New CDC opioid guidelines emphasize flexibility in treating pain
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) Federal health officials on Thursday updated their recommendations for using opioids to treat pain, removing
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With hospitalizations ticking up, flu season appears off to an early start
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) There are increasing signs that flu season is off to a very early start in
Read more‘An imminent threat’: Polio found in another New York county
(Cailey Gleeson for Beccker’s Hospital Review) The CDC has detected polio in four wastewater samples from Sullivan County in New
Read moreCDC eases Covid-19 quarantine and testing guidelines as it marks a new phase in pandemic
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) People who are not up to date with their Covid-19 vaccines and who are exposed
Read moreA CDC expert answers questions on monkeypox
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) Monkeypox, a disease that rarely shows up outside a belt of countries across Central and
Read moreDo I really need another booster? The answer depends on age, risk and timing
(By Maria Godoy, Allison Aubrey and Jane Greenhalgh for NPR) The Biden administration has given the go-ahead for another COVID
Read moreThe CDC’s New Guidelines on Covid Risk and Masking Send Confounding Signals
(By Colleen DeGuzman for Kaiser Health News) When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month unveiled updated covid-19
Read moreCDC says Americans can now go unmasked in many parts of the country
(By Pien Huang and Carmel Wroth for NPR) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday it is relaxing
Read moreAs mask mandates fade, experts say use of masks likely will not
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) Late last year, Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Read moreCDC to update mask guidance
(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) The CDC is considering a shift to its indoor mask guidance that would rely
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