H5N1 avian flu infects Colorado dairy cows as global experts weigh in on virus changes

Global health groups say evolving developments, including a novel reassortant in Asia and increasing detections in mammals, require real-time monitoring.

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Monoclonal antibody offers strong malaria protection in children

The monoclonal antibody, L9LS, was previously shown to offer 80% protection to adults in a phase 1 trial.

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Global, US data show high antibiotic use, rise in resistant infections during COVID

Data from the WHO shows 81% of patients with severe COVID-19 received antibiotics, while an NIH study found a 32% increase in resistant, hospital-acquired infections.

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USDA declares Salmonella an adulterant in raw breaded chicken products

Appearing pre-browned and cooked, the frozen products are often prepared at home without reaching a safe temperature.

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US respiratory virus levels continue to decline as officials track shift in SARS-CoV-2 proportions

The CDC reported a steady rise in JN.1 spinoffs that have two added spike mutations, part of a group nicknamed FLiRT.

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Study reveals promising results for abatacept for severe COVID

Optimal dosing of the drug based on body weight is still unknown

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Long-COVID patients more likely to report psychiatric symptoms, cost barriers to therapy

Adults with long #COVID were about twice as likely to experience depression, anxiety, sleep difficulties, cognitive problems, and disabling fatigue.

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Texas officials confirm first cases of #CWD in Edwards County

Further investigation revealed three more cases.

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Risk of uveitis recurrence higher in year after #COVID vaccination

The odds of the condition were increased among recipients of all four studied vaccines, including Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, and Janssen.

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'Bringing pivmecillinam to the U.S. has the potential to benefit patients suffering from these harmful infections by giving clinicians a new, urgently needed treatment option for uncomplicated UTIs,' AMR Action Fund CEO Henry Skinner said, via CIDRAP cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobial-…

A nationwide analysis of US patients hospitalized with bloodstream infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales found that Black women had an increased risk of death compared with White women and Black men. #AMR cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobial-… via CIDRAP

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Survey shows mostly positive attitudes toward RSV vaccine in pregnancy

Overall, 40% percent of respondents perceived that RSV illness among children is both serious and likely.

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1 in 5 US retail milk samples test positive for H5N1 avian flu fragments

The highest concentrations were from regions where the virus has been found in dairy herds.

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Study links mode of birth, antibiotic use to more antibiotic resistance genes in infants

Researchers say the findings could aid development of interventions targeting the microbiome of mothers and their infants.

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Impaired sense of smell still common 1 year after COVID-19

Participants with a history of COVID-19 were more likely to experience some degree of smell loss compared with those without a history.

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#COVID may have eroded doctors' belief that they are obligated to treat infectious patients

Reasons cited for accepting treatment refusal included unreasonable risk to the physician and his or her family and labor rights and worker protection.

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FDA approves new treatment for uncomplicated urinary tract infections

Pivya (pivmecillinam) is the first antibiotic approved by the FDA for uncomplicated UTIs in more than two decades.

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Babies of #dengue -infected pregnant women shown to be at high risk for poor health in first years of life

The newborns had a 67% and 133% greater risk of being classified as very and extremely low birth weight, respectively.

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'An analysis of outpatient antibiotic prescribing in the US from 2017 through 2021 shows that rates of inappropriate prescribing returned to baseline levels following a brief dip at the beginning of the #COVID19 pandemic...'

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