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Masks come off in the last refuge for mandates: the doctor’s office
Some infectious-disease specialists have concluded universal masking is no longer essential in medical settings, a stark return to pre-covid life.
Abortion ban states see steep drop in OB/GYN residency applicants
States with abortion bans have seen a 10.5 percent drop in applicants for OB/GYN residencies from the previous year, according to new data.
The tragic, preventable reasons syphilis is surging among U.S. infants
The spike in babies born with syphilis is driven in part by the nation’s drug and homelessness crisis. The trend is especially apparent across the Sun Belt.
Nashville shooting exploited by right to escalate anti-trans rhetoric
Transgender people are rarely the perpetrators of mass shootings, which are overwhelmingly carried out by cisgender men, say criminal justice experts.
For trans people, medical visits can be more traumatizing than healing
Trans patients share their stories of subtle discrimination, outright hostility and ill-informed medical professionals.
Rise of deadly fungus spotlights hospital infection-control challenges
On any given day, one in 31 hospital patients and one in 43 nursing home residents has an infection acquired while seeking medical care, according to the CDC.
Deadly fungal infection rapidly spreading in U.S. health facilities
Fungal infections from the yeast strain known as Candida auris tripled nationally from 476 in 2019 to 1,471 in 2021, according to CDC data.
Working in the ER used to be a cool job. Now medical students shun it.
Applicants to emergency medicine training programs have plunged 35 percent from the peak in 2021, an abrupt shift for a formerly competitive field.
Diabetes and obesity rising in young Americans, study finds
The alarming development increases the risk for heart disease.
Do bivalent boosters work against XBB.1.5? Vaccine questions, answered.
New CDC data shows updated boosters are cutting risk of getting sick from covid-19 by about half.
