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All maternal infections included in the study were asymptomatic or mild, as none required hospitalization or oxygen supplementation.
Most women ages 18 to 49 years (53%) indicated that flu vaccine is safe for women and their fetuses during pregnancy, and 17% said it isn't, compared with 9% of men and 4% of women aged 50 and older.
Half of all healthcare workers with symptomatic COVID-19 continued to go to work, even if they were involved with direct patient care.
An analysis of quarterly surveys of 28 hospitals finds that inappropriate antibiotic prescribing remains common and varies by specialty.
Among farmers in 2 Nigerian states, 98% gave preventive antibiotics to day-old chicks
CWD has been confirmed at deer-breeding facilities in Hamilton and Frio counties.
Gonorrhea and chlamydia cases increased by 4% in 2021, while syphilis cases rose by 32%.
Worldwide, people with more traditional values reported taking more precautions during the pandemic.
The consequences of unmet care needs may include an increased risk of disability and lower health-related quality of life.
The administration launches a plan to speed new COVID vaccines and treatments, and President Biden signs a law declaring the COVID-19 emergency over.
Children's average weekday screen time rose an average of 1.35 hours during the first COVID-19 wave.
A study conducted in three Nigerian hospitals found that 43% of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates were resistant to all antibiotics tested.
Only 17.1% of the US population live within 15 minutes of a vaccination site, and 50% live more than an hour away.
The outbreak has now grown to 15 confirmed infections, 11 of which have proved deadly.
Officials weigh in on an H3N8 flu case in China, Togo confirms a pneumococcal meningitis outbreak, and Michigan is grappling with fungal infections tied to a paper mill.
Three condors were found dead from confirmed H5N1 infections, and five others showed symptoms, including neurological problems.
Infected women were more likely to need tracheostomy and ventilation and to have heart attack, sepsis, and blood clots.
The study authors suggest the strain's resistance to ceftriaxone is likely being driven by bystander resistance resulting from the use of ceftriaxone for treatment of gonorrhea.
The top three conditions were anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Peru has identified another paralysis case in a child and is awaiting test results for that patient as well as asymptomatic contacts of the first case.
