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12 hours ago
Coronavirus

Tuberculosis Is the Highest It's Been in a Decade

U.S. tuberculosis cases in 2023 hit a decade-high of over 9,600, with a 16% increase from 2022.
Most cases are in those born outside the U.S., factors contributing include international migration and weakened immune systems.
Inverse
17 hours ago
Coronavirus

How Contagious Is Measles? These Numbers Will Certainly Surprise You

The decrease in childhood measles vaccinations is the main cause of the recent spike in measles cases in the U.S.
Measles is highly infectious with an R0 value between 12 and 18, making it more contagious than influenza and Covid-19.
News
1 day ago
Coronavirus

Measles outbreaks show the risks of under-vaccination

Measles is preventable with a highly effective vaccine. Measles is extremely contagious, causing severe health consequences, including hospitalization, pneumonia, encephalitis, and death. Measles can also reset immunity to other diseases, leading to a resurgence in childhood infections.
Miami Herald
1 week ago
Coronavirus

What are the new passenger health screenings like at Miami's airport? See how they work

Voluntary COVID-19 testing at Miami International Airport to track variants and infectious diseases.
Testing process includes quick survey, nose swab, and free at-home test kit for participants.
www.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago
Coronavirus

Mystery in Japan as dangerous streptococcal infections soar to record levels

Rare bacterial infection spreading in Japan
Concerns over streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS)
BBC News
2 months ago
Coronavirus

Whooping cough cases in Wales show sharp increase

Whooping cough cases in Wales have rapidly increased in the first few weeks of 2024, with 135 cases already reported in January compared to 200 in all of 2023.
Public Health Wales has warned of a large wave of whooping cough cases and urged pregnant women and parents of young children to ensure they are vaccinated.
Whooping cough has waves of increased infection every three to four years, and the recent surge in cases is attributed to the suppression of rates during the pandemic lockdowns.
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Public health
www.nytimes.com
1 week ago
Public health

Measles Cases are Rising. Here's What to Know About Symptoms.

Measles is highly contagious, spreading easily through coughing, sneezing, and contaminated surfaces.
Vaccination is crucial, especially for travelers, as infected individuals can spread the virus before symptoms appear.
Los Angeles Times
1 month ago
Public health

Hepatitis A scare at Men's Central Jail led to more than 1,500 vaccinations

Quick identification and response to hepatitis A exposure in jails can prevent outbreaks.
Over 1,500 people were vaccinated after an inmate worker exposed thousands of others to hepatitis A at Men's Central Jail.
www.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago
Public health

For 60+ years, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines have evaded scientists. But now that's changed [Sponsored]

RSV vaccinations are now available to help prevent lower respiratory tract disease caused by RSV in adults over 60 years old.
Dr. Temi Folaranmi discusses her career combating diseases and viruses, and the importance of public health policies based on sound research and data.
www.mercurynews.com
2 months ago
Public health

Wastewater tests can find mpox, study finds. Expect more bugs to be tracked that way

Wastewater testing is effective in detecting infectious diseases such as mpox.
Researchers found that wastewater testing had a 32% likelihood of detecting mpox in a population.
Wastewater testing can serve as an early warning system for disease outbreaks.
www.nytimes.com
3 months ago
Public health

The Case of the Never-Ending Illness

The pandemic has added to the number of infectious diseases already spreading every virus season.
Our bodies may have forgotten how to fight off common viruses due to the precautions taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Discover Magazine
3 months ago
Public health

Social Media and Search Engines Can Now Forecast Disease Outbreaks

The rate of novel pandemics infecting humans is rising, and the risk of outbreaks will triple in the coming decades.
Data scientists are using social media and search engine data to predict the trajectories of infectious diseases and improve pandemic preparedness.
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Miami
Sun Sentinel
2 weeks ago
Miami

Some Miami airport travelers will be asked to swab. What to know about the health check

Travelers flying into select US airports are now being required to undergo nose swabs for COVID variant testing.
Miami International Airport has started implementing nose swab testing as part of the CDC's traveler-based genomic surveillance program.
Sun Sentinel
10 months ago
Miami

Bitten by an iguana? You could get a rare bacterial infection, new study says

Iguanas, those pesky green critters that come out in full force during the summer months in South Florida, are more than just a nuisance.They also pose health risks.While touching an iguana or its feces can cause salmonella, a new Centers of Disease Control & Prevention report links an iguana's bite to a rare bacterial infection called mycobacterium marinum.
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Health
Sun Sentinel
3 weeks ago
Health

Measles Q&A: Do I need a booster? And other answers

Measles cases rising in the U.S.
Vaccination is crucial for prevention
Truthout
3 weeks ago
Health

There Are 1 Million Cases of Infectious Disease in Gaza, Health Ministry Says

Israel's blockade of Gaza has led to a catastrophic situation with 1 million infectious disease cases detected in Gaza.
Children in Gaza are facing deadly conditions due to the dismantling of health and hygiene systems by Israel.
www.npr.org
4 weeks ago
Health

Florida's response to measles outbreak troubles public health experts

Flouting science-based guidance is dangerous
Measles is highly infectious with up to 90% infection rate in unvaccinated individuals
www.mercurynews.com
1 month ago
Health

Amid measles outbreak, Florida defers to parents on isolation

Rise in vaccine hesitancy led to measles outbreak in Florida
Measles outbreak in Broward County due to unvaccinated children
Mail Online
1 month ago
Health

Scientists fear fatal 'zombie deer disease' evolving to infect humans

Chronic wasting disease, known as 'zombie deer disease,' is nearly 100% fatal and caused by misfolded proteins called prions.
The disease may evolve to infect humans through contaminated venison, soil, or water. Symptoms include confusion, drooling, and listlessness.
The Atlantic
3 months ago
Health

One of Tuberculosis's Biggest, Scariest Numbers Is Probably Wrong

Decades-old dogma about tuberculosis may not be true
The extent of latent TB has been exaggerated for decades
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Wellness
www.nytimes.com
3 months ago
Wellness

The Case of the Never-Ending Illness

The pandemic has added to the number of infectious diseases already spreading every virus season.
Our bodies may have forgotten how to fight off common viruses due to the precautions taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
Wellness

F.D.A. Approves Pfizer's R.S.V. Vaccine for Older Adults

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Pfizer's vaccine against the respiratory syncytial virus, or R.S.V., for adults age 60 and older, the second approval granted for shots offering protection from the virus this month.GSK was the first drugmaker to get the F.D.A.'s permission to market an R.S.V. vaccine on May 3. The vaccines are expected to be available in the fall before the winter R.S.V. season.
time.com
10 months ago
Wellness

Biden Chooses Cancer Expert Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to Lead National Institutes of Health

WASHINGTON President Joe Biden on Monday nominated cancer specialist Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to become director of the National Institutes of Health.Bertagnolli is a cancer surgeon and researcher who last fall became the first female head of the NIH's National Cancer Institute.If confirmed by the Senate, she would become the second woman named permanent director of the NIH, one of the world's leading biomedical research agencies.
time.com
1 year ago
Wellness

New York City Rats Carry COVID-19, Study Finds

A new study has found that not even New York City's rats are immune to COVID-19.The study, published in mBio, the American Academy of Microbiology's journal, found that wild rats in the city's sewer system and elsewhere in the city have been exposed to SARS-CoV-2 and demonstrated that rats are susceptible to infection with Alpha, Delta, and Omicron variants of the virus.
time.com
1 year ago
Wellness

People Are Far Less Likely to Get Long COVID After Omicron, Study Finds

Researchers still have a lot to learn about Long COVIDwhen symptoms linger long after a COVID-19 infection is overbut new data suggest there may be some good news for people infected with the virus more recently.In a study that will be presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases in April (and which has not yet been published), researchers report that people who tested positive for COVID-19 during Omicron waves were no more likely to report lingering symptoms after recovery than people who had never had COVID-19.
time.com
1 year ago
Wellness

FDA Moves to Ease Rules for Blood Donations from Gay Men

WASHINGTON The U.S. is moving to further ease restrictions on blood donations from gay and bisexual men and other groups that typically face higher risks of HIV.The Food and Drug Administration on Friday announced draft guidelines that would do away with the current three-month abstinence requirement for donations from men who have sex with men.
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www.nytimes.com
3 months ago
Coronavirus

The Case of the Never-Ending Illness

The pandemic has added to the number of infectious diseases already spreading every virus season.
Our bodies may have forgotten how to fight off common viruses due to the precautions taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
www.nytimes.com
3 months ago
Coronavirus

The Case of the Never-Ending Illness

The pandemic has added to the number of infectious diseases already spreading every virus season.
Our bodies may have forgotten how to fight off common viruses due to the precautions taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
www.nytimes.com
3 months ago
Coronavirus

The Case of the Never-Ending Illness

The pandemic has added to the number of infectious diseases already spreading every virus season.
Our bodies may have forgotten how to fight off common viruses due to the precautions taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
www.nytimes.com
3 months ago
Public health

We Are All Sick': Infectious Diseases Spread Across Gaza

Infectious diseases are spreading in the Gaza Strip, causing a public health crisis.
Limited sanitation facilities and overcrowded shelters contribute to the spread of disease.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
Health

CDC sets first target for indoor air ventilation to prevent spread of Covid-19

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has extensively updated its ventilation guidance on helping prevent indoor transmission of the virus that causes Covid-19.The agency had advised people to ventilate indoor air before, but this is the first time a federal agency has set a target five air changes per hour for how much rooms and buildings should be ventilated.
www.dw.com
10 months ago
Public health

WHO says COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency DW 05/05/2023

56 minutes ago56 minutes ago The coronavirus pandemic is over as a global health emergency, the World Health Organization said while stressing that the virus "is here to stay."The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said that coronavirus was no longer a global health emergency.The UN's health agency had had COVID declared as a "public health emergency of international concern," its highest level of alert, for over three years.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Public health

Opinion | Bill Gates: We Must Fight Pandemics Like We Fight Fires

Imagine there's a small fire in your kitchen.Your fire alarm goes off, warning everyone nearby about the danger.Someone calls 911.You try to put the fire out yourself maybe you even have a fire extinguisher under the sink.If that doesn't work, you know how to safely evacuate.By the time you get outside, the fire truck is already pulling up.
Ars Technica
1 year ago
OMG science

At least 67 people got botulism after trying to paralyze their stomachs

Health officials in Europe are warning of an outbreak of botulism linked to botched weight loss procedures carried out in Turkey that aimed to paralyze stomach muscles to reduce appetite.So far, authorities have identified 67 cases-53 in Turkey, 12 in Germany, and one each in Austria and Switzerland.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Health

A beacon of hope in Uganda's war on treatable diseases

In one of the most under-resourced places in Uganda, where there is just one doctor for every 25,000 people, success does not go unnoticed.Most Ugandan government health facilities focus on infectious diseases, but in Nakaseke district, about 65km from the capital Kampala, three clinics treat people with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, kidney disease and chronic lung conditions.
Discover Magazine
3 months ago
Health

Social Media and Search Engines Can Now Forecast Disease Outbreaks

The rate of novel pandemics infecting humans is rising, and the risk of outbreaks will triple in the coming decades.
Data scientists are using social media and search engine data to predict the trajectories of infectious diseases and improve pandemic preparedness.
Discover Magazine
3 months ago
Health

Social Media and Search Engines Can Now Forecast Disease Outbreaks

The rate of novel pandemics infecting humans is rising, and the risk of outbreaks will triple in the coming decades.
Data scientists are using social media and search engine data to predict the trajectories of infectious diseases and improve pandemic preparedness.
www.nytimes.com
3 months ago
Public health

Medical Freedom' Activists Take Aim at New Target: Childhood Vaccine Mandates

Mississippi has relaxed its strict school vaccination requirements, allowing children to be exempt based on religious objections or health issues.
Medical and religious freedom groups are targeting childhood school vaccine mandates, which have long been considered crucial for protecting against infectious diseases.
US news
www.nytimes.com
3 months ago
US news

Medical Freedom' Activists Take Aim at New Target: Childhood Vaccine Mandates

Mississippi has relaxed its strict school vaccination requirements, allowing children to be exempt based on religious objections or health issues.
Medical and religious freedom groups are targeting childhood school vaccine mandates, which have long been considered crucial for protecting against infectious diseases.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US news

Scientists Investigate a Bird Flu Outbreak in Seals

Last summer, the highly contagious strain of avian influenza that had been spreading through North American birds made its way into marine mammals, causing a spike in seal strandings along the coast of Maine.In June and July, more than 150 dead or ailing seals washed ashore.Now, a study provides new insight into the outbreak.
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www.nytimes.com
3 months ago
Public health

Medical Freedom' Activists Take Aim at New Target: Childhood Vaccine Mandates

Mississippi has relaxed its strict school vaccination requirements, allowing children to be exempt based on religious objections or health issues.
Medical and religious freedom groups are targeting childhood school vaccine mandates, which have long been considered crucial for protecting against infectious diseases.
Independent
3 months ago
Coronavirus

From China's infection wave to a new strain of swine flu - when to press the panic button

The Covid-19 pandemic has made the world more prepared to handle infectious diseases.
Health systems are now seeking real-time and rapid data to detect and assess the risk of diseases.
Truthout
4 months ago
Environment

A Federal Report Shows "Climate-Sensitive" Diseases Are Spreading Through the US

The Fifth National Climate Assessment, released by the U.S. government and climate researchers, highlights the ways in which climate change affects quality of life in the country.
The report breaks down these impacts geographically into 10 regions and forecasts how global warming will influence them in the future.
The report identifies increases in the geographic range of infectious diseases as a health risk from a changing climate.
www.esquire.com
1 year ago
Environment

UN Climate Change Panel Issues Stark Call for Deep, Rapid Immediate Action to Save Planet

VICTOR de SCHWANBERG/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARYGetty Images The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change would like us all to know that there are other issues about which we should be concerned other than Hunter Biden porn and Le petit champignon down in Mar-a-Lago.Maybe, the IPCC, we could discuss the future of the planet after the lunch break.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
World politics

As Floodwaters Recede, Ukrainian Authorities Brace for Possible Disease Outbreaks

LVIV, Ukraine Nearly two weeks after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in southeastern Ukraine, the floodwaters are receding, but local officials are grappling with a new concern: the potential for outbreaks from waterborne disease.On Saturday, local officials in Kherson and Mykolaiv, the two regions most affected by the flooding on the Dnipro River unleashed when the dam collapsed, outlined plans to ensure safe drinking water.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

North Korea Imposes Lockdown on Pyongyang to Fight Recurrent Flu'

North Korea has imposed a five-day lockdown on its capital city as it battles an increase in recurrent flu and other respiratory diseases amid a cold spell, according to the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang.A North Korean government notice that the embassy posted on its Facebook account on Wednesday said Pyongyang had ordered a special anti-epidemic period through Sunday.
www.npr.org
9 months ago
Medicine

FDA advisers back updated COVID shots for fall vaccinations

The COVID-19 vaccine will be updated in hopes of targeting the strains of omicron that will be circulating later this year.Esteban Felix/AP A panel of expert advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously Thursday to recommend that the COVID-19 vaccine be updated to target emerging subvariants of omicron.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
UK politics

Manston asylum centre could be overwhelmed again, watchdog says

Suella Braverman is facing the real danger that conditions for asylum seekers held at Manston processing facility will once again become inhumane and dangerous, the immigration watchdog has found.David Neal, the independent chief inspector of borders and immigration, said the Kent asylum centre that became overcrowded and disease-ridden last year could again become overwhelmed because ministers and officials in the Home Office are unable to say where they plan to house at least 55,000 arrivals by small boats this year.
www.scientificamerican.com
9 months ago
Science

The Mystery of Australia's Paralyzed Parrots

When the patient arrives, it can barely move its body.Sometimes it can't blink.Vibrant green wings falter as the parrot triesand failsto fly.A nurse props up the bird's limp, violet-blue head on a makeshift cushion and slides a bowl of nectar in front of its bright red beak.It is just one of dozens of rainbow lorikeets being treated for a mysterious paralyzing illness at this wildlife hospital in eastern Australia.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
UK politics

Overcrowding problems could return at Manston asylum centre, staff warn

An asylum centre that became dangerously overcrowded last year could again become overwhelmed within weeks, civil servants and union representatives have told the Guardian.Staff working at the Manston processing centre have said there could be a return to conditions that led to disease and violence because of the lack of upstream accommodation for asylum seekers once they have been processed.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

The 56 health conditions that could entitle you to 407 a month

Millions of Britons aged 66 or over and suffering from a medical condition or disability could be entitled to claim Attendance Allowance from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) worth as much as 407 a month to help with the cost of day-to-day personal care or supervision.The state benefit is one of the most underclaimed in the UK, with as many as 3.4m people eligible for the support failing to claim it.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

The 56 health conditions that could entitle you to 407 a month

Millions of Britons aged 66 or over and suffering from a medical condition or disability could be entitled to claim Attendance Allowance from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) worth as much as 407 a month to help with the cost of day-to-day personal care or supervision.The state benefit is one of the most underclaimed in the UK, with as many as 3.4m people eligible for the support failing to claim it.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Public health

C.D.C. to Scale Back Covid Tracking Efforts

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will cease tracking community levels of Covid and the percentage of tests that come back positive, a metric used to calculate transmission rates, the agency announced on Friday.The decision is linked to the end of the public health emergency on May 11.The emergency designation, first declared in January 2020, had allowed the C.D.C. to demand certain kinds of data on Covid's spread from state officials.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
9 months ago
Mental health

Pharmacy-Centered HIV Research: Current Landscape and Future Frontiers

Pharmacy-centered HIV research is an increasingly important area of focus in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Collaborative efforts between pharmacists, healthcare providers, and other stakeholders are essential to advancing HIV research.
Pharmacy-centered HIV research can help identify new treatment strategies and improve patient outcomes.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
10 months ago
Mental health

NIMH's Dr. Susan Daniels Designated National Autism Coordinator

* Institute Update
Susan A. Daniels, Ph.D. Susan A. Daniels, Ph.D. has been appointed as the HHS National Autism Coordinator and Director of the Office of National Autism Coordination (ONAC).In this position, Dr. Daniels will play a vital role in ensuring the implementation of national autism research, services, and support activities across federal agencies.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
1 year ago
Mental health

HIV Can Persist for Years in Myeloid Cells of People on Antiretroviral Therapy

NIH-funded study confirms white blood cell subtype as HIV reservoir, suggests new target for cure efforts
* Press Release
A subset of white blood cells, known as myeloid cells, can harbor HIV in people who have been virally suppressed for years on antiretroviral therapy, according to findings from a small study supported by the National Institutes of Health.
Dezeen
9 months ago
Design

Zurich University of the Arts spotlights seven industrial design projects

Dezeen School Shows: bird boxes designed to be mounted under bridges and a series of prosthetics that use VR technology are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Zurich University of the Arts.Also included are a waterproof garment design for individuals who use wheelchairs and a piece of mobile furniture that aims to unite the functionality of kitchen and living areas.
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Op-ed: Ending masking requirements in hospitals is a step backward

Recently, many of the hospitals and clinics in and around Chicago, including my own, have elected to discontinue universal masking requirements, noting the lowest rates of COVID-19 in the last three years.This is being hailed as a sign of moving on from the COVID-19 pandemic.But is it really "moving on?"
www.reviewjournal.com
10 months ago
Public health

Mission accomplished?: What does the end of the COVID emergency mean?

Mary Hynes | Las Vegas Review-Journal The U.S. government on Thursday will lift the COVID-19 public health emergency that has been in effect for more than three years.By ending the emergency phase of the public health response, That kind of puts a period at the end of the pandemic sentence, Vanderbilt University's Dr. William Schaffner, an expert on infectious diseases, said.
Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
10 months ago
Washington DC

A Pride Brunch 'Worthy' of Attending - Washingtonian

Worthy Mentoring in partnership with Nora Lee by Brandt Ricca, Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC and Capital Pride Alliance, is raising a bottomless glass to Pride during a show-stopping, gourmet brunch for a good cause.This year's Pride Brunch features beats by the city's preeminent DJs, drag performances by iconic entertainers, and inspired LGBTQ+ activism - all under a true rainbow of colors.
www.thelocal.dk
1 year ago
Health

Multiresistant bacteria from recalled antibiotic found in two Danish patients

Denmark will from next month no longer class Covid-19 as being dangerous to public health, meaning the government will have fewer powers to place social restrictions related to the virus.Published: 3 March 2023 06:54 CET There is no longer cause to class Covid-19 as being dangerous to public health or an alment farlig sygdom, the Danish Health Authority said in a statement.
www.thelocal.dk
1 year ago
Health

Danish health authority withdraws Covid-19 pill

Denmark will from next month no longer class Covid-19 as being dangerous to public health, meaning the government will have fewer powers to place social restrictions related to the virus.Published: 3 March 2023 06:54 CET There is no longer cause to class Covid-19 as being dangerous to public health or an alment farlig sygdom, the Danish Health Authority said in a statement.
BBC News
9 months ago
UK politics

Brexit: Food safety checks on EU imports still unknown

The food inspection team at Britain's biggest container port says the lack of clarity around post-Brexit checks on imported food puts them in a "difficult position".Paperwork for European food imports will be inspected from October, with physical checks following in January.The government says it is working on the inspection guidelines.
www.france24.com
10 months ago
France news

French researchers slam former hospital director for 'unauthorised' Covid trial

French medical bodies on Sunday called on authorities to punish researcher Didier Raoult for "the largest 'unauthorised' clinical trial ever seen" into the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19.Issued on: 28/05/2023 - 17:39 2 min A picture taken on February 26, 2020 shows French professor Didier Raoult, biologist and professor of microbiology, specialized in infectious diseases and director of IHU Mediterranee Infection Institute posing in his office in Marseille, southeastern France.
www.mercurynews.com
11 months ago
Coronavirus

See how COVID deaths are plummeting this spring in California and the U.S.

The number of COVID deaths continues to fall in California and the rest of the country, dropping 65% in the last three months in the Golden State, another sign that the virus is losing its grip on our lives.In March, California added just 540 names to its COVID death total, and numbers for April could be even lower.
www.thelocal.dk
1 year ago
Health

Almost one in ten in Denmark prescribed antidepressants

Denmark will from next month no longer class Covid-19 as being dangerous to public health, meaning the government will have fewer powers to place social restrictions related to the virus.Published: 3 March 2023 06:54 CET There is no longer cause to class Covid-19 as being dangerous to public health or an alment farlig sygdom, the Danish Health Authority said in a statement.
www.thelocal.dk
1 year ago
Health

Covid-19 no longer given special status in Denmark

Denmark will from next month no longer class Covid-19 as being dangerous to public health, meaning the government will have fewer powers to place social restrictions related to the virus.Published: 3 March 2023 06:54 CET Covid-19 will be classed as a normal infectious disease in Denmark from April 1st.
News
10 months ago
Public health

Symposium highlights lesser-known members of the microbiome

May 24, 2023 - In the field of microbiome science, researchers have long focused on studying the bacteria that live inside and on the human body.But other types of microbes also play an important role in human health and disease, including viruses-both phage viruses that infect bacteria and eukaryotic viruses that infect human cells-and fungi.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Diphtheria cases surge in England as disease kills three

Cases of the highly contagious disease diphtheria have risen substantially in the past year, new figures show, with three people dying from the illness.The rising number of cases were linked to increased spread among asylum seekers and to people catching it from their pets, according to the latest release from the UK Health Security Agency.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Influential committee of MPs interrupted by Just Stop Oil protesters

Just Stop Oil (JSO) protesters interrupted an influential committee of MPs as senior police officers were quizzed about arrests made during the coronation.MP Tim Loughton was questioning Metropolitan Police Temporary Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist about Operation Golden Orb when a campaigner was heard interrupting proceedings.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Heart attack risk increases six times higher after getting flu, study finds

People who get flu have a higher risk of heart attack for a week after they have been diagnosed with the virus, a new study suggests.Experts said that the risk can be as much as six times higher in the seven days after a person tests positive for the virus compared with the year before or afterwards.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Fish farm footage shows salmon bleeding and trout suffocating'

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Activists are calling for compulsory CCTV on fish farms after new footage shows creatures wounded and losing blood.Upmarket restaurants, hotels, delicatessens and retailers in the UK and US buy fish from companies that rear them in pens near the UK coast.
Ars Technica
10 months ago
Public health

Experimental universal flu vaccine with an mRNA-based design enters trial

An mRNA-based flu vaccine designed to offer long-lasting protection against a broad range of influenza viruses is now in a phase I clinical trial, the National Institutes of Health announced this week.The trial brings the remarkable success of the mRNA vaccine platform to the long-standing efforts to develop a universal flu vaccine.
KQED
10 months ago
Healthcare

Mpox and the Bay Area: Why Health Officials Are Again Urging Vigilance and Vaccines | KQED

If mpox cases are still very low, why is SFPDH recommending awareness?One big reason: The city's Pride celebrations are just around the corner in June, and it's a time when many folks are gathering and also arriving into the region from other parts of the United States, says Cohen.
"Last year we saw that the mpox outbreak really was fueled during the spring and summer season," Cohen said, "and we think that that was largely related to a lot more travel - as well as large gatherings - with many people coming together from different parts of the country, and the world."
www.mercurynews.com
10 months ago
Health

New FDA rules allow more gay, bisexual men to donate blood

By Matthew Perrone | Associated Press WASHINGTON Gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships can give blood in the U.S. without abstaining from sex under updated federal health guidelines that focus on donors' behavior, not their sexual orientation.The Food and Drug Administration guidelines finalized Thursday ease decades-old restrictions designed to protect the blood supply from HIV.
time.com
10 months ago
Health

New Rules Allow More Gay Men to Donate Blood in the U.S.

WASHINGTON Gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships can donate blood in the U.S. without abstaining from sex, under a federal policy finalized Thursday by health regulators.The Food and Drug Administration guidelines ease decades-old restrictions designed to protect the blood supply from HIV.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
Health

Skin patch shows promise in toddlers with peanut allergies

A peanut patch showed promising results in a late-phase clinical trial in toddlers with peanut allergies, according to a new study.Researchers from the French biopharmaceutical firm DBV Technologies and institutions around the world conducted randomized double-blind trial of the Viaskin Peanut patch in children ages 1 through 3 years old who had been diagnosed with a peanut allergy, they reported Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine.
LGBTQ Nation
10 months ago
Coronavirus

Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked for saying CDC director is not "bright"

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), announced that she would be stepping down from her position at the end of June.And Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) had thoughts."Rochelle Walensky calls pregnant women 'birthing people' and claimed that vaccinated people don't carry the Covid-19 virus," Greene said.
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
California

Why is it taking so long for Dianne Feinstein to recover from shingles?

(Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)

Growing up in San Francisco in the 1930s and '40s, Dianne Goldman weathered outbreaks of polio, diphtheria, whooping cough, measles, mumps and chickenpox.With vaccines for many childhood diseases still at least a decade off, scourges like these claimed more than a quarter of the world's youth before they reached puberty.
english.elpais.com
10 months ago
Health

US approves first vaccine for RSV after decades of attempts

The U.S. approved the first vaccine for RSV on Wednesday, shots to protect older adults against a respiratory virus that's most notorious for attacking babies but endangers their grandparents, too.The Food and Drug Administration decision makes GSK's shot, called Arexvy, the first of several potential vaccines in the pipeline for RSV to be licensed anywhere.
www.mercurynews.com
10 months ago
Health

US approves 1st vaccine for RSV after decades of attempts

By Lauran Neergaard | Associated Press WASHINGTON The U.S. approved the first vaccine for RSV on Wednesday, shots to protect older adults against a respiratory virus that's most notorious for attacking babies but endangers their grandparents, too.The Food and Drug Administration decision makes GSK's shot, called Arexvy, the first of several potential vaccines in the pipeline for RSV to be licensed anywhere.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Health

FDA approves first over-the-counter opioid overdose antidote Narcan

With drug overdose deaths continuing to hover near record levels, the US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved for the first time an over-the-counter version of the opioid antidote Narcan.The FDA remains committed to addressing the evolving complexities of the overdose crisis.As part of this work, the agency has used its regulatory authority to facilitate greater access to naloxone by encouraging the development of and approving an over-the-counter naloxone product to address the dire public health need, FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf said in a statement.
Ars Technica
1 year ago
Public health

Moderna CEO says private investors funded COVID vaccine-not billions from gov't

Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel on Monday pushed back on criticism of the company's plans to raise the price of its mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines by 400 percent, arguing that the billions of dollars in federal funding the company received played little role in the vaccine's development.Speaking at the Wall Street Journal Health Forum, Bancel suggested that the vaccine's development is thanks to private investors and that the federal funding merely hastened development that would have occurred regardless.
Ars Technica
1 year ago
OMG science

As COVID vaccine patent dispute drags on, Moderna forks over $400M to NIH

Vaccine maker Moderna has forked over $400 million to the National Institutes of Health for using a molecular stabilizing technique borrowed from government and academic researchers in its mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine-which the company made roughly $36 billion selling amid the deadly pandemic, according to The New York Times.
time.com
1 year ago
Health

Sick With Something That Isn't COVID-19 or the Flu? Here's What It Might Be

Flu season is wrapping up, and weekly COVID-19 diagnoses are declining.But if you're currently sick with a respiratory illness, you're not alone.Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that a mixture of respiratory viruses are circulating right now, including common coronaviruses (other than SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19), respiratory adenovirus, and parainfluenza (which is distinct from influenza).
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Health

Dogs and cats could be passing on drug-resistant bugs to owners, study finds

Healthy dogs and cats could be passing on multidrug-resistant organisms to hospitalised owners.In addition, humans could be transmitting these dangerous microbes to their pets, according to new research to be presented at this weekend's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases in Copenhagen.
english.elpais.com
1 year ago
Health

For the first time, a woman is completely free of HIV

A woman has been rid of the HIV virus for the first time after a stem cell transplant.The New York Patient, whose case study was published on March 16 in the Cell scientific journal, is the fourth person to successfully achieve complete remission from AIDS (the auto-immune disease caused by the HIV virus) after a transplant of stem cells with a mutation that protects cells from virus penetration.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
New York City

Covid Worsened a Health Crisis Among Pregnant Women

KOKOMO, Ind. Tammy Cunningham doesn't remember the birth of her son.She was not quite seven months pregnant when she became acutely ill with Covid-19 in May 2021.By the time she was taken by helicopter to an Indianapolis hospital, she was coughing and gasping for breath.The baby was not due for another 11 weeks, but Ms. Cunningham's lungs were failing.
Time Out London
1 year ago
London

This stunning Victorian water tower in Woolwich is for sale

The 130ft-tall tower used to hold 20,000 gallons of H2O



Calling all Rapunzel wannabees and Shrek fanatics, there's a tower up for sale in south London and you could live in it.Going for a cool £2.25 million, the nine-storey home in Woolwich stands 130ft tall.Dragon sold separately.The Victorian water tower was built in 1896 to store H2O for Brook Fever Hospital.
Inverse
1 year ago
Health

These Easy Practices Could Significantly Reduce Your Risk of Long Covid

It's never too late to start healthy habits.Whether that's incorporating more vegetables into your lunch or moving for 20 minutes a day.No matter how long unhealthy habits have persisted, healthy habits can always bring benefits.In a world of Covid-19, getting started on a healthy lifestyle can even alter the course of recovery.
News
1 year ago
Public health

Harvard and Brazilian students team up in public health field course

February 16, 2023-For three weeks in January, 18 students from Harvard traveled to Brazil to join 18 local students for a collaborative public health field course.It was an opportunity not just to observe the country's public health challenges, but to work actively with members of the community on developing solutions.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Health

New York City rats can catch the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, study finds

The millions of Norway rats that live alongside New Yorkers are among the animals that can catch the virus that causes Covid-19, a new study says.However, reports of the virus spreading from any types of animals to humans remain rare.Pets like cats, dogs and hamsters; zoo animals such as big cats, primates and hippos; farmed mink; and wildlife such as deer and anteaters are among the animals in which Covid-19 infections have been reported.
Ars Technica
1 year ago
OMG science

How an early-warning radar could prevent future pandemics

On December 18, 2019, Wuhan Central Hospital admitted a patient with symptoms common for the winter flu season: a 65-year-old man with fever and pneumonia.Ai Fen, director of the emergency department, oversaw a typical treatment plan, including antibiotics and anti-influenza drugs.Six days later, the patient was still sick, and Ai was puzzled, according to news reports and a detailed reconstruction of this period by evolutionary biologist Michael Worobey.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Science

Is the deadly fungi pandemic in 'The Last Of Us' actually possible?

In HBO's hit show "The Last Of Us," the world has been devastated by a pandemic caused by a deadly fungus.Is that even possible?AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: The new HBO show "The Last Of Us" is a whopper.Climate change has fueled the rise of a new pathogen that has nearly wiped out humanity.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Coronavirus

New York City rats can carry Covid variants, new study finds

New York City rats may be renowned for carrying pizza through the subway but according to a new study, they can also carry the virus behind Covid-19.The study released on Thursday in mBio, an open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, concluded that New York rats among a population of roughly 8 million are susceptible to three Covid variants.
time.com
1 year ago
Public health

Why You Should Report Your Rapid Test Results

COVID-19 rapid tests are easy to takeand then toss.So most people never report their results, which leaves health officials with an incomplete picture of how much virus is circulating and where.The convenience of the at-home tests have made PCR tests, which require a doctor's prescription and a lab to run them, much less popular than they were earlier in the pandemic.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Public health

Opinion: Newsom's budget cuts threaten public health investment

The state's public health emergency, in place for nearly three years, expired Tuesday.Californians know from experience that it won't be time to let down our guard.We know better.Experience taught us that threats rarely subside permanently.For instance, after a wildfire is contained, there remain a threat it can flare up again all it could take is another spark.
Stuff
1 year ago
Public health

New medical officer of health for Taranaki a modern day office worker

Working remotely has become the thing to do since the arrival of Covid-19 - so much so that even Taranaki's new Medical Officer of Health is dividing his time between the province and his home in Tauranga.Dr Neil de Wet has been seconded to Taranaki for a year, so he spends one work physically on the job and the next working from home in the Bay of Plenty.
time.com
1 year ago
Coronavirus

You Can Now Test Yourself for Both Flu and COVID-19 at Home

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just issued its first emergency use authorization for an at-home test that can tell users if they have either the flu, COVID-19, or both.The decision on Feb. 24 comes as more people become comfortable with the idea of testing themselves at home to get quick diagnoses for COVID-19.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

FDA Will Now Allow Blood Donations From Gay, Bisexual Men and Transgender Women

The new FDA rules on blood donation will be more gender-inclusive, the agency said.A phlebotomist tends to the arm of a blood donor at the KFC YUM! Center during the Starts, Stripes, and Pints blood drive event on July 7, 2021, in Louisville, Kentucky.Jon Cherry / Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Thursday that it will be ending a longstanding blood donation policy that discriminates against gay and bisexual men, as well as some transgender women.
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