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Upcoming vaccine may offset surge in polio subtypes
Response to polio outbreaks involves fast-tracking a modified oral vaccine.
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Esophageal stricture signals urgent treatment in kids with butterfly skin
LONDON –
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Zika virus: Birth defects rose fourfold in U.S. hardest-hit areas
U.S. jurisdictions without local transmission of the virus saw no increase in infants born with brain abnormalities and/or microcephaly or with...
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USPSTF: Screening pregnant women for asymptomatic bacteriuria cuts pyelonephritis risk
But the new recommendations urge clinicians to refrain from testing asymptomatic nonpregnant women and adult men.
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Hospital slashes S. aureus vancomycin resistance
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – Staphylococcus aureus resistance to vancomycin is not a one-way street ending in a cliff plunge.
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CDC: Look for early symptoms of acute flaccid myelitis, report suspected cases
The average age of a patient diagnosed with AFM is 5 years
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New tickborne virus emerges in China
A previously unknown RNA segmented virus was associated with a febrile illness that spread to 86 patients.
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FDA approves Zolgensma for infantile-onset SMA treatment
Zolgensma is the first gene therapy for the treatment of infantile-onset spinal muscular atrophy in children aged less than 2 years.
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Neurodevelopmental concerns may emerge later in Zika-exposed infants
BALTIMORE – Some Zika-exposed children showed poorer mobility and social cognitive scores as they approached 18 months even though their fetal...
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Is pro soccer a risk factor for ALS?
A higher risk of ALS and an earlier age of onset was found among professional soccer players.