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Trust in Measles Vaccine Safety Fell to 76 Percent from 84 Percent as Pennsylvania Counts Four Deaths

A Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 76 percent of Americans call the MMR vaccine safe for children, down from 84 percent in 2020. What it means for parents.

Medical Daily · Sep 18

Nearly Four Percent of Medicaid-Insured Children Hospitalized with Sepsis Died and Survival Varied Sharply by Region

A pediatric study of 40,524 pediatric sepsis episodes found that 3.9 percent died within 30 days, with lower death rates in regions with a children's hospital.

Medical Daily · Sep 18

Flu Shedding Peaked Around Day Four in New Analysis Just as Most Families Had Already Stopped Isolating

A CDC-led study of 1,294 flu patients found virus shedding peaked around day four, while just 21 percent were isolated from household members at all.

Medical Daily · Sep 18

His Chest Plaque Survived Six Months of Washing and a Punch Biopsy, Then Vanished with One Alcohol Wipe

A 25-year-old man had a large warty chest plaque biopsied before a 70% alcohol wipe erased it, revealing a benign condition described in 1987.

Medical Daily · Sep 18

Bleach Turned the Urine Brown in Every Colitis Patient on Mesalamine, and in None of the Others

One milliliter of the chemical in household bleach turned urine brown in all nine mesalamine patients tested, and none of the controls.

Medical Daily · Sep 18

An Ice Axe Punctured His Thigh in 1997, and 27 Years Later His Heart Was Pumping Nine Liters a Minute

A 1997 ice axe injury left a hidden artery-to-vein channel undetected for 27 years, pushing nearly 4 liters of blood a minute through one thigh.

Medical Daily · Sep 18

Independent Team Begins Reviewing Children's Meningococcal and Pneumococcal Vaccine Evidence as a Court Stay Freezes the Federal Schedule

An independent team will review meningococcal and pneumococcal vaccine evidence for children. Why the federal schedule change is currently on hold.

Medical Daily · Sep 18

California Judge Leaves Unprompted Notification Ban Intact While Requiring Schools to Answer Parents Who Ask Directly

A California judge upheld an injunction against unprompted parental notification, while schools must answer honestly when parents ask directly.

Medical Daily · Sep 18

Nearly 2,000 Elementary Schools Now Teach Kindergartners to Ride Bikes in Gym Class with Helmets Included

A learn-to-ride curriculum has reached nearly 2,000 US elementary schools. What the health evidence supports and the helmet rules that matter.

Medical Daily · Sep 18

Pennsylvania Will Withdraw Its CDC Outbreak Aid Request Unless the Agency Publicly Counts Four Measles Deaths

Pennsylvania tied its CDC outbreak-aid request to federal recognition of four measles deaths. HHS called it blackmail. What families should know.

Medical Daily · Sep 18