A cohort study on systematic SARS-CoV-2 screening for asymptomatic hospitalized patients during the COVID-19 pandemic shows ...

HBV infection at birth or during early infancy can lead to lifelong health problems such as chronic liver disease and liver ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) released a new report on hepatitis today, marking the World Hepatitis Summit. Since 2015, ...

Eastern Chad is facing dual outbreaks of measles and meningitis C as thousands flee conflict in neighboring Sudan.

With the number of invasive meningococcal disease cases caused by ciprofloxacin-resistant strains of Neisseria meningitidis rising, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday published new ...

New data released yesterday by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) show that sales of medically important antibiotics for use in food-producing animals rose by 4% last year. The latest summary ...

The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) yesterday said it is investigating a measles outbreak at a correctional facility in Deming, after five detainees tested positive for the virus, as federal ...

The global dengue burden has increased substantially over the past 5 years, and in 2024 so far, more than 7.6 million cases have been reported, which includes 16,000 severe infections and more than ...

Two large-scale studies published this month in Pediatrics suggest that seasonal flu vaccination provides meaningful ...

During the 2023-24 respiratory virus season, hospitalized US COVID-19 patients were at a 35% higher risk for death from any cause than those admitted for influenza, compared with a 61% higher risk the ...

Surveillance data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate a spike in norovirus outbreaks in the United States. Data from the CDC's NoroSTAT network, which provides real-time ...

Yesterday, South Carolina officials marked 42 days with no new measles cases confirmed in an outbreak that began in ...