The CDC is warning individuals against eating shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell locations across 5 states due to a Cyclospora outbreak.

While elevated day 7 procalcitonin indicates greater mortality risk in bacteremia, prolonged antibiotic treatment does not improve survival.

Influenza vaccination significantly reduces the risk of influenza-associated mortality in pediatric patients with or without underlying conditions.

Infectious disease outbreaks, such as measles, HIV, and mpox, expose critical vulnerabilities across public health systems.

The 2025-2026 SARS-CoV-2 vaccines provided protection against ED/UC visits and hospitalizations among immunocompetent adults.

Adults aged 18 to 64 years with high-risk conditions demonstrate higher rates of RSV-related LRTD than those without these conditions.

Clinicians should maintain a high index of suspicion for Cyclospora in patients with prolonged or relapsing watery diarrhea this summer.

A study of insured US patients shows that oseltamivir is the primary influenza antiviral, while inpatient use of peramivir continues to grow.

Among survivors of alcohol-related hepatitis, hepatic recompensation is associated with improved long-term transplant-free survival.

Millions across the Midwest and Northeast are breathing dangerous air as heavy smoke from wildfires in Canada and Minnesota spreads.

Implementation of a rapid molecular pneumonia panel is associated with earlier antimicrobial optimization among critically ill patients with pneumonia.

Live attenuated measles-mumps-rubella and varicella vaccines are not associated with an increased risk for multiple sclerosis disease relapse.