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CDC Relaxes COVID Guidelines; Will Schools, Day Cares Follow Suit?
North Denver News· 22 hours agoFour years after the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools and upended child care, the CDC says parents can start treating the virus like other respiratory illnesses. In case you ...
CDC: Deer meat didn't cause hunters' deaths; concerns about chronic wasting disease remain
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 days agoHere's some tips from the CDC: Do not shoot, handle or eat meat from deer and elk that look sick or...
Julie Gerberding
GBH News· 3 hours agoJulie Gerberding is a physician and an expert in infectious diseases. As director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), she also holds...
The Recommended Age to Start Mammograms Just Plummeted—Here’s When to Start
Prevention· 11 hours agoThe U.S. Preventive Services Task Force just issued new breast cancer screening guidelines. The ...
A Leading Cause of Lung Cancer Could Be Hidden in Your Home
People Magazine· 11 hours agoMost Americans haven’t had their homes tested for the presence of radon, an odorless gas that causes...
The WHO overturned dogma on how airborne diseases spread. Will the CDC act on it?
NBC Universal via AOL· 3 days agoThe CDC has so far been reluctant to press for such measures, as it updates foundational guidelines...
New HIV Infections After Vampire Facials at Unlicensed Spa
Medscape· 22 hours agoAt least three clients of an unlicensed spa in New Mexico contracted HIV after receiving platelet-rich plasma (PRP) microneedling facials, according to an investigation by the US Centers for ...
Three women likely contracted HIV from 'vampire facials' at closed New Mexico Spa: CDC
USA Today· 6 days agoA defunct New Mexico spa previously under investigation for potentially exposing clients to HIV...
Women Should Now Start Getting Mammograms at 40, Per New Guidelines
SheKnows via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn a major update to breast cancer screening guidelines, the United States Preventive Services Task...
Will WHO's airborne transmission update influence CDC's mask rules?
Becker’s Hospital Review· 2 days agoThe World Health Organization updated its classification of airborne diseases last month in a move expected to influence infection control policies globally. In an April 18 report, the WHO determined ...