March 20, 2026

Open Dressings Show Early Contamination

Study finds microbial growth across settings and dressing types following routine clinical handling

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March 18, 2026

Medical Oddities: Friends, Family… and Faster Aging?

From gut gas trackers to bat vaccines, relationships and aging, GLP-1 hair shifts, and bug-based delivery—medicine keeps getting creative.

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March 18, 2026

HPV Vaccine Delays Persist in Teens

Missed opportunities for HPV vaccination before sexual debut remain common, with practice variation and timing influencing uptake

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March 17, 2026

Flu Vaccine Cut Hospitalizations Despite Drifted H3N2 Strain

Interim CDC estimates found the 2025–2026 vaccine reduced outpatient influenza visits by up to 41% and hospitalizations by up to 41%.

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March 16, 2026

Can Apps Improve Urgent Care Diagnoses?

Researchers assess a digital symptom history app in urgent care, comparing physician diagnoses with expert review and follow-up care.

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March 13, 2026

RSV Vaccine Eligibility Expands

Trial data show noninferior immune response in high-risk adults aged 18 to 49 years.

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March 13, 2026

Clinicians Warn of Fatal Measles Brain Disease

Doctors caution that measles infection can lead to SSPE, a rare fatal neurologic disease that may appear years later.

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March 11, 2026

Older RSV Hospitalization Linked to Pneumonia

Large Swedish cohort study finds children hospitalized for respiratory syncytial virus at older ages have greater risk of subsequent bacterial pneumonia

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March 11, 2026

PCPs Unite to Strengthen Negotiating Power

Primary care practices are increasingly joining Independent Physician Associations to strengthen negotiating power with insurers and remain independent.

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March 10, 2026

Study Maps US States Most Vulnerable to Flu

Machine learning analysis identifies 11 jurisdictions—including the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, and Hawaii—with the highest vulnerability to influenza-like illness.

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