The U.S. could safely drop tetanus and diphtheria booster shots for adults and save an estimated $1 billion a year, according to a new review led by OHSU. Mark Slifka, Ph.D., says, “By maintaining high childhood vaccination coverage, we not only protect kids, but we may actually be able to reduce adult booster vaccinations.”

An article in USA Today on tight-fitting clothing and hernias cites OHSU research on how hernias happen.

In a story by Medical Assisting Today about overcoming gender bias in health care, Amy Cantor, M.D., says, “Maternal morbidity and mortality in the United States are higher than any similar country, with even higher rates among Black women.”

In a Business Wire announcement by Miach Orthopaedics, Inc. about a presentation on a new type of treatment for tears of the anterior cruciate ligament during the annual meeting of the Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Jacqueline Brady, M.D., says, “We are seeing reassuringly low failure rates.”

Tanaya Shree, M.D., Ph.D., is named by the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation as one of five early-career physician scientists to receive $600,000 over three years. Shree, along with her mentor Brian Druker, M.D., is studying a new class of immunotherapy for lymphoma and myeloma

Medscape reports on new research regarding the use of prophylactic antibiotics following robot-assisted radical cystectomy to reduce the number of urinary tract infections and related complications. The story cites a commentary authored by Nicholas Chakiryan, M.D., in which he writes, “If clinicians know a patient is on antibiotics, they may be less likely to diagnose a UTI.”

Diane Stadler, Ph.D., RDN, LD, is interviewed by The New York Times in a story about the health benefits of peaches, noting that in addition to their high water content, peaches contain a modest dose of the electrolyte potassium, which you sweat out during exercise and on hot days.

In a perspective, Joshua Vasquez, M.D., writes about who gets to be well in America: “I’ve had patients skip follow-up care because they feared what showing up might cost them — not in dollars, but in consequences. One teenager I cared for had been rationing insulin because her undocumented mother was too afraid to pick up prescriptions. Fear doesn’t stay in waiting rooms. It follows kids into homes, affecting how they sleep, eat, and grow.”

BBC Science Focus reports on a new review led by Ashley Benson, M.D., and Jamie Lo, M.D., finding that iron deficiency affects up to one in three women, making it the most common nutrient deficiency in the world.

The Columbian writes about first responders turning to ketamine and psychedelics like psilocybin for relief from symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. The story quotes Bita Moghaddam, Ph.D.: “We need to get over the stigma when it comes down to mental health and treatment of mental health. It’s really important to keep up the research in this area.”