Our panel of medical experts discusses the biggest health headlines of the month, including:
- A viral flu variant with seven new mutations is driving unprecedented outbreaks abroad.
- A recent study found that children born to mothers infected with COVID-19 during pregnancy are more likely to be diagnosed with autism.
- SSRIs, widely used to treat depression and anxiety in adolescents, may suppress sexual development in teens.
- Federal health officials have expanded an urgent recall of all of some formula products after 15 infants were hospitalized with botulism.
- A listeria contamination found in prepared pasta meals has sickened at least 27 people and resulted in six deaths.
- The Food and Drug Administration announced plans to remove its long-standing black box warning from menopause hormone replacement therapy.
- A new cohort study in JAMA Network Open shows that unexpected disruptions in daily routine significantly predict migraine risk.
Guests:
- Chad Neilsen, director of infection prevention and control at Nemours Children’s Health in Florida
- Dr. Donna G. Ivery, OB/GYN and author of Not Your Granny’s Menopause
- Dr. Joseph Drazkowski, neurologist at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Arizona