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Biologist contracts tularemia from seal in first-of-its-kind case
The first known human case of tularemia contracted from a marine mammal occurred after a biologist cut herself while conducting an autopsy of a harbor seal in Washington state, investigators reported.
Q&A: Overlooked health issues that ‘need to be addressed’ in Asian communities
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, or AA and NH/PI, communities continue to face significant racial disparities in health care access and outcomes across the United States, according to an expert.
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New Hampshire reports death from EEE as five states see cases
New Hampshire on Tuesday announced that a person in the state who tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis virus has died after being hospitalized with severe central nervous system diseases.
Top in ID: Pemivibart suggested for COVID prophylaxis; improper sinusitis prescriptions
The Infectious Disease Society of America suggests that immunocompromised patients take the COVID-19 prevention drug pemivibart as pre-exposure prophylaxis to help prevent severe COVID-19, according to new guidelines.
COVID-19 vaccine myocarditis tied to fewer adverse events vs. conventional myocarditis
Clinical outcomes after COVID-19 vaccine-related myocarditis were similar vs. myocarditis from COVID-19 infection, and events were fewer vs. conventional myocarditis, researcher reported.
Rheumatology perspective: Will NASEM’s new long COVID definition aid diagnosis, treatment?
On June 11, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine issued the result of their lengthy deliberations to develop a consensus definition for long COVID.
HHS announces more than $1.4B for HIV care for people with low incomes
HHS this week announced that it will allocate more than $1.4 billion in funding through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program to help people with HIV who have low incomes receive medication and care.
US to offer free COVID-19 tests again beginning in September
The federal government will once again be distributing free at-home COVID-19 tests to households across the country starting next month, health officials announced Friday.
FDA greenlights updated COVID-19 vaccines for rollout
The FDA on Thursday announced that it has greenlit the updated COVID-19 vaccines manufactured by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech, which the companies said should be available within days.
US sees no increase in HPV vaccine coverage for 2nd straight year
For the 2nd year in a row, HPV vaccination coverage among adolescents in the United States did not increase, according to data published Thursday by the CDC.