The relative risk reduction for participants who received adintrevimab as post-exposure prophylaxis was 75%.
The FDA warns consumers and retailers in 3 states about raw oysters imported from South Korea that may be contaminated with norovirus.
Data show COVID-19 vaccines are safe in older adults and when administered with non-COVID vaccines.
The low incidence of pathogens with bioterrorism potential would hamper efforts to isolate them from natural sources for intentional release, the authors say.
Several Arizona marijuana establishments have voluntarily recalled certain products over potential contamination with Aspergillus and Salmonella.
Though overall flu activity in the United States is still low, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today reported some new developments, including the 2009 H1N1 virus nudging ahead as the predominant strain for the week and the recent detection of a variant H1N1 (H1N1v) case in Minnesota.
With record dengue cases already this year, Peru is bracing for more heavy rains in the months ahead from the El Nino weather pattern.
The team conducted the trial after several systematic reviews and meta-analyses suggested that continuous administration may decrease mortality in sepsis patients and reduce the emergence of antibiotic resistance.
For those who got sick, vaccinated patients had fewer symptoms and none required hospitalization.
ACIP topics include RSV, flu, polio, mpox, meningococcal, and COVID-19 vaccines.
The patient is a 42-year-old woman from Parana state who had underlying health conditions.
Overall, undergraduates showed more signs of distress and anxiety than even UK healthcare workers.
Health workers describe a disconnect between official messaging and their own experience, waning morale, and having to allocate scarce resources.
The FDA is asking manufacturers to develop single-strain vaccines that target the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant.
Data indicate the pathogen is emerging as a severe threat to newborns, particularly those in low- and middle-income countries.
Researchers find that 7% of Aspergillus fumigatus isolates were resistant to one or both of two common triazole antifungal drugs.
Also, Peru is battling its worst dengue outbreak, with about 150,000 suspected cases so far.
Eating disorders in girls 13 to 16 years old rose 42% in the first 2 years of COVID-19, and self-harm was up 38%.
Adult COVID-19 patients exposed to air pollution spent an average of 4 extra days in the hospital, further overwhelming health systems.
CD388 is Cidara's novel drug for preventing flu in adults at high risk for severe influenza, including those for whom vaccines are either ineffective or not indicated.
Officials confirm that the cases are caused by the Plasmodium vivax malaria parasite, which is not as fatal as other malaria species.
A recent cluster of 40 cases in Chicago suggests that vaccine protection may wane over time, but vaccinated patients do well recovering at home.
HHS launches the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice, and the State Department launches the Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy.
Emergent has received a 10-year BARDA contract worth up to $704 million for advanced development and supply of a monoclonal antibody.
While only 58% of respondents had heard of the payment model, 70% said it was a good step, 69% said it would improve treatment, and 58% said it would help stimulate new antibiotics.
