Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution Tied to More Hospital Admissions
Findings seen for both all-cause and cause-specific hospital admissions
2013 to 2022 Saw Increase in Influenza Testing at Hospital ED Visits
Percentage of annual ED visits with an influenza test ordered or provided increased from 2.5 to 10.9 percent
RSVpreF Vaccine Effective in Preventing Severe RSV in Older Adults
Vaccine effectiveness 91 percent using strict controls in a population of adults aged 60 years or older
Patient Hospitalized in Louisiana With First U.S. Case of Severe Bird Flu
Electronic Sepsis Screening Reduces 90-Day In-Hospital Mortality
Patients with an alert more likely to have serum lactate tested and intravenous fluid ordered
Many Lack Knowledge of Link Between HPV and Oropharyngeal Cancer
No change seen in knowledge of the association from 2018 to 2020 among adults, focusing on those aged 27 to 45 years
Sepsis Care Guided by Daily Procalcitonin Cuts Antibiotic Duration
However, no difference seen for care guided by C-reactive protein measurement
Patient in Louisiana Hospitalized With First Bird Flu Case in That State
Combo Treatment With Xalnesiran Shows Promise in Patients With Hep B
Highest percentage of patients with HBsAg loss after end of treatment for those receiving xalnesiran + immunomodulator
Global Incidence, Prevalence High for Genital Herpes Simplex Virus Infections
Number of people with at least one episode of HSV-attributable genital ulcer disease was 187.9 and 16.7 million for HSV-2, HSV-1 in 2020
