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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.
The overall threat remains moderate and is similar to earlier viruses that belong to the same clade.
The tool has a diagnostic sensitivity of 97.8% and a diagnostic specificity of 98.9%, the authors say.
In 2020 the CDC said 4% of survey respondents said they drank or gargled diluted bleach to prevent COVID-19, but a new study calls that into question.
Of 19 countries that regularly report hospitalizations, 2 reported rises of 20% or more: Bangladesh and Malta.
