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DHS says all movement within the facility has stopped.
US acute care hospitals in 2024 saw lower rates of healthcare-associated infections compared with 2023, marking a continued decline from COVID pandemic-era highs.
To date, the WHO has certified 200 countries free of Guinea worm disease.
Antibiotic-related adverse events accounted for more than one of ED visits for adverse drug events in US kids from 2019 through 2023.
Also, Colorado scientists emphasize vaccination as they detail an 11-case measles outbreak last spring tied to a contagious international traveler.
Immune system dysfunction may play a role, the authors of the study say.
Eight more children died of influenza this week, bringing the season total to 52.
The guidelines will help clinicians determine whether patients seeking care via telehealth and virtual visits need urine tests or empiric antibiotics.
Measures such as universal masking, enhanced hand hygiene, and increased visitor restrictions likely helped limit viral transmission.
The company, however, continues to work on a phase 1/2 study of its H5 mRNA flu vaccine for pandemic preparedness.
Media reports say that antibodies against H5N1 avian flu have been detected in five cows in the Netherlands province of Northeast Friesland, although officials have yet to confirm the finding.
In total, 86% of US long-COVID patients report brain fog, compared with 15% in India.
Damage to the lining of the lungs contributes to ongoing symptoms and restrictive lung function in some people with long-COVID.
The Utah Department of Health & Human Services has documented 21 new measles cases in the past week, for a total of 237 in this outbreak.
A new study from Sweden finds no statistically significant difference in rates of childbirth or miscarriage among vaccinated and unvaccinated women.
The 21 new members of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee include physicians and parents of children with autism, along with several individuals who've claimed autism is linked to vaccines.
The money will help CARB-X continue its efforts to support development of innovative new antibiotics, preventatives, alternative treatments, and rapid diagnostics for drug-resistant bacteria.
The Trump administration says it will withhold funding from the global vaccine group unless it develops and initiates a detailed plan to phase out use of vaccines containing the preservative.
The authors recommend using portable air purifiers that stir up and clean the air or, in the case of close contact, wearing an N95 respirator.
Offering self-collection to all women can improve health equity and speed the global elimination of cervical cancer, the authors say.
