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AI-guided point-of-care lung ultrasound system effectively diagnoses TB
VIENNA — A point-of-care lung ultrasound system connected to a smartphone combined with a suite of deep learning models outperformed human analyses as well as WHO requirements for non-sputum tuberculosis tests.
RSV triples a person’s risk for death within 1 year, study shows
VIENNA — After decades of fits and starts, scientists finally got the world’s first vaccines against respiratory syncytial virus across the finish line in 2023.
Early surgery can help kids with sleep-disordered breathing — in surprising ways
Surgical removal of the adenoids and tonsils reduced the number of health care visits and prescriptions for children with mild sleep-disordered breathing compared with watchful waiting, a study found.
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Ensitrelvir reduces household spread of SARS-CoV-2, study shows
SAN FRANCISCO — Ensitrelvir reduced transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by 67% when given to uninfected household contacts of a person with COVID-19 within 3 days of that person developing symptoms, researchers reported.
Study: No large benefit from Paxlovid among COVID-vaccinated older adults
Paxlovid may not decrease the risk for hospitalization or death in older adults vaccinated against COVID-19 as much as previously thought, according to research published in JAMA.
Veterinarians had undetected bird flu infections, but such cases are rare, CDC says
Three bovine veterinary practitioners had evidence prior infection with highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza despite having no apparent contact with infected cows, according to a study published in MMWR.
Trial identifies new all-oral drug regimens for rifampin-resistant TB
Researchers identified three new all-oral drug regimens that include at least one of two new drugs for treatment of rifampin-resistant tuberculosis, according to a study.
In-home cannabis smoking raises odds that children will test positive
Children living in homes with adults who smoked cannabis were 5 times more likely to have cannabis biomarkers in their urine compared with children in households without reported cannabis use, according to a study in JAMA Network Open.
Study links SARS-CoV-2 infection with increase in chronic fatigue
Nearly one in 20 people who had a SARS-CoV-2 infection go on to experience myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, an NIH-funded study showed.
FDA proposes cap on nicotine levels in cigarettes
The FDA has proposed limiting the level of nicotine in cigarettes and other combusted tobacco products like cigars and pipe tobacco to make them “minimally or nonaddictive,” according to a press release from the agency.
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