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Sri Lanka has reported more than 80,000 cases of the mosquito-borne virus this year.
The trace-back investigation for the new outbreak is underway as cases mount across the country.
The findings suggest it might be time to deploy vaccine from the global stockpile, even though the doses aren't a perfect match for the current outbreak.
The right response to an open question is to investigate it: fund the work, design the study so that it can come out either way, and wait for the answer.
Data from 82 countries show resistance rates in pediatric bacterial infections have risen significantly over the past two decades and will worsen over the next decade.
Rates of low birth weight, small for gestational age, death, and studied medical conditions were lower than before the pandemic.
The case-fatality rate for the Ebola outbreak is 40%.
More states are reporting outcomes following measles infection.
In total, 76% of accidental or unknown-intent overdoses from 2022 to 2024 happened when people were alone.
More widespread prescribing of the hormone could also reduce antibiotic use.
Women who had unusual menstrual bleeding during the pandemic were more likely to report a COVID-19 infection and more stress than those who didn’t.
In total, 77 cooling towers on the Upper East side have tested positive for Legionella.
Both previously hospitalized and nonhospitalized women more often cited numbness/tingling, dizziness, headache, and pain than men.
A new study finds that warmer temperatures are associated with higher mosquito-bite rates and longer transmission seasons.
The study also finds that Republican lawmakers sponsored most antivaccine bills.
One in 38 patients at US hospitals had at least one such infection on any given day in 2023, compared with 1 in 31 patients in 2015.
Since June 1, the USDA has tracked 41 cases of New World screwworm.
The study focused on patients who take PrEP, as this population is at higher risk for other STIs.
A day after implicating the brand in the outbreak, re-examination of the test result led the agency to retract the finding.
Hantavirus-related brain and nerve complications are uncommon, but they can be severe and require both acute and long-term care.
