The ACIP discussed slightly higher rates of the rare side effect of Guillain-Barré syndrome after the J&J vaccine, and presented reaffirming evidence of the vaccine’s effectiveness against variants.
Nationwide, the 7-day rolling average for daily new cases rose over the past 2 weeks to more than 37,000 on July 20, up from less than 13,700 on July 6, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
Family medicine has evolved in many ways since its inception in 1969, especially in terms of the people who are practicing it, but it still needs more diversity to represent the faces of patients.
The risk of in-hospital complications and poor birth outcomes were greater in pregnant women with current or historical cancer diagnoses, new research suggests.
Areas with low vaccination coverage continue to have the highest case numbers, CDC Director Dr Rochelle Walensky reported, with unvaccinated people accounting for 97% of hospitalizations and deaths.
The updates replace recommendations from 2015 and include treatment updates for gonorrhea and chlamydia and expanded syphilis screening for some pregnant women.
A doctor who ran an unlicensed transgender clinic which gave sex-change hormones to children as young as 12 has vowed to clear her name as she’s set to face a medical tribunal.
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