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During surprise drills, facilities conducted symptom screening in 93% of cases but asked about exposure to avian flu in only 10%.
The 39-year-old woman had underlying health conditions, including a previous measles infection.
The oral microbiota is significantly less diverse in people with severe persistent symptoms than in those with mild symptoms.
The international study also found that it prevents hospitalization for about 74% of infants.
Just 42% of high-risk flu patients seen at academic medical centers started oseltamivir (Tamiflu) treatment.
The country recorded its first Ebola case on October 5.
An initiative aimed at improving prescribing of first-line antibiotics for kids’ respiratory infections was associated with shorter antibiotic durations.
The US now has 4,080 confirmed cases, more than a quarter of which are in hard-hit Pennsylvania.
The proportion saying they are very or somewhat confident that supermarket food is safe is 65%, down from 81% in 2024.
A large study finds 6% of US and Canadian cats are infected with the parasite, but rarely with a genotype that's harmful to humans.
People with higher levels of neuroticism experienced greater mental distress, relaxed less, and drank more.
For every vaccine study now being undertaken by HHS, the methods and findings must stand up to careful scrutiny.
While shingles rates are declining in younger people, they are increasing in older adults.
NIH funded a record number of early-stage investigators but fewer awards overall.
A Danish university has approved a CDC-funded study in African newborns, in which only half of babies will receive the hepatitis B vaccine.
While the CDC reported increased human exposure to possibly rabid animals, it’s too soon to tell if the number of animals with rabies is rising.
The initiative includes a new National Institutes of Health clinic for suspected vaccine-related injuries.
Undercover GAO staff were able to acquire four pieces from the HHS and USDA that experts said could have been resold to countries of concern.
The study doesn’t prove cause and effect, but does find an association between early vaccination and lower risks of pregnancy complications
A letter signed by 31 Democrats in Congress asks Erica Schwartz how she plans to uphold her pledge that the CDC will provide evidence-based public health guidance.
