Top 5 Takeaways Significant Increase in Unsupervised Melatonin Ingestions: Approximately 11,000 emergency department (ED) visits for unsupervised melatonin ingestion by infants and young children occurred during 2019–2022, making up about
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Top 5 Takeaways High Effectiveness of Nirsevimab: Nirsevimab demonstrated a 90% effectiveness in preventing RSV-associated hospitalization among infants in their first RSV season. Median Time to Symptom Onset: The median
Top 5 Takeaways Significant Increase in Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL): YPLL increased from 52,044 years during 2014–2015 to 88,788 years during 2020–2021, indicating a significant rise in premature
Top 5 Takeaways Stable Hypertension Prevalence: From 2017 to 2021, about one-third of U.S. adults reported having diagnosed hypertension, with no significant change in prevalence over the period. Increase in
Top 5 Takeaways Variability in Long COVID Prevalence: The age- and sex-standardized prevalence of Long COVID among adults varies significantly across U.S. states and territories, ranging from 1.9% in the
Top 5 Takeaways AFM Case Trends Remain Low Post-2018: Confirmed cases of Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) were low from 2019 to 2022, despite an increase in Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) respiratory
Top 5 Takeaways Widespread NTM Infections Identified: An investigation revealed 15 cases of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections across nine states in patients who had undergone cosmetic surgery at the same
Top 5 Takeaways Increased Deaths Noted: The report highlights a significant increase in deaths of U.S. citizens from cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic, with average annual deaths rising from
Top 5 Takeaways Significant Underutilization of Antivirals: Review of 110 immunosuppressed Veterans Health Administration patients with nonsevere COVID-19 showed 80% were not offered antiviral drugs, primarily due to mild symptoms.
Top 5 Takeaways Variation in Cardiometabolic Disease Prevalence: The study found significant variation in the prevalence of diagnosed cardiometabolic diseases (diabetes, myocardial infarction, angina or coronary heart disease, and stroke)