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The resolution urges WHO member states to build national and subnational systems to ensure uninterrupted access to medical oxygen to healthcare facilities in both urban and rural areas.
The risk of infection was similar for mothers who had newborns room-in with them at the hospital, and among newborns who went to a nursery following birth.
The infections are unusually severe, with a higher-than-expected rate in twins.
The trial will enroll certain stem-cell transplant patients who are vulnerable to bloodstream infections from E coli translocation.
Wisconsin's latest case is from another deer farm, and the positive finding in Texas marks the first from Bexar County.
In Bangladesh, domestic chickens are routinely given antibiotics, live close to humans, and can shed bacteria into the environment.
Prepandemic sleep patterns, sleep duration, insomnia, and daytime dysfunction were tied to risk of long COVID after adjusting for age, race, and ethnicity.
The raccoon positives follow wild bird detections in the area involving Eurasian H5N5, one of a constellation of avian flu subtypes currently circulating.
The most common pathogens involved in outbreaks with a confirmed or suspected agent were norovirus and Salmonella.
The authors say the oral BPaL regimen has "transformed" treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis.
Implementation of a prospective audit-and-feedback intervention paired with an online tool was linked to a 9% reduction in carbapenem use.
About 25% of 750 survey respondents met the criteria for alcohol misuse, with 5% classified as binge drinkers.
First Nations people, who are at high risk for poor COVID-19 outcomes, had robust immune responses to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
In 2022, only 440 cases (1.5%) were recorded in rural areas.
Protection against ICU admission and death was 69% 1 week to 2 months after a bivalent dose and 50% at 4 to 6 months.
In other updates, the WHO's latest epi report notes transmission and new cases in some world regions, including parts of Asia and in Pakistan.
Hospitalizations for COVID-19 are down 11% compared to a week ago, and deaths from the virus are down 13.3%.
From 2020 to early 2022 in England, the COVID-19 infection-fatality ratio decreased from 0.67% to 0.10%.
Delayed diagnoses of lung, breast, and colorectal cancers will likely be on the rise because of missed cancer screenings during the pandemic.
Removing urinalysis and urine cultures from preoperative checklists for cardiac surgery was linked to a significant decrease in antibiotic prescriptions.
