The spread of monkeypox in the U.S. could represent the dawn of a new sexually transmitted disease, though some health officials say the virus that causes pimple-like bumps might yet be contained before it gets firmly established.
Jul 22, 2022
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The rapid COVID-19 vaccine rollout from December 2020 averted infection in a large proportion of NHS hospital workers in England during the second wave of the pandemic, suggests research published by The BMJ today.
Jul 20, 2022
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The new BA.5 is one of the "worst" subvariants circulating the country, infecting even those who have immunity from previous infections and vaccines.
Jul 15, 2022
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The toll of drug-resistant "superbug" infections worsened during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.
Jul 12, 2022
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With the COVID-19 pandemic still ongoing, another public health threat has emerged in the form of an outbreak of monkeypox in multiple countries where the virus is not endemic, or normally present.
Jul 11, 2022
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One death and nearly two dozen hospitalizations are tied to a new listeria outbreak of unknown origin, health officials said Thursday.
Jun 30, 2022
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The Biden administration has started shipping monkeypox tests to commercial laboratories, in a bid to speed diagnoses for suspected infections for the virus that has already infected at least 142 people in the U.S.
Jun 23, 2022
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The combined severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 seroprevalence from infection or vaccination reached an estimated 94.7 percent in December 2021, according to a research letter published online June 13 in the ...
Jun 21, 2022
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There has been substantial progress in the proportion of pregnant persons screened for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, but the testing rates are still low, according to an article published online June 9 in Obstetrics ...
Jun 21, 2022
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One person has died and 27 people have been hospitalized in a multi-state salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
Jun 14, 2022
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