In Nevada, 18 cases were reported in 2022, and 15 patients required surgery.
The patient may have contracted the waterborne amoebic disease from sinus rinse practices using tap water.
Data show that use of proton-pump inhibitors increased hospital patients' risk of acquiring multidrug-resistant organisms by nearly 50%.
The WHO says urgent action is needed if countries around the globe want to reach their water and sanitation goals.
The drug was 95% effective 18 months after treatment for sleeping sickness in adults and teens, regardless of disease stage.
A cluster of 10 illnesses and 3 deaths is linked to a healthcare facility in the northern part of the country.
The estimated effectiveness of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine against infection in US adolescents was 91%, with 93% protection against symptomatic illness and 85% against asymptomatic disease amid the Delta SARS-CoV-2 surge in Connecticut, finds a study published yesterday in JAMA Network Open.
Despite anecdotal reports of alternations in menstrual cycle following COVID-19 vaccination, a study looking at the connection found little impact. A research team based at Oregon Health & Science University published their findings this week in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine was safe in adolescents 12 to 17 years old, with a similar immune response to that in young adults, according to results of an ongoing phase 2-3 trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine yesterday.
Eighty percent of survey respondents in 10 developing countries indicated a willingness to get a COVID-19 vaccine, compared with 65% in the United States and 30% in Russia, according to a study published late last week in Nature Medicine.