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Mediterranean diet may provide long-term strategy to reduce COVID-19 risk
Greater compliance with components of the Mediterranean diet significantly reduced the risk for developing of COVID-19, according to the findings of a recent analysis.
Study identifies ways to improve antiviral prescribing for infants with flu
Presence of a fever and time since symptom onset were two factors that affected whether providers prescribed oseltamivir to infants with influenza, according to findings published in Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.
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Study: Highlighting harms of not being vaccinated could overcome hesitancy
Clinicians could help patients overcome vaccine hesitancy by highlighting the potential harms of not being vaccinated rather than emphasizing the benefits of a vaccine, according to a study published in the Journal of Public Health.
WHO: Global cholera deaths increased by 71%
WHO this week announced that cholera cases increased by 13% and cholera deaths increased by 71% globally in 2023.
Q&A: RSV vaccination lowers risk for hospitalization in older patients
During their first season in use, respiratory syncytial virus vaccines reduced the risk for RSV-associated hospitalization by 75% among adults aged 60 years or older, according to a study.
Q&A: What physicians should know about the COVID-19 summer surge and updated vaccines
Considering the current surge of COVID-19 cases, primary care providers should counsel patients to prepare for this winter’s inevitable spike, according to an expert.
Risk for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome no greater after COVID-19
COVID-19 does not increase patients’ risk for developing myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome during the 1-year period post infection, according to a registry study published in JAMA Network Open.
Nasal S. aureus colonization accounts for most postoperative staph infections
Nasal colonization with Staphylococcus aureus accounted for most postoperative staph infections in a large cohort of adults who underwent surgery, according to a study published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
Incidence of invasive aspergillosis varies among children with leukemia
Invasive aspergillosis occurs in around 3% to 5% of children with acute leukemia, according to findings published in Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.
COVID-19 vaccine pipeline could bring more changes to ‘menu of options’
Given the nuances of COVID-19 vaccine protection, Kizzmekia Corbett-Helaire, PhD, an assistant professor of immunology and infectious diseases at Harvard's School of Public Health, said the U.S. “should remain diligent in reviewing efficacy and safety data of each COVID-19 vaccine update to make progressional recommendations.”