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The CDC today addressed what's known about treatments pushed by Kennedy, urging caution about vitamin A use and citing individual decision-making by heath providers for others.
A study of eight low- and middle income countries estimates only 6.9% of patients with multidrug-resistant infections in 2019 received appropriate antibiotics.
The pediatric deaths push the season total to 216, surpassing last season's total of 207.
Yet uptake of the vaccine was extremely low—less than 4% through November 2024.
Part of a national rise in cases, Louisiana has reported two infant deaths from pertussis this year.
One of the Chicago-area patients had traveled internationally, arriving at Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
The Wall Street Journal reports the Trump administration is investing $500 million in the universal vaccine project.
Researchers at a Pittsburgh hospital found prospective whole-genome sequencing enabled rapid detection and control of healthcare-associated outbreaks, resulting in clinical and economic benefits.
A number of factors were associated with persistent symptoms, including female sex and longer hospital stay.
Relative to unexposed children, those with congenital syphilis were at a 6-fold increased risk for first hospitalization, and those exposed to maternal syphilis were at nearly twice the risk.
Illnesses in the DRC and Uganda follow reports of buffalo and rhino deaths in Virunga National Park.
FDA and USDA teams are still working to identify a food source for the Listeria outbreak.
A Montana cluster grows, and Ohio notes an infection in an unvaccinated adult.
With increasing time since diagnosis, only the severe infections continued to cause symptoms.
Data from the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Use and Surveillance System indicate many countries are overusing antibiotics that are more likely to promote resistance.
The project is dedicated to safeguarding US vaccine use so that it remains grounded in the best available science, free from external influence.
Only 5% of women experienced a change in cycle length of at least 8 days.
In a small study, CF patients treated with the therapy saw a reduction in multidrug-resistant lung bacteria and improved lung function.
There are currently 59 herds quarantined in 4 Idaho counties.
New assay uses cerebrospinal fluid rather than blood to measure levels of C-reactive protein.
