Biden Nominates Head of National Cancer Institute to Run NIH
New director will face potential scrutiny from both Republicans and Democrats
Prevalence of Certain Bacterial Coinfections Low for Young COVID-19-Positive Febrile Infants
Febrile infants testing positive for SARS-CoV-2, especially those aged 29 to 60 days, have low prevalence of UTI, bacteremia, bacterial meningitis
Nasal Colonization With Staph Bacteria Linked to Acute Radiation Dermatitis
Bacterial decolonization effective for acute radiation dermatitis prophylaxis in patients with breast, head and neck cancer
RSV in First Year of Life Tied to Risk for Childhood Asthma
Authors say association is age- and severity-dependent
WHO Declares Global Mpox Outbreak Over
WHO director-general cited a 90 percent drop in cases during the past three months
Characteristics of Salmonellosis Described in U.S. Infants
Hospitalization and fatality rates were 26 and 0.1 percent for gastroenteritis, 70 and 1.6 percent for bacteremia, 96 and 4 percent for meningitis
Uptick Seen in Mpox Cases in Chicago
Last week's case count was highest in Chicago since early November 2022 and highest weekly new case rate in any U.S. region so far this year
COVID-19 Vaccine Not Tied to Menstrual Changes
No association seen between vaccine and menstrual changes requiring health care contact in large study of nearly 3 million women in Sweden
CDC: Monitoring of COVID-19 Will Remain a Priority
Surveillance of COVID-19, COVID-19-associated mortality after expiration of COVID-19 public health emergency declaration on May 11 will continue
WHO Declares COVID-19 Global Emergency Over
Since it began spreading, COVID-19 has killed at least 7 million people worldwide
