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A fourth dose of a bivalent messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccine offered more protection regardless of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with the original monovalent formulation, according to results of a retrospective study.

PHILADELPHIA — Is the public health workforce ready for the next pandemic?

The “unrealistic” pricing of long-acting injectable PrEP hinders its use where HIV control budgets are stretched, according to researchers, who found that event-driven oral PrEP is a more cost-effective option for fixed budgets.

A pediatric health care system totaled more than $250,000 in antibiotic waste over the course of 2 years — most of it on discarded antibiotics, according to a study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

PHILADELPHIA — In this video, Bruce Y. Lee, MD, MBA, discusses a panel he moderated at the World Anti-Microbial Resistance Congress on how to move the topic of antimicrobial resistance to the forefront in conversations about preparedness.

Findings from a new study suggest that fit tests for N95 masks can safely be done every 3 years instead of every year, researchers reported.

As the United States settles into the endemic phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, health care professionals should continuously evaluate whether masking is necessarily and under what circumstances, according to an expert.

A study of 10-year follow-up data showed no cases of high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia and few cases of HPV infection among almost 1,300 boys and girls who received the 9-valent HPV vaccine, according to results published in Pediatrics.

I think it was in 1965 — so, a long time ago — that I finished my internship in the U.K. and wanted to do something a little bit more interesting than staying on the usual rotation through jobs.

More than 211 million outpatient oral antibiotic prescriptions were written in 2021, according to the CDC. Data show that around 30% of outpatient prescriptions are inappropriate.