Conflict, climate crisis, threaten fragile gains to advance women and children’s health
Fragile gains made over the past decade to advance women and children’s health are threatened by conflict, the climate crisis and COVID-19, according to a new report from Every Woman Every Child, released on Friday. ...
Updated influenza vaccine advice targets protection of elderly and health workers
Amid a potential global shortage in influenza vaccines and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the UN health agency has advised countries to protect the elderly and health workers first. ...
RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORTS: Meningococcal Vaccination: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, United States, 2020
This report describes the recommendations from CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for use of meningococcal vaccines in the United States. ...
COVID-19 Contact Tracing in Two Counties – North Carolina, June-July 2020
This report describes the percentage of investigated persons with COVID-19 who reported contacts and the percentage of contacts who were not reached in two counties in North Carolina. ...
QuickStats: Management of Patient Health Information Functions Among Office-Based Physicians With and Without a Certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) System – National Electronic Health Records Survey, United States, 2018
This report describes how office-based physicians are managing patient health information. ...
Erratum: Vol. 69, No. 36
Erratum: Vol. 69, No. 36 ...
Notes from the Field: Travel-Associated Measles in a Person Born Before 1957 – Pinellas County, Florida, 2019
This report discusses a patient aged 72 years who contracted measles following a trip to Asia. ...
Rabies in a Dog Imported from Egypt – Kansas, 2019
This report describes an instance of canine rabies in a rescue dog imported from Egypt. ...
Disparities in COVID-19 Incidence, Hospitalizations, and Testing, by Area-Level Deprivation – Utah, March 3-July 9, 2020
This report describes disproportionate incidence of COVID-19 infections among Utah residents living in deprived areas. ...
Update: Characteristics of Health Care Personnel with COVID-19 – United States, February 12-July 16, 2020
This report describes demographic characteristics, underlying medical conditions, and hospital admissions of health care personnel with COVID-19 during February-July 2020. ...
Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis
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Lower-Dose Zinc for Childhood Diarrhea — A Randomized, Multicenter Trial
Although there has been a 90% decline in diarrhea-related deaths since the 1980s, diarrheal diseases remain a major public health problem. In 2018, approximately 500,000 children died from diarrhea. Most deaths from diarrhea among children could be avoided if children received high-quality case… ...
