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UK-based biopharmaceutical company F2G announced a $100 million financing round to advance late-stage development and commercialization of olorofim.
In one study, nirsevimab was associated with a 63% reduction in acute bronchiolitis-related hospital admission.
The case follows two local cases reported in 2023, one in Pasadena and the other in Long Beach.
The rate of averted deaths by country differed by vaccination uptake over time, as well as whether COVID-19 outbreaks were seen primarily before or after vaccine rollout.
2021 saw 12.8 billion URI episodes and 19,600 deaths due to URIs, plus 391 million ear infections and 536 related deaths.
The three farms were targeted for testing due to their connections with the first avian flu outbreak locations.
Vaccine effectiveness against rotavirus infection was highest in children younger than 3 years and declined with increasing age.
The difference in the mean acceleration between girls and boys was about 3 years.
The analysis yields insights for ongoing staff shortages at US hospitals and underscores the importance of minimizing caseload surges during future public health crises.
Hospital data from 7 countries show high levels of MDR surgical-site infections, limited microbiologic testing, and ineffective antibiotic prophylaxis.
The small-molecule protein synthesis inhibitor CRS3121 met its primary endpoints, with high rates of clinical cure at day 12 and low rates of CDI recurrence.
Vaccines were most cost-effective when given to adults ages 70 and older who had chronic medical conditions.
There was a slightly higher risk for inflammatory bowel disease and blistering skin disorders only in hospitalized COVID-19 patients amid Omicron.
The measles case marks North Carolina's first since 2018.
Early-stage diagnoses especially were lagging for lung and cervical cancers.
CDC lab experts are working on sequencing to identify the neuraminidase and detail the genome, which could yield clues about the source.
Spanish researchers find a correlation between increases in key indicators of air pollution and heightened antibiotic consumption for acute respiratory symptoms.
COVID-19 participants most often reported fatigue, muscle aches, headache, and loss of taste and/or smell, consistent with the more extensive systemic COVID-19 effects.
People with disabilities are also more likely to have severe COVID-19, face treatment refusals, and be hospitalized, the researchers say.
Of the 65 people sickened, 24 have required hospitalization.
