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US data show the likelihood of an inappropriate antibiotic for an upper respiratory tract infection declined with each additional minute spent in a primary care visit.
There is no cheap alternative to liquid albuterol, which is used in nebulizers to treat children too young to use an inhaler.
Fever and cough were more common with the Delta and Omicron variants, but rates of hospitalization and ICU admission stayed the same over time.
US legislators vote to declassify info about SARS-CoV-2 origins, the Cochrane Review issues a clarification, and XBB.1.5 now makes up nearly 90% of US cases.
People with chronic hepatitis B infection are at increased risk for liver cancer and cirrhosis and are 70% to 85% more likely to die prematurely.
Patients who expected antibiotics for a respiratory infection were more likely to receive them, even during COVID-19.
Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar, and Nigeria all have new cases, and the GPEI confirms the earlier-reported case in Israel.
Cases are surging, especially in Paraguay and Brazil, with conditions ripe for further spread and health systems weakened by the pandemic and other demands.
The 157 healthcare workers infected with the wild-type virus were 67% more likely than uninfected participants to report persistent symptoms.
Female participants, however, saw some erosion of general mental health and increased anxiety and depression.
A roundup of international news on the COVID-19 pandemic.
A collaboration between NGOs and a diagnostic test maker will provide rapid molecular TB tests to high-burden countries at a reduced price.
Impacts from the earthquake and crowded living conditions could worsen Syria's situation, as outbreaks in multiple countries put a heavy burden on children.
The results translated to a population attributable risk of 20.4% and 179,188 excess deaths (1 in 5 adult respiratory deaths) from 1972 to 2019.
The incidence of neonatal sepsis or death was 2.0% in the azithromycin group and 1.9% in the placebo group.
The US reports 6 more H5N1 infections in mammals, Chile confirms the strain in a sea otter, and the US and UK weigh vaccinating poultry.
For the first time, chronic wasting disease has been detected in white-tailed deer in Manitoba—previous detections were in mule deer.
More than 230 organizations representing healthcare providers, public health professionals, and others have sent a letter to Congress urging for steps to address antimicrobial resistance.
After peaking in late 2022, global flu activity continues to decline, with greater proportion of the H1N1 and influenza B viruses detected.
Meanwhile, Argentina and Uruguay reported the virus in poultry flocks, as H5N1 outbreaks continue at Pennsylvania commercial farms.
