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Findings suggest more efforts are needed to boost uptake of new tools to protect against the leading cause of hospitalization in infants.
A study of more than 4 million children in South Korea found no association between antibiotic exposure during pregnancy or early infancy and increased incidence of six autoimmune diseases.
Emergency department visits are rising for all age groups and are highest in young children.
In other developments, Wisconsin has 5 more cases from Oconto County and Pennsylvania's health department warned of exposure in 4 counties visited by a sick out-of-state traveler.
The CDC reported five more influenza-associated pediatric deaths, bringing the total for the 2024-25 flu season to 275.
COVID-19 survivors were at higher risk for asthma (66%), allergic rhinitis (27%), and chronic rhinosinusitis (74%).
Meanwhile, the US authorized the transfer of 219,000 vaccine doses, and the DR Congo deployed vaccine doses from Japan.
The findings provide another hint that the rare bacterial infection, typically linked to travel to tropical regions, might have domestic sources in the US.
Lack of links to earlier cases and no travel history suggest measles may be spreading in the northern part of the state.
Swiss biotech start-up Baxiva AG will receive $3 million to develop a multivalent glycoconjugate vaccine that targets invasive extraintestinal pathogenic E coli infections.
Drug affordability varied considerably, with the highest median affordability in Europe and the Western Pacific and the lowest in Africa and Southeast Asia.
Rising temperatures, longer summers, milder winters, and changing rainfall patterns are creating more favorable conditions for mosquito populations.
The group said HHS Secretary Kennedy is complicit in dismantling the US public health infrastructure and endangering the nation’s health by sowing scientific misinformation.
The prevalence of depression or anxiety rose over the study period for all racial groups, particularly for White respondents.
Orlynvah is a broad-spectrum oral penem antibiotic for treating uncomplicated UTIs in adult women who have limited or no alternative treatment options.
The systematic review and meta-analysis of studies from 51 countries also found that 57% of antibiotic prescriptions in primary care were inappropriate.
The patient likely contracted plague from a flea bite while camping near South Lake Tahoe.
The new data reveal no notable safety or effectiveness issues.
The AAP recommends that all kids ages 6 to 23 months old be vaccinated against COVID, given that they are at highest risk for severe disease.
Researchers find that an average of 6.2% and 1.9% of ACIP and VRBPAC members, respectively, have reported a financial conflict of interest at any given meeting since 2016.
