The Treatment Action Group says the 22 TB projects whose funding was suspended by NIH don't involve "gain-of-function" research.
Anyone in Central Harlem experiencing flu-like symptoms should seek medical care.
Officials estimated that 228 fewer babies younger than 3 months older were hospitalized for serious RSV infection during the peak of the season, a number they hope will increase as more women are vaccinated.
France has now reported 63 local chikungunya cases from 16 different administrative units.
US adults with long COVID had a nearly 3-fold increased risk of additional hospitalization compared with those who had SARS-CoV-2 infections but not long COVID.
The CDC projects that COVID infections are growing or likely growing in most states.
Among hospitalized patients in Israel, exposure to any antibiotic was associated with double the risk for C difficile infection.
Among COVID-infected participants, recent rhinovirus infection was tied to a 9.6-fold lower SARS-CoV-2 viral load, or amount of virus in the body.
Among those with 2 or 3 vaccine doses, VE against hospitalization due to COVID-19 was 47%.
Alongside the UK uptick, other countries in other world regions have reported recent poultry outbreaks.
The researchers say their study results strongly indicate population immunity.
The discovery could indicate a significant expansion of the virus into the continent that would put susceptible bird species at risk, the authors say.
One of the most significant biomedical achievements of the 21st century, mRNA vaccines have reshaped the world’s ability to quickly respond to new viral threats, the group says.
The FDA has agreed to fast-track its review of gepotidacin, an oral antibiotic already approved for urinary tract infections, for the treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea.
IDSA emphasized that the VICP be funded appropriately to compensate injured individuals without putting an infeasible burden on vaccine manufacturers that could severely jeopardize vaccine access.
Data from 412 US hospitals from 2018 through 2023 show 4.5% of patients received an antifungal, a finding researchers say warrants a specific focus on antifungal stewardship.
The at-home FluMist option, the first of its kind, is available in 34 states for the upcoming flu season.
Uptake of the Tdap and MenACWY vaccines increased among 13- to 17-year-olds in 2024, while HPV vaccine coverage remained unchanged for the third straight year.
The highest rates of disseminated disease were in older Black Medicare beneficiaries and pediatric Black Medicaid beneficiaries.
At three sites in Mayo Clinic's Advanced Home Care program, 75% of patients received at least one antibiotic.
Also, Colorado reports a second infection in Mesa County, and, in Montana, the first case in decades is reported near Helena.
Drug affordability varied considerably, with the highest median affordability in Europe and the Western Pacific and the lowest in Africa and Southeast Asia.
Swiss biotech start-up Baxiva AG will receive $3 million to develop a multivalent glycoconjugate vaccine that targets invasive extraintestinal pathogenic E coli infections.
Lack of links to earlier cases and no travel history suggest measles may be spreading in the northern part of the state.
A decolonization intervention at three US nursing homes reduced carriage of multidrug-resistant organisms in residents, but rooms of those still colonized were highly contaminated.
