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The incidence of neonatal sepsis or death was 2.0% in the azithromycin group and 1.9% in the placebo group.
The US reports 6 more H5N1 infections in mammals, Chile confirms the strain in a sea otter, and the US and UK weigh vaccinating poultry.
For the first time, chronic wasting disease has been detected in white-tailed deer in Manitoba—previous detections were in mule deer.
More than 230 organizations representing healthcare providers, public health professionals, and others have sent a letter to Congress urging for steps to address antimicrobial resistance.
After peaking in late 2022, global flu activity continues to decline, with greater proportion of the H1N1 and influenza B viruses detected.
Meanwhile, Argentina and Uruguay reported the virus in poultry flocks, as H5N1 outbreaks continue at Pennsylvania commercial farms.
Physicians and nurses received the highest ratings for providing general health information, with about half of respondents saying they trusted them "a great deal."
The US is finalizing a plan to ease screening of travelers from China, the World Bank is short on pandemic funds, and the UK announces a spring booster plan.
Long-COVID patients were more likely to have reflux, peptic ulcers, pancreatitis, dyspepsia, gastritis, irritable bowel syndrome, and other GI conditions.
A study suggests a multidrug-resistant bacteria outbreak that sickened 4 patients and killed 3 was likely linked to a commercial water purification system.
The most common untruth was not telling someone who was going to spend time with their child that they knew or suspected the child had COVID-19.
An unpublished study involving nearly 150,000 COVID-19 survivors who had mild infections in Salt Lake City suggests that many still had chest pain 6 months and 1 year later.
About 63% were prescribed empiric antibiotics, but only 7% had bacterial co-infection, and only 3% had a respiratory bacterial co-infection.
In Salmonella bacteria isolated from humans and food-producing animals, resistance to ampicillin, sulfonamides, and tetracyclines remained at high levels.
Screening patients for Clostridioides difficile colonization was not useful for preventing C difficile infection, Dutch researchers report.
The patient may have contracted the waterborne amoebic disease from sinus rinse practices using tap water.
Tedros urged countries to share what led to their virus source assessments with the WHO and the science community so they can take steps to prevent future outbreaks.
Long-COVID patients had more blood clots in the lungs, ischemic stroke, coronary artery disease, and other cardiovascular conditions.
Chinese export of active pharmaceutical ingredients has been complicated by pandemic-related supply-chain chaos and, more recently, the lifting of the country's zero-COVID policy.
The case involves an unvaccinated person who attended a religious gathering in Kentucky of about 20,000 people.
