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A pediatric hospital system wasted 58,607 antibiotic doses, including drugs in limited US supply.
CEPI and the University of Oxford have committed $80 million to the development of a vaccine targeting "Disease X," or unknown pathogens with pandemic potential.
If the infection is confirmed as caused by the H9N2 strain, it will be China's first since late June.
Ongoing surveillance shows more than 30 human-to-animal spillover events and fast virus evolution in a relatively small sample size of deer in northeastern Ohio.
Patients who had a non–ST segment elevation myocardial infarction were at a 51% higher risk of death when hospitals had a heavy COVID-19 patient burden.
The failure to follow good manufacturing practices leads to product defects, contamination, and other problems that put patients at risk.
Ohio, which had a preliminary positive from wastewater, now has a BA.2.86-positive human sample.
The study took place before availability of the 2-strain COVID-19 vaccine, which offers protection against Omicron and the wild-type virus.
During the acute phase of COVID-19, in-person visits decreased 40% and telehealth visits increased more than 10-fold.
The number antibiotic prescriptions dispensed by nurse independent prescribers rose by 146%.
New data highlight the diversity of the opportunistic pathogen and the high in-hospital mortality risk in certain patients.
New York City dermatologists have noted severe fungal infections, and Argentina reports H5 avian flu in sea lions.
US indicators continue a steady slow rise, especially in the South, as global levels rise in three regions.
The steepest declines were in staff responsiveness and cleanliness, possibly reflecting pandemic staffing shortages.
Flu was tied to 7,851 deaths from week 33, 2022, to week 12, 2023, compared with 32,607 deaths tied to COVID-19.
Researchers use obituary reports to estimate that 1.87 million excess deaths occurred in the first 2 months after the policy lifted.
US medical experts recommend avoiding the use of indwelling catheters and promptly removing catheters that are no longer needed.
AMR surveillance equipment was donated primarily to labs close to the frontline and will help increase the speed and accuracy of testing.
"Many countries have weak immunization systems that were further impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic but are gradually recovering."
A cross-sectional analysis showed that for the first time since 2013, HPV vaccination initiation did not increase among adolescents aged 13 to 17 years.
