👥 Vinay K. Prasad, MD, MPH, a controversial hematologist-oncologist who abruptly left his two leadership roles at #FDA last month, is returning to the agency, although it is unclear if he will resume both roles he held before his departure last month. healio.com/news/hematolog…

🚨 Written documentation shows that the man accused of firing nearly 200 shots at the CDC campus last week expressed discontent with and was distrustful of COVID-19 vaccines, law enforcement officials said Tuesday. healio.com/news/infectiou…

📖 A journal said it will not retract a study on aluminum-adsorbed vaccinations and childhood chronic diseases, despite a call from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to do so. An expert told Healio the study does not have "significant weaknesses." healio.com/news/primary-c…

🐈 ICYMI: An Oregon man contracted plague from his pet cat while he recovered within about a week, his cat died after surgery for an abcess. The infection, however, is significant because the time of year it happened. healio.com/news/infectiou…

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🚨 Texas health officials declared Monday that the #measlesoutbreak in West Texas is over.   Since the beginning of the year, the state confirmed 762 cases related to the #outbreak.   healio.com/news/pediatric…

👃🖐️Testing swabs taken from nostrils and hands improved the sensitivity and consistency of #CandidaAuris screening compared with testing the standard axilla and groin swabs. Read more below ⬇ healio.com/news/infectiou…

🥛More than 170 people across 5 states were sickened in one of the largest #rawmilk related #Salmonella outbreaks in recent history. An investigation by California Department of Public Health revealed that children accounted for most of the cases. Full story here: healio.com/news/infectiou…

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💉 American Academy of Pediatrics released its updated #immunization schedule, which deviates from CDC recommendations for pediatric #COVID19 vaccination. Read more about the recommendations ↓ healio.com/news/pediatric…

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😷 3 patients received the kidneys and liver from the same deceased donor and contracted #TB. The donor was from a TB-endemic area and did not undergo TB screening prior to the #transplants. Read more below ⬇ healio.com/news/infectiou…

💉 A survey given to adult ED patients revealed gaps in #vaccine knowledge and coverage, but a willingness to receive missing vaccines if they were offered in the ED. Read more below ⬇ healio.com/news/infectiou…

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ICYMI: 🚨 The FDA recommended #Walmart recall frozen #shrimp imported from an Indonesian company due possible radioactive contamination with Cesium-137. Details here: healio.com/news/infectiou…

🩺 The latest in our Hooked on ID series of #InfectiousDisease doctors sharing their passion for ID comes from Sara K. Schultz, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FCPP, professor of medicine & director of the ID fellowship program at Lewis Katz School of Medicine Check it out 👇 healio.com/news/infectiou…

💊 Biosimilars ≠ Generics   Think biosimilars are just generic versions of biologics? Not quite.   📚 Learn more in Biosimilars: A Healio® Guide for Clinicians here: bit.ly/44FVH4p   #Biosimilars #Generics #Biologics #PharmaEducation

🐛 The first human case of New World screwworm infestation in the U.S. was confirmed by the CDC. New World screwworm flies lay eggs in mammals’ wounds and their larvae feed on live tissue. The scourge has been inching closer to the U.S. in recent years. healio.com/news/infectiou…

Real-world data from Kaiser Permanente show that #nirsevimab was highly effective against #RSV among infants. healio.com/news/pediatric…

💉 The FDA has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines for the 2025-2026 respiratory disease season, but with limitations not seen in previous years. Here's Healio's rundown from Caitlyn Stulpin and Stephen Feller, with comment from Amesh Adalja and Paul Offit. healio.com/news/infectiou…