Pollution Tied to Risk for Serious COVID-19 Despite Vaccination
Exposures to PM2.5 and NO2 linked to increased risk for COVID-19-related hospitalization, with and without adjustment for vaccination
SARS-CoV-2 May Not Cause Increase in Type 1 Diabetes in Children
For children aged 0 to 14 years, incidence of type 1 diabetes was 20 percent higher in 2020 to 2021 than the seven-year average
AI Can Identify Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
Algorithm uses age, five signs of Kawasaki disease, and 17 laboratory measures
Fourth Vaccination Ups Immunity to Omicron Variants in Cancer Patients
Humoral response seen in patients receiving B cell-targeted therapy for hematologic malignancy, patients with solid malignancies
Incidence of Infections Caused by Salmonella Reduced in 2021
Increase seen in incidence of infections caused by Cyclospora, Yersinia, and Vibrio; no change found in incidence of infections caused by other pathogens
Change Seen in Pediatric Respiratory Infection Trends After SARS-CoV-2 Emergence
During April 2020 to May 2021, many respiratory viruses circulated at lower-than-expected levels
Most Safety Signals Reported to FDA Lead to Regulatory Action
Regulatory actions by the FDA were corroborated by at least one relevant published research study for 17 of 57 resolved safety signals
COVID-19 Boosters Could Save 90,000 Lives This Winter
Updated booster doses could also prevent more than 936,000 hospitalizations and save $56 billion in six months
CDC Drops COVID-19 Travel Advisories as Countries Stop Tracking Cases
Going forward, agency will only post travel health notices about individual countries if there are particular concerns
CDC Warns of Possible Severe Flu Season Ahead
Making matters worse, only 49 percent of Americans plan to get a flu shot during the 2022-2023 flu season
