3+ hour, 55+ min ago  (321+ words) Maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination is associated with a reduced risk for infant RSV-related hospitalization, though substantial demographic disparities in vaccine uptake exist among pregnant women, according to study findings published in Public Health Reports. Following the introduction of…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (376+ words) Although the risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2 D) is slightly higher in patients with vs without COVID-19, other socioeconomic and metabolic risk factors appear to be more strongly associated with T2 D incidence, according to study findings published in Diabetes, Obesity and…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (204+ words) Pregnant patients with infective endocarditis (IE) in the United States have elevated risk for in-hospital delivery complications and mortality, according to study findings published in The American Journal of Cardiology. Investigators compared risk factors and outcomes in pregnancies with IE…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (219+ words) Most young children with perinatal exposure to hepatitis C virus (HCV) do not receive guideline-concordant testing or treatment, according to study findings published in JAMA Network Open. Among a subset of 4103 exposed children aged 2 years and older born to 3419 parents…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (286+ words) In the US, a switch from universal hepatitis B virus (HBV) birth-dose vaccination to "shared decision-making" may increase risk of infant infections, according to research published in JAMA Pediatrics. In this study, the researchers aimed to estimate potential impacts on…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (376+ words) Infectious Disease Advisor Health Day News " In the United States, pregnancy-related death ratios increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online April 2 in Obstetrics & Gynecology. Colleen L. Mac Callum-Bridges, Ph. D. , from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor,…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (289+ words) Children of mothers who receive the hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine before pregnancy are more likely to achieve very high antibody levels to HBV vaccination, indicating a potential intergenerational vaccine responsiveness enhancement. These findings were published in the Journal of…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (269+ words) Infectious Disease Advisor Health Day News " From 2016 to 2024, there was an increase in labor induction rates across all maternal age groups and across all six race and Hispanic origin groups, according to a March data brief published by the National…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (335+ words) Health Day News " Parents who use baby monitors may want to take a closer look at the one they have at home. The U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced a recall of about 81, 000 babysense Max View Baby Monitors because…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (317+ words) In pediatric chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, earlier initiation of antiviral therapy is associated with a higher rate and a more rapid clearance of HBV. These findings were published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Natural HBV clearance is rare…...