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A review finds the high-dose shot reduces flu-related hospitalizations 39% better than the standard-dose version.
At least 515 cases have come from the DR Congo’s Ituri province.
Skipping the commute may save time but could have social and psychological costs.
Erica Stum was a mother, a teacher, and a cervical cancer advocate. An HPV vaccine could have saved her life (part 1 of 3).
In total, 40% of American Indian and Alaska Natives said they had persistent symptoms, relative to 30% of their non-native peers.
Almost 60 people have been sickened since May.
The second case of New World screwworm in Texas was found just 5 miles from the first.
The head of the WHO said the only way to defeat the outbreak is through partnership with the affected countries in “one coordinated effort.”
Also, a new report describes an outbreak at a daycare center and the rapid public health response to it.
Study finds that when moms get vaccinated for respiratory syncytial virus while pregnant, RSV hospitalizations for babies decrease by 70%.
The report takes a closer look at hospital cases during one of the largest US measles outbreak in years.
A new study finds that people experience symptoms months after travel-related vector-borne infections, but they eventually resolve.
This is the first detection of larva of the parasitic fly in the US in 60 years.
In the US, the FDA is investigating two new foodborne illness outbreaks caused by Listeria and Cyclospora.
Talking with patients about vaccines has become more emotionally charged since the emergence of COVID-19.
There are more reports of attacks on burial teams and healthcare workers.
Also, the USDA recorded another avian flu outbreak at an Indiana poultry facility this week.
The FDA has approved a combo antibiotic that targets complicated urinary tract infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria.
As domestic and international travel for cosmetic procedures becomes more popular, experts stress the risks.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the outbreak in the DR Congo had a big head start, and could have begun as early as January.
