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Beginning in May 2022, the UK, Spain, and the US saw a growing number of cases of mpox primarily among men who have sex with men.
Though the group was impressed with the efficacy of the vaccine, they wanted to know more about preterm births, a factor that stalled a similar vaccine.
Diabetes patients may have an impaired immune response to vaccination against COVID-19 and experience worse outcomes.
A randomized controlled trial reveals that rifapentine, an antibiotic used for TB treatment, can protect household contacts from leprosy.
Among 136 Americans who reported receiving an incentive to get vaccinated against COVID-19, 64% said they would have done so anyway.
A review of 27 studies reveals that dogs have more than 80% sensitivity and more than 90% specificity for detecting COVID-19 in people through scent.
Afghanistan reports 2 wild poliovirus type 1 cases, and 3 African nations confirm more vaccine-derived cases.
Data from 80 countries show a 13% decline in the amount of antimicrobials used in food-producing animals from 2017 through 2019.
The 3 studies are the largest yet to measure how well the vaccine performed in the US amid the mpox outbreak of 2022.
Regulators, pharmacists, and healthcare providers are alarmed by the trend.
Seventy-two percent of respondents say the benefits of MMR vaccines are very high or high, and 64% say the risk of side effects is very low or low.
The WHO's outside experts saw a need for better protection against XBB lineages and had several reasons for dropping the ancestral strain.
Seven linked transmission chains were noted, including 3 patients who had linked partners who were female sex workers.
Transplant patients who receive a heart from a COVID-19–infected donor may be at greater risk for death, with the risk doubled at 1 year.
It appears to be the first US case of an infection showing resistance to all available beta-lactam antibiotics.
The $3.9 million in funding will be used to conduct preclinical testing on a novel oxazolidinone inhibitor with the aim of helping cystic fibrosis patients.
Even those who did 10 to 150 minutes of aerobic (cardio) exercise per week had a 21% lower risk, with higher levels linked to a 41% to 50% reduction.
The percentages of misclassified vaccination status using linked IIS and claims data were lower than those using data from the CDC, state health departments, and a capture-recapture analysis.
COVID-19 patients had a longer hospital stay and a 69% higher mortality rate than ICU patients with influenza.
A new algorithm demonstrated 87% sensitivity in detecting allergic-type reactions in patients receiving preventive antibiotics.
