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Some studies that relied on menstrual tracking apps and self-reports noted a relationship between vaccination and menstrual disturbances.
COVID-19 trailed only heart disease, cancer, and accidental injuries as a cause of death.
An analysis of gut bacteria in premature infants suggests antibiotic use promotes the growth of bacterial strains that can cause bloodstream infections.
The drug has no therapeutic equivalents, meaning that some prostate cancer patients have been unable to secure their only treatment option.
The WHO COVID-19 emergency committee is meeting today to discuss if the situation still warrants a public health emergency of international concern.
A 3-dose vaccination series was 42% effective against infection and 82% effective against hospitalization or death during Omicron.
The rate of 3 healthcare-associated infections hit a 5-year high in US hospitals during COVID-19.
Eleven outbreaks in 25 years included 187 Salmonella cases and 42 hospitalizations across 21 states.
As flu levels taper off in the Northern Hemisphere, some Southern Hemisphere nations have reported increased detections in recent weeks.
The country has already confirmed 49 measles cases, compared with 54 for all of 2022.
Bivalent vaccines were 72% effective overall against Omicron infection in Japan.
Gambia is the latest country in Africa to report H5N1, which was found in shorebirds.
An ongoing clinical trial shows a 94.1% reduction in risk of severe illness.
Screening frequency could range from one-time only screening among people at low risk for tuberculosis exposure to annual screening among those at continued risk.
Hospitalization rates were higher among minority groups during the study period, but the magnitude of the disparities declined by 2022, CDC data show.
This is the eleventh CWD-affected deer farm in the state over the past 15 years.
Most countries reported partial recovery across a broad range of health services, but some have backlogs in diagnosis of noncommunicable diseases.
How much of a role HIV status has on mpox progression and as an independent risk factor for contracting the virus is unknown.
Nationally, death rates fell for Hispanic (−34.0%), Asian (−71.2%), and Black (−49.3%) adults between the wild-type and Delta waves.
The link between travel and antibiotic resistance might be related to selection pressure for resistance genes in particular regions due to antibiotic use in humans or animals.
