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Among critically ill patients, survival to hospital discharge was 62% for the vitamin C group and 65% for the control group.
The effect was especially pronounced in those given convalescent plasma within the first 48 hours of mechanical ventilation.
The results of a randomized trial showed 3 days of inhaled amikacin reduced the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients compared with placebo.
Maternal vaccination during pregnancy was not associated with neonatal hospital readmission or 6-month hospital readmission.
The study was based on outcomes seen among 660,000 UK patients from February 2020 to April 2021.
Risk factors for long or very long COVID included female sex, the presence of least one underlying condition, and moderate or severe COVID-19.
Interviews with sick patients and trace-back investigation pointed to a specific diced onion producer.
During the study period, COVID-19 vaccines were available for use in adults but not children under the age of 5.
The birds had recently migrated from Argentina, where the virus has spread over the past few months.
Patient blood samples showed signs of persistent immune-system changes believed to be related to long COVID.
Longer transmission seasons and migration of mosquitoes to new latitudes threaten to undo years of progress.
The company expects an FDA decision in the first quarter of 2024.
The effect was smaller among females, Asian, Black, and Hispanic race, and patients with lower incomes.
Sales of veterinary and agricultural antibiotics in New Zealand have fallen by 42% since 2017.
The illness, California's first, prompted stepped-up surveillance and efforts to raise awareness.
The findings held true regardless of vaccination status.
WHO officials say they want countries to address the challenges people face when they access healthcare to prevent, diagnose, and treat drug-resistant infections.
The strain, which is believed to have originated in Morocco, has spread rapidly in French hospitals since 2021.
The latest outbreaks in turkeys occurred in Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota.
The official report said the farm houses 70,000 animals.
