Emerging Diseases News

Researchers determined that nearly 500,000 people from England, Scotland and Wales should have initiated BP-lowering medication but did not during the first year-plus of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Adults on dialysis for end-stage kidney disease are 100 times more likely to have a Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection than those not on dialysis, according to a new report, which uncovered disparities in the rates of infection.

Data show more than 11% of adults hospitalized for COVID-19 experienced at least one acute CV event, doubling their risk for ICU admission or in-hospital death, researchers reported.

Although roughly 77% of older adults globally have been vaccinated against COVID-19, researchers found wide disparities in vaccination rates based on income levels.

More convenient COVID-19 vaccination options could increase uptake among children and adults, according to survey findings published in JAMA Network Open.

People who are vaccinated and have previously been infected with COVID-19 had a 97% reduced chance of severe COVID-19 infection year after their last vaccination or infection, researchers determined.

Future outbreaks of mpox on college campuses could be contained with timely detection and isolation of symptomatic cases, a study found.

The Biden Administration plans to end the COVID-19 emergency declarations on May 11, the White House announced Monday.

COVID-19 has become a leading cause of death among children and teens in the United States, according to study findings published in JAMA Network Open.

COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes throughout the last 6 months of 2021 were largely caused by the delta variant, although researchers found that COVID-19 vaccination offered significant protection against infection and death to residents.