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South Carolina has been by far the hardest-hit state this year, with 632 CDC-confirmed cases, followed by Utah (117), Florida (64), and Arizona (36).
Adults living with HIV are 29% more likely to have long-term COVID symptoms, study suggests.
So far this season, the CDC estimates that there have been at least 24 million flu-related illnesses, 310,000 hospitalizations, and 20,000 deaths.
HHS is seeking $2 billion a year to build a worldwide disease-monitoring system, according to media reports.
Infections acquired in health care settings kill 3 times more people than car accidents each year.
Adults with long COVID had an 86% higher risk of depression and a 60% higher risk of anxiety.
Full vaccination and a booster dose reduced the risk of preeclampsia by 15% and 33%, respectively, the authors estimate.
The latest FDA reversal is welcome, but the episode of first denying Moderna review of its mRNA flu vaccine deserves close examination.
Between federal lawsuits, sweeping schedule changes, and states mobilizing their own legal challenges, the last few weeks have been a whirlwind. Let's dive right in.
Of the 300 measles cases, 58 have been identified in the past 3 weeks.
He was a section chief at the Laboratory of Persistent Viral Diseases at the National Institute of Health’s Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, Montana.
In the past 30 days, 51 US flocks have been confirmed to have avian flu.
The WHO said Libya is the 28th country to eliminate trachoma, the leading infectious cause of blindness.
A systematic review and meta-analysis finds broad-spectrum penicillins and third-generation cephalosporins were the most strongly associated with SSI prevention.
Estimates didn’t differ substantially between immune-compromised and not–immune-compromised adults.
Children with the condition are also more likely to have severe infections, the study suggests.
The FDA had refused to review the original application because it said Moderna’s phase 3 study was not "adequate and well-controlled."
Bhattacharya has faced criticism from career NIH scientists for policy decisions and lack of leadership.
A high proportion of Salmonella and Campylobacter isolates collected from humans and food-producing animals showed increasing resistance to ciprofloxacin.
But the spray won’t replace flu vaccination because it stays in the nose for only a few hours.
