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COVID vaccination during pregnancy didn’t increase poor infant outcomes, data suggest
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (506+ words) A study yesterday in the Journal of Pediatric Health Care finds no difference in any of 13 US infant health outcomes and conditions before the COVID-19 pandemic and after their mothers were vaccinated against infection slightly before or during pregnancy. Researchers…...
Paxlovid safe for children age 6 and up, new data reveal
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1168+ words) A new study finds that the antiviral drug Paxlovid can safely be used by children aged 6 and older. The study, published recently in Pediatrics, found Paxlovid, which combines the drugs nirmatrelvir and ritonavir, is safe for children who weigh at…...
Ebola outbreak will dramatically harm Africa’s economies, UN warns
3+ week, 2+ day ago (695+ words) World Bank, Vincent Tremeau / Flickr cc The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda could have a long-lasting detrimental effects on Africa’s economies, with the DRC likely being the hardest hit, the United Nations Development…...
Quick takes: More Air Force flu cases, soft-cheese Listeria outbreak grows, flu/COVID prevention video contest
4+ week, 50+ min ago (365+ words) The Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP) said yesterday that an international clinical trial investigating treatment options for newborns with sepsis has expanded to India. An estimated 3 million newborns each year develop sepsis, which occurs when an infection triggers…...
More Idaho dairy cattle hit with H5N1 avian flu
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (1211+ words) So far this year, APHIS has tracked 54 H5N1 cases among cattle, far fewer than the 917 reported in 2024. Last year, 171 cattle were sickened with avian flu. In bird news, another live-bird market, this one in Providence, Rhode Island, reported avian flu in…...
Head-to-head comparison suggests flu was much more likely to lead to hospitalization than COVID last winter
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (467+ words) During the most recent respiratory virus season, the risk of hospitalization was higher for influenza than for COVID-19, per a US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) study of nearly 13,000 patients. The authors, from the VA Saint Louis Health Care System,…...
DR Congo Ebola outbreak reaches nearly 750 suspected cases, 177 deaths as area risk upgraded to ‘very high’
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (561+ words) World Bank / Flickr cc The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has grown to nearly 750 suspected cases and 177 deaths, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to upgrade the risk level in that nation from “high” to…...
Researchers detail rare case of adrenal crisis triggered by flu-related encephalopathy in teen
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (559+ words) Sergey Ulanov / iStock A case report today in Pediatrics describes a previously healthy 17-year-old girl with significant encephalopathy later diagnosed as having primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI; Addison disease) as a complication of influenza infection. PAI, which can be caused by…...
Study highlights long-term neurologic impacts of Nipah infection
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (841+ words) A substantial proportion of survivors of Nipah virus infection experience long-term neurologic deficits and fatigue, according to a study published yesterday in eClinicalMedicine. The systematic review and meta-analysis, conducted by a team of British and Chinese researchers, analyzed evidence on…...
Quick takes: Re-emergent COVID strain, extended US RSV season, typhus in California
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (472+ words) After waiting three weeks and “under protest,” Raw Farm has recalled its raw-milk cheddar cheese products linked to a multistate outbreak of Escherichia coli that has sickened nine people, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for…...