Infectious Diseases News

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 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.

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.

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.”

Last week a patient in New Hampshire who tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis virus died after being hospitalized with severe central nervous system diseases, according to a press release.

According to a new report, 21 U.S. residents have returned from travel in Cuba this year with Oropouche virus, which is spread through fly or mosquito bites.

The FDA granted emergency use authorization for an updated version of the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Novavax that targets the currently circulating Omicron variant JN.1 strain of SARS-CoV-2 virus.

CDC advisors this year introduced the idea of transitioning the United States from a universal recommendation for COVID-19 vaccination to a recommendation based on individual risk factors.

In an analysis of deaths of patients with obesity but not diabetes from the SELECT trial, those assigned semaglutide 2.4 mg had reduced risk for death from COVID-19 compared with those assigned placebo.

Placebos administered without deception, or nondeceptive placebos, may offer an alternative and effective way to help people manage prolonged stress, according to a study published in Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being.