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Nearly half of the AMR-related deaths were in children in Southeast Asia and Africa.
In other H5N1 developments, the WHO releases surveillance guidance for human cases, and the USDA announces new funding to mitigate livestock diseases.
Overall, 58% were prescribed antiviral drugs, and, among those, 80% had them dispensed.
But prison populations remained about the same during the entire crisis.
The approval is the first for a chikungunya-endemic country.
The CDC says cases have now been reported in 25 jurisdictions, though most are part of 7 outbreaks.
The CDC confirms 20 new pediatric flu deaths, bringing the season's total to 188.
Relative to controls, children and adolescents who had COVID-19 were at significantly greater risk for cardiac conditions such as high blood pressure, abnormal ventricular rhythms, myocarditis, and heart failure.
In 2 randomized clinical trials, an order-entry alert based on patient-specific risk factors was tied to reduced empiric use of extended-spectrum antibiotics.
The deer in Adams County, in west-central Illinois, is the first documented case outside of the state's northern CWD-endemic region.
The World Health Organization says 17 cases of IMD have been linked to the annual pilgrimage to Mecca.
In Uganda, the virus is spreading in urban areas and among sexual networks, posing contact-tracing challenges.
Leaders from the APHA and the Treatment Action Group call for resignation or removal, as a biomedical group raises questions about core FDA functioning.
Of the nearly 3,100 people, businesses, and other entities the Department of Justice charged with fraud as of December 2024, more than 2,500 were found guilty, and more than 2,100 were sentenced.
SARS-CoV-2 antibodies were found in 58% of hamsters exposed via building ventilation, though none showed signs of infection.
Those who became infected with COVID had higher levels of gene expression for two key proteins, ACE2 and TMPRSS2.
Almost 75% of WHO country offices have reported health service disruptions due to recent funding cuts.
Indiana now has 6 connected cases in Allen County involving 4 children and 2 adults.
The battery-powered device is the first to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis in saliva in addition to blood and sputum.
Lingering symptoms were tied to elevated risks of recent unemployment, financial problems, and anxiety and depression.
