HealthDay News — For the first time, bird flu has been detected in a commercial poultry flock in Georgia. The case — confirmed in Elbert County by the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) and the U ...

Increased intermuscular fat is associated with coronary microvascular dysfunction and adverse cardiovascular outcomes.

Antimicrobials, vaccines, and anti-inflammatories are associated with a reduced risk for Alzheimer disease and dementia, while antipsychotics and drugs for diabetes are associated with an increased ...

The US Department of HHS is awarding the pharmaceutical company Moderna $590 million to continue developing a vaccine to protect against bird flu.

Elevated CAR has been associated with adverse outcomes in many conditions, including cancer, sepsis, COVID-19, and cardiovascular diseases. A higher C-reactive protein to albumin ratio (CAR) is ...

After private equity acquisition of United States hospitals, global measures of patient care experience worsened.

Among adults aged 75 and older, RSV was linked to a substantial burden of hospitalizations, ICU admissions, and in-hospital deaths before vaccines were available.

The risk of developing RDS was significantly increased among newborns born to mothers with confirmed COVID-19 infection during pregnancy.

Tamara Dörr, M.D., from the Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen in Switzerland, and colleagues assessed the burden and course of PASC in health care workers during a 30-month period. The analysis included ...

Overall, 15.4% of children aged 0 to 35 months receive an invalid vaccine dose, receiving a vaccine earlier or later than recommended.

Cancer occurred in 18% of patients with CTEPH, and mortality rates were higher among those with cancer vs those without (28% vs 6%). Patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) ...

Babies born during the COVID-19 pandemic had much lower risk for respiratory infections and antibiotic prescriptions during their first 18 months.