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RSV was associated with 190,000 to 350,000 hospitalizations from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, as well as 10,000 to 23,000 deaths, according to new CDC data.
SARS-CoV-2 infection was also implicated in new-onset chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury, and end-stage renal disease.
The vast majority of patients in the study (94%) were hospitalized, and the 30-day death rate was 12%.
In a Swedish survey, 51% rated their ability to work as “poor,” but only 18% were on sick leave.
Analysis of electronic health record data shows US aspergillosis diagnoses increased by more than 5% annually from 2013 through 2023.
The index patient had a fever, persistent cough, cold-like symptoms, and conjunctivitis (“pink eye”) during travel.
The likely direct interspecies mpox virus transmission was from a fire-footed rope squirrel to sooty mangabey monkeys.
The patient remains asymptomatic, and all close contacts have tested negative for the virus.
The White House Office of Management and Budget has been slow to authorize the release of funds to the NIH.
The recommendation for vaccines for the next flu season includes a new influenza variant—subclade K—that started to increase last fall.
Among gay and bisexual men with a history of gonorrhea infection who received either the 4CMenB vaccine or placebo, gonorrhea incidence was essentially the same—roughly 48% in both arms.
The number of infections reached 1,136, putting the US on pace to exceed last year’s 2,281 total by springtime.
Levels of RSV also remain high in many areas of the US, while COVID-19 activity is waning in most of the country.
If the recommendation is accepted by the European Commission, Moderna's mCombriax vaccine will be available for adults 50 and older throughout the European Union.
Both geographic location and work setting are tied to insomnia risk.
The CDC ends its investigation into the recent infant botulism outbreak traced to ByHeart formula and lowered the total case number.
The outbreak marks the first H5N1 detection in marine mammals in California.
At 29 days, the estimated cumulative rate of clinical resolution was 83% in tecovirimat recipients and 84% in those given placebo.
Between 1994 and 2023, the measles vaccine has prevented an estimated 85,000 deaths in the US.
Going to the dentist is unavoidable. But getting an antibiotic prescription from the dentist isn't. Part 3 of a 3-part series on potential harms from taking antibiotics for dental procedures.
