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Researchers say the data support guidelines that recommend withholding antibiotic treatment for asymptomatic bacteriuria.
The long COVID treatments in the trials target autonomic nervous system dysregulation, which triggers some of the most burdensome symptoms.
Chicago health workers have vaccinated hundreds of shelter residents, as Arizona health officials investigate cases near Flagstaff.
Penguin mortality has been localized, but the risk remains for types that remain in communal roosts throughout the winter.
A letter to the CDC from Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) cites concerns about the potential impact on antimicrobial resistance.
About 131 million people died of any cause in 2020-2021, with 16 million COVID-related excess deaths.
A literature review found pneumococcal conjugate vaccines were associated with some protection against flu and other viral respiratory tract infections.
Children in certain racial and ethnic groups were more likely to receive broad-spectrum antibiotics for acute respiratory infections than White children.
For women, the estimated sample case hospitalization risk was 18%, compared with 5% for men, but the authors noted 'considerable' uncertainty because of the small number of cases in women.
A consortium announces the launch of a $57 million project to test inhaled and nasal vaccines with a goal of stopping infection from SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses.
Illinois and California are among 17 US jurisdictions that have reported measles cases this year.
There was no significant association between HPV, metabolic syndrome, and death in men.
The study authors say cutting down on repeat within-episode antibiotic prescriptions for RTIs could represent a 'quick win' for antimicrobial stewardship.
Lack of insurance decreased among Black and White people with Medicaid-paid births by 97% and 69%, respectively.
The new H5N1 detections in US mammals occurred in skunks and a mountain lion.
Wastewater COVID detections last week declined from the high to the moderate level.
Vaccine effectiveness was highest for adolescents, at 56%.
If infants aren't protected from RSV through maternal vaccination, they should receive the long-acting monoclonal antibody, the authors say.
The probability of having persistent viral fragments was about double in hospitalized participants and in those who reported being very ill but weren't hospitalized.
The CDC said today that it has received reports of 45 cases from 17 jurisdictions so far this year.
