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Ticks can cause serious diseases, but the tools for controlling them lag decades behind mosquitoes. In the northeast, health officials and researchers hope that efforts to control deer populations -- which serve as "party buses" for mating ticks -- along with new experimental approaches, can start to reverse the tide of ticks and the illnesses they cause.
Read full article →The Food and Drug Administration's top vaccine advisory committee voted Thursday to recommend an mRNA influenza vaccine. It's the first flu vaccine that uses the same technology as COVID-19 shots.
Read full article →Through a new partnership, Marathon employer clients who don’t currently offer Lantern’s specialty care benefit can purchase it directly through Marathon. The post Lantern, Marathon Health Launch Partnership to Provide Integrated Primary and Specialty Care appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →Medicare Advantage plans that receive four out of five stars or better get bonus payments, which have ballooned to $16 billion this year.
Read full article →A panel of advisers to FDA gave its endorsement to a seasonal mRNA flu vaccine that was developed by Moderna and that earlier this year became the subject of controversy.
Read full article →All nine members of the committee unanimously voted to recommend Moderna's new mRNA influenza vaccine for adults 50 and over.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Bob Blendon, ScD, a giant in the world of healthcare polling, died Wednesday, said officials from Harvard University in Boston. "Bob contributed so much to health policy as an innovator in research on public opinion," Paul Ginsburg...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- An FDA advisory panel on Thursday unanimously endorsed the use of Moderna's trivalent flu vaccine candidate, which uses mRNA technology that's come under fire from the nation's top health official. In two 9-0 votes, the Vaccines...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- LOS ANGELES -- For the first time in World Cup history, FIFA is mandating all soccer players take hydration breaks to protect them from the threats of extreme heat. But the new rule has sparked criticism from two very different...
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Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The connection between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and neurologic disorders may run both ways, a large retrospective study of U.S. military veterans suggested. Older adults with TBI were more likely than those without TBI to...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Public health surveillance tactics in place for the FIFA World Cup identified and confirmed a gastrointestinal virus surge in a host city. The Health Security Operations Center (HSOC) has been leading an independent and collaborative...
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