A study of U.S. hospital data shows that carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) accounted for more than a third of all A baumannii infections from 2018 through 2022 and is increasingly more common, US researchers reported in BMC Infectious Diseases.
U.S. flu activity declined steadily again last week, with rates of influenza-like illness (ILI) dropping further and staying below baseline levels, but flu-related deaths in children climbed to 198, the CDC said in its weekly update.
Louisiana, Virginia and Missouri all reported their first measles cases of 2025 this weekend, with at least 27 states reporting at least one case. All three cases were linked to international travel.
UMass Memorial Health is moving forward in building a new emergency center in Groton to fill the gap that was left after the Nashoba Valley Medical Center closed last summer. The health system will open a satellite emergency facility at 490 Main St. in Groton. A purchase and sale agreement for the property was recently executed.
With access to primary care on the decline, training programs at the Keck School of Medicine of USC are building a model to prepare physician leaders who can make a difference.
The CDC is struggling to keep up with requests for help from states responding to ongoing measles outbreaks, even as a large number of cases are not being reported, a senior agency scientist said Tuesday. More than 700 measles infections have been reported nationwide, making 2025 the second-worst year on record in decades. There are 561 confirmed cases in Texas alone since late January, according to the most recent statistics.