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Although a number of studies have found that a diabetes drug called metformin reduces the risk of long COVID, new research finds that it does not reduce symptoms of the condition.
The factors may continue to influence TB trends over time, the authors say.
Two live bird markets, 1 in Orange County, Florida, and 1 in Kings County, New York, reported bird flu outbreaks.
GARDP has acquired all data and licensing rights for apramycin, an aminoglycoside antibiotic used in veterinary medicine, and will evaluate its potential to treat highly drug-resistant infections in people.
Experts say they expect the findings to show how effectively the vaccine reduces pertussis infections, hospitalizations, and deaths among infants.
An Italian study finds an RSV-positive rapid antigen test in children aged 9 to 36 months was associated with a 48% reduced risk of receiving an antibiotic.
The relatively low-cost technology has saved millions of lives—and dollars.
CARB-X announced today that it’s awarding $1.2 million to a research team at Harvard University to develop enhanced antibiotics for multidrug-resistant bacteria.
New report shows that the current flu vaccine produces antibodies that efficiently recognize subclade K in 39% of recipients.
South Carolina officials say the state has seen 990 measles cases.
The American College of Physicians recommends adults age 75 and older receive 1 dose of RSV vaccine.
Myocarditis following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination is real but is no longer an issue. The virus itself was causing myocarditis at comparable or higher rates.
RSV was associated with 190,000 to 350,000 hospitalizations from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, as well as 10,000 to 23,000 deaths, according to new CDC data.
SARS-CoV-2 infection was also implicated in new-onset chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury, and end-stage renal disease.
The vast majority of patients in the study (94%) were hospitalized, and the 30-day death rate was 12%.
In a Swedish survey, 51% rated their ability to work as “poor,” but only 18% were on sick leave.
Analysis of electronic health record data shows US aspergillosis diagnoses increased by more than 5% annually from 2013 through 2023.
The index patient had a fever, persistent cough, cold-like symptoms, and conjunctivitis (“pink eye”) during travel.
The likely direct interspecies mpox virus transmission was from a fire-footed rope squirrel to sooty mangabey monkeys.
The patient remains asymptomatic, and all close contacts have tested negative for the virus.
