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In a revised policy statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics says exempting children from immunizations for nonmedical reasons creates unnecessary risks to individuals and communities.
Latino essential workers who were potentially undocumented were hardest hit, with a staggering 91% increase in deaths, compared with 8% for their White US-born counterparts.
Researchers in Italy observed a significant reduction in antibiotic use for sexually transmitted infections after the targeted introduction of doxyPEP.
The WHO said B, C, and D subtypes cause 1.3 million deaths each year and that hepatitis D is now classified as carcinogenic to humans, alongside B and C.
The trial showed a community-wide benefit with ivermectin compared with the comparison drug albendazole.
The outbreak sickened at least 171 people in California and 4 other states from October 2023 to March 2024.
The Treatment Action Group says the 22 TB projects whose funding was suspended by NIH don't involve "gain-of-function" research.
Hawaii this week warned about increasing cases, with test positivity now at 12.4%.
Of 266 pediatric flu deaths, 90% were in kids who were eligible but not fully immunized, up from 82% during the previous season.
Health officials facing depleted vaccine supplies are also tracking upticks in Nigeria, Liberia, Kenya, and Ghana, as well as in Togo and Mozambique.
Findings suggest preexisting immunity to 2009 H1N1 or H3N2 reduces disease severity against the 2.3.4.4b clade, with H1N1 providing even greater protection than H3N2.
Five human cases of tularemia have already been identified this year.
The surges in wastewater detection accurately predicted case counts for the following week.
The small pilot trial found fecal microbiota transplantation was safe in long-term acute care hospital patients colonized with multidrug-resistant organisms.
Smaller outbreaks and travel-linked infections continue to push the nation’s total higher, with new cases or exposures reported from Colorado, Iowa, New Mexico, and Wyoming.
Fifty-one babies were born with congenital chlamydia, and 23 were born with congenital syphilis.
The greatest brain aging was seen in older people, men, and those from socioeconomically deprived backgrounds.
Established in 2015, the Fleming Fund has helped strengthen AMR surveillance efforts in low- and middle-income countries.
Thimerosal has long been a target for vaccine skeptics.
The study of more than 22.4 million US urgent care visits found inappropriate prescriptions for antibiotics, glucocorticoids, and opioids were common.
