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A genomic study of malaria samples from Tanzania and Zanzibar found mutations connected to artemisinin partial resistance, which can lead to poor treatment outcomes.
The vaccines are less likely to be tied to vaccine-associated paralytic polio and seeding of new circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses.
Missouri health officials have announced a lab-confirmed a case of Naegleria fowleri infection, which can destroy brain tissue.
The authors say that, absent a standard definition, the condition will continue to be both under- and over-recognized.
Children continue to be affected by COVID, and, during last winter's rise in cases, emergency department visits were elevated for young children.
When symptoms were described as lasting 2 days, only 31% of clinicians recommended treatment.
Only 37% and 22% reported receipt of flu and COVID vaccines, respectively.
Although dalbavancin was not found to be superior to standard therapy, investigators say the clinical efficacy results indicate it's a viable option.
Data from 412 US hospitals from 2018 through 2023 show 4.5% of patients received an antifungal, a finding researchers say warrants a specific focus on antifungal stewardship.
The researchers say their study results strongly indicate population immunity.
IDSA emphasized that the VICP be funded appropriately to compensate injured individuals without putting an infeasible burden on vaccine manufacturers that could severely jeopardize vaccine access.
Distinct from the strain that caused bubonic plague, this type circulated throughout Eurasia during the Late Neolithic Bronze Age.
About 60% of participants with long COVID attributed their work loss to their symptoms.
One of the most significant biomedical achievements of the 21st century, mRNA vaccines have reshaped the world’s ability to quickly respond to new viral threats, the group says.
The FDA has agreed to fast-track its review of gepotidacin, an oral antibiotic already approved for urinary tract infections, for the treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea.
The discovery could indicate a significant expansion of the virus into the continent that would put susceptible bird species at risk, the authors say.
Some CDC staff are calling for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s resignation.
Increases in HPV vaccination rates were lower than expected.
Researchers say guideline recommendations for 5 to 7 days of preventive antibiotics in cirrhosis patients with upper-GI bleeds need to be reassessed.
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