MRI results show significant changes in the brain linked to fatigue, insomnia, anxiety, depression, headaches, and cognitive problems.
The burden of antimicrobial resistance declined 4.2% from 2017 to 2021, and antibiotic use fell 15.1%.
Researchers found no evidence of disease spread in Dutch sexual networks of men who have sex with men before May.
The antiviral drug remdesivir and corticosteroids were tied to better outcomes in COVID-19 patients admitted directly to a hospital ward.
The phase 3 trial will test the efficacy of ganaplacide/lumefantrine-SDF against standard treatment, including against drug-resistant malaria.
The trial will investigate whether an early IV-to-oral transition improves outcomes in patients with gram-negative bloodstream infections.
Canada saw an increase in the sales of antibiotics for use in food production animals in 2020, a new report finds.
The latest outbreaks put the nation's poultry losses for the year at 50.5 million, which ties the record set in the outbreaks of 2015.
Amid a shortage of the antibiotic amoxicillin, the American Academy of Pediatrics has issued guidance on alternatives to the oral powder formulation for suspension.
Data that are not yet peer-reviewed indicate that a single Jynneos vaccine dose provides 78% protection against monkeypox 14 days or more after vaccination.
Adult US COVID-19 patients who received the antiviral drug Paxlovid within 5 days after diagnosis had a 51% lower hospitalization rate than nonrecipients.
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The latest case is the stillborn baby of a mother who survived Ebola.
The agreement paves the way for bold, specific committments at a UN high level AMR meeting in 2024.
The changes target racist and stigmitizing language surrounding a term that came into use in 1970.
The outbreak is unusual in its scale and seasonality.
Rates of antimicrobial resistance in urinary E coli isolates are rising in both hospitals and the community.
More than 70% of outpatient antibiotic prescriptions from primary healthcare facilities were inappropriate.
Six states reported more highly pathogenic avian flu outbreaks in poultry flocks over the past few days, including three that reported large losses in commercial poultry, according to updates from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
Adapting COVID-19 standards of care to evolving information about optimal treatments may have shortened recovery and reduced deaths.
Compared to 2020, mortality rates due to COVID-19 among young adults increased significantly in 2021.
The case involves a woman from Guangxi province who died Oct 18.
Global flu activity rose in the first half of November, mainly due to rising levels in North America and parts of Europe.
Those exposed to the virus while in the womb but never diagnosed with Zika-related birth defects or congenital Zika syndrome may still display differences in cognitive development.
Combating antimicrobial resistance is a priority of a new EU global health strategy.
