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Infected patients were at 3.5 times the risk for new-onset behavioral syndromes such as eating disorders and sleep disorders.
So far 5 hospital workers in Bengal state, India, have been infected with Nipah virus.
Recommended vaccines include those against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza, hepatitis A and B, rotavirus, and meningococcal disease.
Foege led the global effort to eradicate smallpox, widely viewed as one of the greatest public health achievements in history, and later headed the CDC.
Because in utero exposure to certain viruses has been linked to impaired neurodevelopment, researchers looked at whether SARS-CoV-2 exposure could have similar effects.
Moderna has already been facing declines in sales after a boom during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The avian flu detection occurs 2 years after cattle in Texas were first sickened in a spillover event.
The spike in cases comes as some federal officials downplay measles and the importance of vaccination.
The CDC estimates 19,000,000 illnesses, 250,000 hospitalizations, and 10,000 deaths due to flu this season.
Children who were up to date on vaccines, or who had higher aluminum exposure, were no more likely to develop epilepsy than those who didn’t.
The use of antiviral treatments in children hospitalized for influenza fell sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study in Pediatrics.
A small-molecule protein synthesis inhibitor that targets C diff without disrupting the gut microbiome was found to be highly effective and well-tolerated in a small randomized trial.
The money from the Gates Foundation, Novo Nordisk Foundation, and Wellcome has been awarded to researchers in 17 countries.
The WHO says withdrawal is not complete until the US pays its debts.
The decline in depression diagnoses was most evident among adults aged 20 to 39 years.
Health officials in Guinea-Bissau say a committee reviewing the controversial study needs more information before it can make a final decision.
With the addition of further evidence, the benefits could become an important consideration in decisions to vaccinate, the authors say.
In the 2024-25 flu season, state officials noted 441 influenza-related deaths and the state's highest level of influenza-like illness ever recorded.
Without citing evidence, Ken Paxton said he is targeting a purported system that illegally incentivizes providers to recommend vaccines that are "not proven to be safe or necessary."
Minnesota and Kansas have had the most commercial poultry detections in the past month.
