Data from the CDC on US vaccination and booster shot rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

Is acupuncture effective in reducing pain? Can exercise help patients with fibromyalgia sleep better? New systematic review and meta-analysis provides insight.

The recommendations guide initiation of statin therapy in persons aged ≥40 years without a history of CVD and no current signs/symptoms of CVD.

The patients on the vaccine fence are the ones that take the extra time and, over time, an added measure of patience for the clinician.

Moderna filed with the FDA for emergency use authorization of a 50-µg dose of a BA.4./BA.5 Omicron-targeting bivalent booster vaccine for those aged ≥18 years.

Data from the CDC on US vaccination and booster shot rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

Phase II clinical trial shows a fixed dose combination of semaglutide/cagrilintide reduces HbA1c and weight much better than either drug alone.

Among more than 26 000 women, a vegetarian diet was associated with a 33% greater risk of hip fracture vs diets that included fish or meat.

The woman is in her mid-fifties, diarrhea has been persistent for 10 days and BUQ pain for 2 days. What does the CT show? What's your diagnosis?

Vaccine fatigue in the US, says Vanderbilt University's William Schaffner, MD, is plentiful for vaccines that are are good—but not perfect.

Pfizer-BioNTech filed with the FDA for emergency use authorization of a 30-mcg dose of an Omicron BA.4.BA.5-adapted vaccine for those aged ≥12 years.

Data from the CDC on US vaccination and booster shot rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

Federal officials have announced an agreement between Jynneos manufacturer Bavarian Nordic and a Michigan-based drug maker to "fill and finish" US-owned doses.

Let's call the next round of COVID-19 shots "updated vaccines," and help the public understand the true role of this vaccination, says NFID's Schaffner.

A new real-world study found that two-thirds of patients with COVID-19 were still infectious 5 days and one-fourth at 7 days after symptom onset.

Data from the CDC on US vaccination and booster shot rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

Respiratory virus season is top of mind for Schaffner, medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, and he says it's going to be a challenge.

Pair the risk of side effects associated with a COVID-19 shot with the risk of death in a car accident and see what happens. It worked in this study.

Racial disparities in gout prevalence could be explained by diet, social determinants of health, kidney disease, and other factors that suggest interventions.

Data from the CDC on US vaccination and booster shot rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.