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The organizations recommend 4 actions to help prevent and manage any future outbreaks.
A small study in patients with post-COVID syndrome has found that hyperbaric oxygen therapy promotes restoration of the heart's ability to contract properly.
The hunter from Louisville legally harvested the 8-point buck in Wisconsin, then brought the intact head into Kentucky for taxidermy, which violates Kentucky law.
The WHO declared a public health emergency of international concern in July 2022 following the global spread of the virus.
The pathogen can persist on hospital surfaces for prolonged periods and has limited treatment options.
Expected death rates were generally higher among the VA enrollees than the general US population.
At 6 months, J&J vaccinees produced the same antibody response as that of Moderna and significantly higher concentrations than those of Pfizer.
People who perceived having more cognitive difficulties during their acute COVID-19 illnesses had more long COVID symptoms 60 and 90 days later.
The CDC updated its interim recommendations for infection prevention and control for healthcare personnel.
Cognitive behavioral therapy lessens fatigue and improves concentration among long-COVID patients.
They say accelerated use of the products during the COVID-19 pandemic could pose health risks, such as antimicrobial resistance.
The USDA has conditionally licensed an oral vaccine designed to limit the spread of Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease.
The most recently confirmed patients in Marburg virus outbreaks in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania were discharged from treatment at the end of April, the WHO says.
Among recipients with weakened immune systems who had completed a primary COVID-19 vaccine series, Paxlovid was tied to a 44% lower risk of hospitalization.
Ahead of a UN meeting, the executive director of the Stop TB Partnership discusses why the world hasn't done more to combat tuberculosis, and why she's hopeful for the future.
The rare cases of myocarditis among recipients of mRNA vaccines are caused by a generalized immune-cell and inflammatory response, researchers say.
Mpox infections in the Chicago area are at the highest level since November and mark the highest weekly case rate in the nation.
Local adverse event rates were highest following intradermal vaccine administration.
Exposure to antibiotics at an early age is among the factors that can increase the risk, study finds.
PAHO officials say they are seeing changes in the timing and magnitude of cases that are likely related to the effects of climate change and unplanned urbanization.
