Patients hospitalized with CAP who had an LRTS taken on admission exhibited reduced risk of mortality and were more likely to receive appropriate antibiotic therapy.

Immune responses to PCV13 were blunted among infants who received the first vaccine dose during a respiratory viral season.

Postpandemic hospital occupancy is higher than prepandemic and is expected to continue increasing without changes in the hospitalization rate or staffed hospital bed supply.

In the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with increased odds of leaving the emergency department before medically advised.

Lea County, New Mexico, is now reporting an outbreak of measles, according to the New Mexico Department of Health.

For the first time, bird flu has been detected in rats, the United States Department of Agriculture confirmed.

The FDA has approved Merilog (insulin-aspart-szjj), a biosimilar to Novolog, to improve glycemic control in patients with diabetes mellitus.

Women with adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) have an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, as do their APO-free sisters.

Self-collected testing for sexually transmitted infections appears to be acceptable to adolescents and young adults.

Evidence of increased rates of cardiovascular disease events and death during US wildfires is inconsistent between wildfires.

The number of United States adults with severe obesity increased from 2013 to 2023, according to study findings.

The Sexual Wellness Clinic, a novel care delivery model, promoted same-day initiation of HIV PrEP, particularly among Black cisgender women.