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A gene that makes bacteria resistant to most antibiotics is on the rise. Public health officials want to know where else it’s lurking.
Officials said 724 patients were currently hospitalized.
Cases associated with the outbreak are declining.
Dentists who attended classes in antimicrobial stewardship decreased the number of antibiotics they prescribed to patients, including high-risk meds like clindamycin.
A multiyear budget asks for $53 billion over the next 3 fiscal years.
Problems like brain fog and fatigue are common among long-COVID patients, and the findings point to changes in the brain’s dopamine system.
The lettuce originated from one supplier in Mexico. People in the 5 states are urged to skip eating shredded iceberg lettuce at Taco Bell.
States showed only modest gains this week, but Utah’s outbreak reached 510 infections.
The first Americans affected by the policy are 7 aid workers who had been responding to the DR Congo outbreak.
Fifteen countries have strict restrictions on traveling to and from Uganda, including the US.
Kids may be adorable, but their immature immune systems, lack of hygiene, and other factors make them efficient vectors of disease.
Preventive steps included administering antibiotics and the Cyfendus vaccine, and none of the 13 people exposed to anthrax via livestock contracted the disease.
Measles erasing your ability to fight infection long term. Hospitalization. Brain swelling. None of this shows up in a case-fatality rate.
Improving maternal vaccine uptake before, during, or soon after pregnancy may boost child immunizations, for continuous protection early in life.
Physicians at the South Carolina hospital system note that 2 patients developed measles encephalitis, a life-threatening inflammation of the brain.
The USDA also reported 8 new H5N1 detections in cattle.
A new study finds that children receiving the measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella vaccine are more likely to be vaccinated in safety-net clinics or eligible for the Vaccines for Children program.
The nominee for assistant secretary for preparedness and response has a track record of vaccine skepticism.
A Senate committee questions President Trump’s nominee about her support for vaccines and willingness to stand up to RFK Jr, with mixed results.
UN officials note some increases in childhood vaccination worldwide, but more work needs to be done to reach zero-dose children and combat vaccine hesitancy.
