Vaccination prior to COVID-19 infection does not significantly affect neurologic symptoms in patients with long COVID.

Mother-to-child HBV transmission was effectively prevented by earlier initiation of TDF prophylaxis in pregnancy combined with HBV vaccination at birth for infants.

Study findings indicated a transition from IV to enteral triazole therapy as a feasible option for pediatric patients with invasive candidiasis.

Using glucocorticoids, rituzimab, or certain immunosuppressants to treat connective tissue diseases is associated with greater risks for severe COVID-19-related outcomes.

Postdischarge contacts with patients after hospitalization are not associated with reductions in 30-day emergency department use or 30-day readmissions.

COVID-19 vaccines were not associated with increased risk for thyroid diseases but were associated with increased risk for exacerbated hypothyroidism.

Three main themes may largely explain COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Black women in the US: mistrust in health care and government, concerns over vaccine safety, and disapproval of coercive vaccine ...

US FDA officials have uncovered dozens of violations at a McDonald's supplier tied to last year's deadly E coli outbreak.

A substantial proportion of US adults are aware of and have already experimented with synthetic cooling agent menthol-mimicking cigarettes.

Among adults aged 75 and older, RSV was linked to a substantial burden of hospitalizations, ICU admissions, and in-hospital deaths before vaccines were available.

Overall, 15.4% of children aged 0 to 35 months receive an invalid vaccine dose, receiving a vaccine earlier or later than recommended.

HealthDay News — In a clinical practice guideline issued by the American Thoracic Society and published in the January issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, updated ...