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The strains are most closely related to variants circulating in humans more than 2 years earlier, the possible result of undetected circulation in the animals.
Very few serious adverse events were reported, and instances of myocarditis were lower than initially reported.
Scientists from Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America are forming a research network that will address the major drivers of antimicrobial resistance.
Also, the WHO posted updates on circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 cases in Burundi and Indonesia.
A total of 3.5% of respondents said they had worse healthcare experiences than people of other races due to discrimination.
The study was based on patients with lab-confirmed COVID-19 seen at 155 Canadian hospitals.
The move supports a recommendation from the Food and Drug Administration.
Among test users, nearly 1 in 4 said they wouldn't have tested if they didn't have the free tests.
A study shows how the COVID-19 pandemic revealed longstanding racial dynamics in prison sentencing.
The open-source statistical code uses electronic health record data to assess antibiotic prescribing.
The trial found perioperative use of piperacillin-tazobactam significantly reduced surgical-site infections.
Reports from UNICEF and the WHO highlight COVID-19's impact on the public perception and distribution of childhood vaccines.
Two thirds (65.3%) of preprints had spin in the conclusion section, compared with 41.3% in published preprint abstracts and 34.7% in published abstracts.
CDC's recommendations are similar to FDA's updates, and officials could finalize them as soon as today.
The risk of new-onset diabetes was 17% higher in the COVID-19 group.
Experts say the lack of diagnostic capacity in low- and middle-income nations promotes inappropriate antibiotic use and limits surveillance of drug-resistant pathogens.
COVID-19 patients requiring mechanical ventilation are 16 times more likely than non-severely ill peers to experience ventricular tachycardia, data show.
Public health messages that focus on protecting others are more effective at increasing vaccination rates than messages focused on protecting oneself, new research finds.
The drug combines sulbactam with a novel, broad-spectrum beta-lactamase inhibitor and targets Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex.
After a rise in flu activity in late January, led mainly by the 2009 H1N1 strain and influenza B, levels are declining again.
