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Two more Ebola cases were confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Equateur province outbreak, raising the total to 112, the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office said today in a Twitter update.
A new study published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology shows that 46% of hospitalized adults with severe COVID-19 suffer from acute kidney injury (AKI), and AKI was associated with a 50% mortality rate.
Three studies show that parent and child well-being has taken a serious hit during the pandemic.
Two thirds of Americans say they will not get a vaccine as soon as it's available.
The WHO says 78 countries have confirmed their participation in the COVAX vaccine initiative.
Today The Lancet published the results of two nonrandomized trials (called Sputnik V) of a Russian COVID-19 vaccine candidate, which showed no serious adverse events and demonstrated that the vaccine elicited an antibody response in study participants within 21 days of administration. The phase 1/2 trials were conducted in 76 healthy adults.
An intervention to reduce antibiotic treatment for asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) at a Toronto hospital was safe and associated with reduced exposure to unnecessary antibiotics, Canadian researchers reported this week in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Also, the Trump administration announces next steps for pulling out of the WHO, and Sanofi and GSK announce a new vaccine trial.
Depression has tripled in all groups, but especially in those with money stressors.
"We will never submit ... any vaccine before we feel that it is safe and effective."
Joe Biden says if President Trump had responded early, US schools would be open safely by now.
Residents ventured out about 98% less in most counties in the 42 US states and territories that issued stay-at-home orders to contain SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
One more Ebola case has been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Equateur province outbreak, lifting the overall total to 110, the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office said in a Twitter update today.
No new deaths have been reported, keeping the outbreak's fatality count at 47.
Nearly 570,000 healthcare workers in the Americas have fallen ill with COVID, and more than 2,500 have died.
Iowa has replaced Texas, Florida, and Arizona as the nation's COVID-19 hot spot, with an almost 11% positive testing rate.
The WHO updates its guidance based on data from 3 trials and a meta-analysis.
Healthcare workers, first responders, and adults with pre-existing conditions that put them at risk for severe symptoms of COVID-19 should be the initial recipients of the first approved vaccine in the United States, according to a framework from the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) published yesterday. Today, NAM will hold a virtual public meeting on the recommendations.
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 62 studies has found that immunity conferred by the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine fades each subsequent year, suggesting that vaccination strategies should be revisited.
AstraZeneca plans to test its vaccine in 30,000 healthy adults.
