Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Disparities in influenza outcomes

Influenza infections kill between 3,000 and 49,000 people each year in the United States. Understanding risk factors for severe influenza outcomes, such as hospitalization, can help guide vaccination programs and reduce disease ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Household crowding key cause of hospital admissions, research finds

One in 10 admissions to hospital in New Zealand to treat infectious diseases such as pneumonia, meningococcal disease and tuberculosis are the direct result of household crowding a new study has found. For Māori and Pacific ...