell, for instance ― were synonymous with a COVID-19 infection. But those symptoms have changed with time. “I think the good news is most […]
Thalidomide Reduced Episodes of Recurrent GI Bleeding
Treatment with thalidomide led to a reduction in bleeding among patients with recurrent bleeding due to small-intestinal angiodysplasia (SIA), a randomized trial showed. In 150 patients, 68.6% of those who received 100-mg thalidomide daily for 4 months experienced a reduction of 50% or more in bleeding episodes in the year after treatment compared with 51% […]
CDC Backs Hepatitis C Screening for Kids Exposed in the Womb
The CDC released new recommendations for hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening among perinatally exposed infants and children. The four new recommendations detailed in the MMWR Recommendations and Reports are as follows: All perinatally exposed infants should be screened for HCV with a nucleic acid test (NAT) for detection of HCV RNA at ages 2 to […]
Infertility Definition Expanded to Be More Inclusive
Infertility is no longer restricted to just women in heterosexual partnerships. Now, circumstances common among LGBTQ people and single women trying to get pregnant can meet the official definition for infertility. The new clinical definition, put together by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), establishes infertility as a disease, condition, or status that meets […]
Steroid Fails to Boost Survival in Advanced HIV Patients With TB Meningitis
Adding dexamethasone to treatment for tuberculous (TB) meningitis among heavily immunosuppressed HIV-positive patients in a low-resource setting did not significantly improve survival or confer any other measured benefits, a randomized controlled trial showed. Among 520 HIV-positive adults in Vietnam and Indonesia who received a year of chemotherapy for TB meningitis, 44.1% of those who also […]
Strong link between ADHD and car crashes in older adult drivers
In a study on the prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its association with crash risk among older adult drivers, researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found that older adult drivers with ADHD are at a significantly elevated crash risk compared with their counterparts without ADHD. Outcomes included hard- braking events, and […]
New Insight Into Hyperglycemia Risk With PI3K Inhibitor for Breast Cancer
Severe hyperglycemia has emerged as a common side effect among patients with PIK3CA-mutated breast cancer treated with the PI3K inhibitor alpelisib (Piqray), especially patients treated outside a clinical trial, a retrospective study showed. Overall, 61.5% of 247 patients developed any degree of hyperglycemia, which reached grade 3/4 severity in 29%. Any grade of hyperglycemia occurred […]
Long COVID Rare in U.S. Kids, Has Affected 7% of Adults
Long COVID in the U.S. is rare among children and has affected roughly one in 14 adults, according to a pair of data briefs from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Overall, in 2022, an estimated 1.3% of children in the U.S. ever had long COVID, and 0.5% currently had long COVID, reported […]