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Expert witnesses called on lawmakers to support legislation that could help revitalize the antibiotic development pipeline.
Scientists record at least 109 spillover events from people and 39 instances of deer-to-deer transmission.
PAHO says 191 cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome have been recorded, 4 of them fatal.
Data on chronic wasting disease sampling in Wyoming's large game animals for 2022 suggests a slow rise, with the disease spreading from east to west.
COVID vaccine ordering changes on August 3, the US destroys its last chemical weapons, and Mandy Cohen takes the CDC reins.
More than 100 symptoms have been associated with "post-COVID condition," and studies estimate 3% to 7% of the population is affected.
The warning comes in the wake of fungal meningitis outbreak among US residents who traveled to Mexico for cosmetic surgery.
The WHO said the impact from the virus isn't clear owing to surveillance blind spots, but it urged clinicians to consider testing when evaluating infants with sepsis.
A compact device designed by US researchers monitors air samples for SARS-CoV-2 variant detection.
Inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions to prevent infective endocarditis cost the system nearly $31 million a year, according to new research.
A total of 149 oral antibiotic prescriptions were reviewed, and 55 interventions were made, 42 of which were accepted.
The phase 1 trial will enroll 36 healthy adults at two US clinical sites.
The US was an outlier, because though its preparedness score was high, it had gaps in its ability to launch an organized response and keep messaging consistent.
A conversation with Dilip Nathwani, OBE, founding chair of the Global Antimicrobial Stewardship Partnership Hub.
COVID-19 hospitalizations dropped 6% and deaths declined by 9%, but emergency department visits were up 2% and test positivity rose 0.4%.
Lumos Diagnostics receives FDA clearance for a test that helps to determine when antibiotics are needed for respiratory infections.
The researchers observed a dose-response relationship between the number of antibiotic prescriptions and risk of severe outcomes.
Data from hospitals in Chile, Brazil, and Argentina show substantial increases in intravenous antibiotic use at the beginning of the pandemic.
The Florida Department of Health reported 2 more local malaria infections, raising its total to 6.
Previous studies have suggested boarding has been an increasing trend for psychiatric youth patients in the US since 2001.
