Transplant patients who receive a heart from a COVID-19–infected donor may be at greater risk for death, with the risk doubled at 1 year.
Seven linked transmission chains were noted, including 3 patients who had linked partners who were female sex workers.
Afghanistan reports 2 wild poliovirus type 1 cases, and 3 African nations confirm more vaccine-derived cases.
A review of 27 studies reveals that dogs have more than 80% sensitivity and more than 90% specificity for detecting COVID-19 in people through scent.
Among 136 Americans who reported receiving an incentive to get vaccinated against COVID-19, 64% said they would have done so anyway.
The animal didn't go through the slaughtering process, posing no threat to the food supply or human health, officials say.
The funds are to tackle the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance over the next 3 years.
The CDC has confirmed a 4th death and more vision loss in an outbreak of infections caused by a unique strain of extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa involving at least 81 people.
Clots were seen in multiple arteries in close to 30% of patients with COVID-19 at the time of their heart attack, but in less than 5% of heart-attack patients who did not have COVID-19.
A randomized controlled trial in Vietnam finds that the use of point-of-care C-reactive protein testing reduced antibiotic prescribing.
Resistance to 1, 2, 3, and 4 antibiotic classes was found in 19%, 17%, 8%, and 4% of isolates, respectively.
A global coalition is calling on 12 North America–based fast-food chains to take stock of their policies and set new targets that align with WHO efforts.
The incidence of new-onset type 1 diabetes was almost double in kids diagnosed as having COVID-19.
Pre-infection COVID-19 vaccination was tied to a lower likelihood of persistent symptoms 45 days after infection.
The trial is evaluating the efficacy of oral zoliflodacin compared with the standard regimen of ceftriaxone plus azithromycin.
WHA delegates are discussing several topics related to infectious diseases and outbreaks.
Of 14 case-patients interviewed, 12 ate food from Papa Murphy's, including 9 who ate raw cookie dough and 1 who had baked with it.
Excess deaths were 22%, 22%, and 25% above baseline in low-, medium-, and high-vaccination states in the first year of the pandemic, but 23%, 22%, and 16%, respectively, in the second.
An analysis conducted at Mayo Clinic sites found that female clinicians were no less likely than male clinicians to have stewardship recommendations accepted.
An assessment of 16 randomized clinical trials suggests shorter antibiotic durations are as safe and effective as longer durations in children with community-acquired pneumonia.
Opening of the NBAF in Kansas marks the culmination of an effort since 2006 to replace the 68-year-old Plum Island Animal Disease Facility in New York.
Experts from the Annenberg Public Policy Center prefer "Vaccination Safety Monitor" or "Vaccination Safety Watch" over VAERS.
Data suggest an increased risk of new-onset mental illness only in SARS-CoV-2–positive patients aged 70 and older.
The number of suspected or probable fungal meningitis infections tied to contaminated spinal anesthesia products from Mexico has risen to 18 in the US.
A team of researchers has discovered, with the help of AI, a new antibiotic with the potential to fight a multidrug-resistant pathogen.
