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State of union on virus season: Where COVID-19, flu & RSV stand
It's still unclear how a COVID-19 surge may play out this winter, but already, many U.S. hospitals are under capacity strain from an influx of patients sick with the flu and respiratory syncytial virus. -
Public health failures spurred RSV surge, nurses say
The notion that rising cases of respiratory syncytial virus are due to children's lack of exposure amid masking and stay-at-home orders is "flawed conjecture that is not based on science," National Nurses United said Nov. 14. -
3 COVID-19 forecasts to know this week
COVID-19 cases are projected to increase by more than 100 percent over the next two weeks, though national disease modeling offers a foggier picture for hospitalizations and deaths. -
'Escape variants' now dominant in US
Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 are now dominant in the U.S., accounting for more than 40 percent of U.S. COVID-19 cases, CDC data shows. -
14 states report 'very high' flu activity: 9 FluView notes
The nation's flu positivity rate and hospitalizations continue to climb, with Southeastern and South-Central states reporting the highest levels of activity, according to the CDC's latest FluView report. -
WHO: $88M needed to curb Ebola outbreak
The World Health Organization published an emergency appeal Nov. 9, calling for $88.2 million to curb Uganda's Ebola outbreak and prevent the virus from spreading to other districts in the country as well as neighboring countries. -
Pediatric COVID-19 cases jump for 2nd week
COVID-19 cases among children have been rising nationwide for two consecutive weeks, according to a Nov. 3 report from the American Academy of Pediatrics. -
COVID-19 deaths down 90% since February: WHO
COVID-19 deaths have fallen significantly over the last nine months, but the world must remain vigilant as new subvariants spread, the World Health Organization's top official said Nov. 9. -
Admissions for young patients with eating disorders rose during COVID-19's first year
Among young people, demand for both inpatient and outpatient care for eating disorders grew in the first year of the pandemic, according to a case series study published Nov. 7 in JAMA Pediatrics. -
Be alert for Ebola, CDC reminds clinicians
The CDC issued an Ebola update for clinicians Nov. 7, encouraging them to remain alert amid rising cases in Uganda. -
COVID-19 cases to jump 39% by Nov. 17, Mayo forecasts
COVID-19 cases are projected to increase by nearly 40 percent over the next two weeks, though it's still unclear whether hospitalizations and deaths may follow suit in November, according to national disease modeling. -
4,300 flu patients hospitalized last week: 7 FluView notes
Flu activity is ramping up across the U.S., with 4,326 lab-confirmed flu patients admitted to hospitals for the week ending Oct. 29, according to the CDC's latest FluView report. -
BQ.1 + BQ.1.1 make up 35% of US cases: 10 CDC findings
Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 — dubbed 'escape variants' for their immune evasiveness — now account for more than a third of U.S. COVID-19 cases, according to the CDC's COVID-19 data tracker weekly review published Nov. 4 -
53% of monkeypox cases may spread days before symptom onset, study suggests
A new study from researchers in the U.K. suggests monkeypox spread may occur up to four days before symptoms surface, and that presymptomatic transmission might be more "substantial" than previously thought. -
WHO ups Ebola risk assessment as cases rise in Uganda: 5 updates
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Uganda has risen to 130, including 43 deaths, according to the World Health Organization. -
Winter COVID-19 surge will be less severe than last year, experts predict
In the coming months, the U.S. will likely see an increase in COVID-19 cases that is less severe than last winter's omicron surge, experts told Scientific American in a Nov. 1 report. -
8 recent COVID-19 findings
Here are eight COVID-19-related research findings Becker's has covered since Oct. 7: -
U of Missouri study finds high prevalence of COVID-19, flu coinfections
During the 2021-2022 influenza season, central Missouri saw a high prevalence of people coinfected with COVID-19 and the flu, according to a study involving 462 patients. -
Monkeypox still a public health emergency: WHO
The global monkeypox outbreak still constitutes a public health emergency, the World Health Organization determined during its third meeting on the matter. -
US COVID-19 admissions tick up: Where they're highest, rising fastest
The U.S. has seen a modest increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations over the last two weeks, according to HHS data compiled by The New York Times.
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