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January 16, 2025
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Q&A: Cause of DRC outbreak identified as combination of malaria, flu and malnutrition

Q&A: Cause of DRC outbreak identified as combination of malaria, flu and malnutrition

In early December, health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or DRC, announced that an unknown illness had emerged and had already killed dozens of patients, with hundreds more sick.

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Pediatric RSV Prevention: Advances in Disease State, Immunization, and Interprofessional Care

Pediatric RSV Prevention: Advances in Disease State, Immunization, and Interprofessional Care
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Updates in Preventing Pediatric RSV: Rapid Response From IDWeek

Updates in Preventing Pediatric RSV: Rapid Response From IDWeek
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October 08, 2024
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Antipsychotic use tied to severe infection risk in patients with schizophrenia

Antipsychotic use tied to severe infection risk in patients with schizophrenia

Adults with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder had increased risk for severe infection outcomes while exposed to antipsychotics compared with nonexposure periods, according to a study published in The Lancet Psychiatry.

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October 01, 2024
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Bronchiectasis plus chronic respiratory infection raises exacerbation risk

Bronchiectasis plus chronic respiratory infection raises exacerbation risk

Having a chronic respiratory infection in addition to bronchiectasis heightened the risk for an exacerbation and hospitalization within 2 years of diagnosis, according to results published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine.

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August 08, 2024
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Childhood vaccines prevented 1.1 million deaths in US over past 30 years

Childhood vaccines prevented 1.1 million deaths in US over past 30 years

Routine childhood vaccinations prevented more than 1.1 million deaths among children born during the past 30 years in the United States, CDC researchers found.

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July 24, 2024
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Adults with bronchiectasis face high costs, health care usage

Adults with bronchiectasis face high costs, health care usage

Adults with bronchiectasis had high total annual health care costs, and the cost of hospitalization was a major contributor to this amount, according to findings published in CHEST.

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June 25, 2024
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Indigenous ethnicity raises odds for antibiotic response in pediatric bronchiectasis

Indigenous ethnicity raises odds for antibiotic response in pediatric bronchiectasis

The odds for symptom resolution after a 14-day antibiotic treatment for nonsevere exacerbation of bronchiectasis increased among Indigenous children and children with low cough scores, according to results published in CHEST.

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June 24, 2024
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Q&A: What to know about the SARS-CoV-2 ‘FLiRT’ variants

Q&A: What to know about the SARS-CoV-2 ‘FLiRT’ variants

Together, a group of viruses nicknamed “FLiRT” have emerged to become the most common SARS-CoV-2 variants in the country.

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June 04, 2024
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Amikacin safe, improves respiratory symptoms in M. avium complex lung disease

Amikacin safe, improves respiratory symptoms in <i>M.</i><i> </i><i>avium</i> complex lung disease

SAN DIEGO — Amikacin for 6 months improved respiratory symptoms in adults with newly diagnosed or recurrent Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

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