Study points to big surge in under-50 cancer cases

Cases in under-50s jump 79% since 1990 but population rise and better reporting are likely factors. Source link

Anthony Fauci on the recent spike in Covid cases

In a wide ranging interview about his life after retiring as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Anthony Fauci tells the BBC’s Katty Kay that 96% of the US population has a degree of immunity against the most recent Covid variant but urges people to get a booster shot that will […]

Fauci defends masking as COVID cases rise: 'I would hope' people abide by recommendations

Former White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci on Saturday defended masking amid a rise in COVID cases across the country, saying he hopes people would listen to advice from health officials. In an interview on CNN, Fauci said he is worried Americans won’t listen to recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) […]

Legionnaires' disease cases traced to two Las Vegas hotels

The Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) announced on Thursday it is looking into three cases of Legionnaires’ disease in guests who stayed at two Las Vegas hotels recently. In two separate releases, the SNHD said it looking into “two travel-associated cases of Legionnaires’ disease in guests who stayed at Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino” and […]

Biden to request funds for another COVID vaccine amid rising cases

President Joe Biden on Friday said he plans to ask for more funding from Congress for the development of a new coronavirus vaccine. “I signed off this morning on a proposal we have to present to the Congress a request for additional funding for a new vaccine that is necessary, that works,” Biden, who is […]

Mask mandates reemerge amid upturn in COVID-19 cases

The recent upturn in COVID-19 cases in some regions has spurred a handful of entities around the country to reinstate mask mandates, reigniting the debate over what place masking requirements have in an era of living with the coronavirus. Earlier this week, Hollywood movie studio Lionsgate asked its employees to wear masks on certain floors […]

Hollywood studio brings back mask mandate amid spike in COVID cases

Hollywood studio Lionsgate is returning to mask mandates for many of its employees amid rising COVID-19 cases reported in Los Angeles. In an internal email obtained by Deadline, response manager for Lionsgate/Starz Sommer McElroy said that employees at its flagship office in Santa Monica will be required to medical grade face covering, such as a surgical […]

Only about one-third of US Hep C cases cured over past decade despite availability of effective treatments: CDC

Only a third of Hepatitis C cases have been cured in the past decade despite the availability of effective treatments, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A report from researchers working for the CDC released Friday found that only 34 percent of those identified to have a viral infection between 2013 […]

CDC to start tracking cases of bacteria tied to infant formula shortage

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is set to start tracking cases of cronobacter, a bacteria that’s potentially deadly for babies and tied to last year’s shortage of infant formula. CDC advisers agreed to add cronobacter infections to a national watchlist of roughly 120 infections and diseases that states are asked to report […]

Mpox vaccines extended after spike in cases in London

Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in London are advised to have the vaccine. Source link