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A Baby's Tongue Turned Black, and the Antifungal Kept Coming Even After the Test Was Negative

A 3-month-old baby was treated for thrush she never had. Her black, hairy tongue was harmless and cleared with gentle brushing alone.

Medical Daily · Sep 3

One Drainage Bag Ran Yellow and the Other Turned Deep Purple in the Same Patient

A man had two urinary drainage systems. One ran normal yellow, the other bright purple, in a case that explains what causes the color change.

Medical Daily · Sep 3

A New mRNA Flu Vaccine Is Here, But Scientists Still Cannot Predict How The 2026 Season Will Unfold

A new mRNA flu vaccine has entered the 2026 season as scientists monitor changing influenza viruses and prepare for another winter.

Medical Daily · Sep 3

A Boy's Small Intestine Was Twisted Two and a Half Turns for Five Days and Never Died

A 4-year-old's small bowel spun 900 degrees around a mesenteric cyst for five days. Surgeons untwisted it and found the intestine alive.

Medical Daily · Sep 3

A Lung Cell Textbooks Call Short Lived Turned Out to Survive Four Months, and It May Fix Nasal Flu Shots

Rochester researchers found long-lived lung monocytes that sustain immune memory, and a protein they make boosted a nasal flu vaccine in mice.

Medical Daily · Sep 3

Washington Named a Dairy as the Likely Source of Four E Coli Cases and No Recall Followed

Washington linked four E. coli cases to a raw milk dairy, but no recall followed after a later sample tested negative. Here is why.

Medical Daily · Sep 3

Early Remdesivir Tracked with About 25 Percent Lower Death Risk in Hospitalized Patients with Kidney Disease

A claims-based study of 27,000 hospitalized COVID patients links early remdesivir to lower 28-day death risk. Gilead helped conduct the research.

Medical Daily · Sep 3

A Man Died Within a Day of Entering ICE Custody and Nobody Will Say If He Was Screened

Lianyong Wei died hours after entering ICE custody in Saipan. DHS declined to confirm whether he received the required 12-hour health screening.

Medical Daily · Sep 3

One Negative Home COVID Test Is Not an All Clear and the FDA Wants You to Swab Again

A single negative at-home COVID test can miss an early infection. The FDA advises repeat testing, and here is the schedule printed on the box.

Medical Daily · Sep 3

A 76 Year Old with Stage 4 Cancer Has Missed Two Oncology Appointments Since ICE Detained Him

Loreto Javar, 76, has stage 4 prostate cancer and missed two oncology appointments while in ICE detention. Why interrupted cancer care carries real risk.

Medical Daily · Sep 3