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Disruptions to healthcare during the pandemic may have led to missed cancer diagnoses and treatment delays.
RSV activity usually starts in the Southeast, even in years when COVID measures interrupted the usual seasonal pattern.
Meanwhile, several more BA.2.86 sequences were reported, as Moderna notes reassuring lab findings against BA.2.86 for its updated vaccine.
Though more patients were infected during the Omicron phase of the pandemic, only 0.2% in the Omicron cohort were diagnosed as having long COVID.
Other reasons included concerns about safety and efficacy beyond that of previous doses.
Samples from ready-to-eat food products in China were found to be contaminated with multidrug-resistant and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
As Bangladesh's dengue outbreak spreads outside the capital, Nigeria battles another diphtheria wave and Uruguay reports its first H5 detection in a sea lion.
Three lab studies now suggest antibodies from earlier vaccination or infection may provide a degree of protection against the highly mutated variant.
Total US life expectancy fell from around 80 years in 2019 to 77 years in 2020.
Researchers in a university health system found the proportion of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory infections was higher in winter than summer months.
A review and meta-analysis found resistance to cefiderocol was low overall, but "alarmingly high" among some carbapenem-resistant pathogens.
Cases have been reported from three parts of the state, mainly involving Black adults who haven't received the MenACWY vaccine.
ARDS caused by COVID-19 compared to ARDS caused by other illnesses was not associated with any greater psychological distress among family members.
While breakthrough infections were mostly mild, infection- and vaccine-induced immunity don't fully protect against mpox.
Hospitalization rates for COVID are low across most of the country, but are higher in the South.
Elevated concentrations of the blood-clotting proteins fibrinogen and D-dimer, with low levels of C-reactive protein, were tied to cognitive deficits.
Officials warn about potentially fatal Vibrio vulnificus infections from wound exposure to contaminated coastal waters or from eating raw or undercooked shellfish.
Researchers noted a higher likelihood of treatment for Black, Hispanic, and older patients with more chronic conditions.
"The vaccine spillover effects that we document in our research underscore the importance of restoring trust in human vaccine safety and efficacy."
Nine deer farms in the state are still operating after a CWD detection, and 17 were previously shut down after deer tested positive.
