On Oct. 23, the CDC updated its timeline recommendations for COVID-19 and pneumococcal vaccines.
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COVID-19 variant is expected to surpass KP.3.1.1 as the most dominant circulating variant, according to a preprint study from researchers at universities in Japan and the United Kingdom.
Florida is experiencing a surge in flesh-eating bacteria cases weeks after Hurricanes Helene and Milton struck, USA Today reported Oct. 22.
Mycoplasma pneumoniae, respiratory syncytial virus and XEC cases are on the rise, according to the CDC.
Common infections such as the flu and respiratory tract infections may increase the risk of dementia years later, according to a new study published in Nature Aging.
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As COVID-19 variant KP.3.1.1 remains the top circulating variant in the U.S., XEC has climbed from the fifth to second most dominant variant, according to CDC data.
Hospitals are bracing for a "secondary medical surge" following flooding from Hurricane Helene and Milton — infections — North Carolina Health News reported Oct. 12.
As of Oct. 13, Rwanda has confirmed 61 cases of Marburg virus infections and 14 deaths from the rare hemorrhagic fever. On Oct. 14, the United States began screening travelers who were recently in Rwanda.
The share of adults participating in three of the most common health risk factors has shifted this year, with the rates of two of them, smoking tobacco and obesity, decreasing, USA Facts found.
The CDC on Oct. 4 released a new "community snapshot" feature to track respiratory virus activity across the country.