Children whose mothers received most of their perinatal care from midwives were less likely to be fully vaccinated on schedule and more likely to have delayed or refused routine immunizations than those cared for primarily by physicians, according to an observational study published this week in Vaccine.

A report yesterday from the World Health Organization (WHO) says progress to reduce childhood deaths slowed in 2024, as an estimated 4.

Nearly 156,000 more Americans may have died of COVID-19 in the first year of the pandemic than officially reported, with disparities by race, education, and other factors, a machine-learning study estimates.

In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly 75% of hospitalized COVID patients received antibiotics on admission, primarily because of limited treatment options and concerns about bacterial coinfections.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Coordinated Outbreak Response, Evaluation, & Emergency Preparedness (CORE+EP) has released its annual report on 2024 foodborne illness investigations, showing that vegetables and fruits were responsible for 60% of illnesses, trailed by multi-ingredient foods (20%), dairy products (10%), and nuts and seeds and eggs (5% each).