A review and meta-analysis found prophylactic azithromycin reduced some maternal and neonatal infections, but had little or no impact on maternal and neonatal mortality.
The new recommendations are easier to navigate in clinical settings and focus on older age groups who benefit most.
Over 90% of COVID-19 survivors had no neutralizing antibody activity at 10 months, implying that they had lost protection from reinfection.
Though testing can't pinpoint a source, recent detections in Arizona have involved only the wild bird genotype.
A study in Denmark shows that kids who have a lot of common infections early in life have a higher risk of moderate to severe infections and antibiotic use throughout childhood.
Genomic analysis identified strains of multidrug-resistant TB with additional resistance to the 6-month BPaL/M treatment regimen.
In children both with and without CZS in the exposed group, worse outcomes were seen if exposure occurred in the first trimester of pregnancy.
The government policy rewards facilities when physicians do not prescribe antibiotics for children under 3 with acute upper respiratory infections or gastroenteritis.
Vaccination conferred a protective effect, with 15% of vaccinees developing long COVID, compared with 46% of the unvaccinated.
The results highlight the importance of beneficial coping behaviors during social upheaval, the authors say.
In other developments, health officials have reported in utero spread of the virus and the first case of the year in North Africa.
While sequencing shows similarity to the virus in cattle, the epi investigation might not be able to pinpoint a source.
The pause encompasses government-related scientific meetings, travel, and the National Institutes of Health grant review process.
USDA testing confirmed detections in cats from California, Montana, and Oregon.
Researchers said the findings are concerning, especially because the rates of HPV-linked throat and tongue cancers in men are rising.
One of two circulating genotypes has been identified in Mennonite groups in eight countries, including the US, Canada, and Mexico.
All pregnant women, women trying to become pregnant, and those nursing are encouraged to get an updated COVID-19 vaccine.
The findings highlight a critical gap in many national and global H5N1 surveillance systems.
Nineteen-month antibody geometric mean titers were higher among children than in adults, similar to after the primary series.
Although the overall risk was low, Canadian researchers found trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole was associated with increased risk of acute respiratory failure in 10- to 25-year-olds.
The CDC says cases have now been reported in 25 jurisdictions, though most are part of 7 outbreaks.
The suit from 19 states and the District of Columbia contends that major restructuring has cut life-saving programs and put extra burden on states to pay for health crises.
Buoyed by promising clinical findings, Moderna says it will explore alternatives for late-stage development of the H5 vaccine.
