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Transmission could have started accelerating before 2011, which could partly explain an upswing in cases and outbreaks of related diseases around the world.
Adult COVID-19 patients exposed to air pollution spent an average of 4 extra days in the hospital, further overwhelming health systems.
Eating disorders in girls 13 to 16 years old rose 42% in the first 2 years of COVID-19, and self-harm was up 38%.
Also, Peru is battling its worst dengue outbreak, with about 150,000 suspected cases so far.
Researchers find that 7% of Aspergillus fumigatus isolates were resistant to one or both of two common triazole antifungal drugs.
Data indicate the pathogen is emerging as a severe threat to newborns, particularly those in low- and middle-income countries.
The study adds to the broader understanding of vaccine protection in children, and suggests vaccines are useful even in the face of naturally acquired immunity.
One study finds a significant increase in C auris bloodstream infections in US hospitals.
Multiple biomarkers show no change in the ovaries' ability to produce eggs capable of fertilization that results in a successful pregnancy.
The FDA is asking manufacturers to develop single-strain vaccines that target the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant.
Health workers describe a disconnect between official messaging and their own experience, waning morale, and having to allocate scarce resources.
Overall, undergraduates showed more signs of distress and anxiety than even UK healthcare workers.
The patient is a 42-year-old woman from Parana state who had underlying health conditions.
ACIP topics include RSV, flu, polio, mpox, meningococcal, and COVID-19 vaccines.
Amid reduced testing and case reporting, hospitalization and death trends may be more reliable COVID activity markers.
There were statistically significant rises in pre-pregnancy body-mass index and obesity rates among women in year 1 and 2 of the pandemic.
A look into the investigation of an extensively drug-resistant bacterial pathogen that caused 4 deaths and permanent vision loss in 14 patients.
For those who got sick, vaccinated patients had fewer symptoms and none required hospitalization.
The team conducted the trial after several systematic reviews and meta-analyses suggested that continuous administration may decrease mortality in sepsis patients and reduce the emergence of antibiotic resistance.
With record dengue cases already this year, Peru is bracing for more heavy rains in the months ahead from the El Nino weather pattern.
