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NIH awards establish pandemic preparedness research network |
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Friday, September 13, 2024 03:06 PM |
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has established a pandemic preparedness research network to conduct research on high-priority pathogens most likely to threaten human health with the goal of developing effective vaccines and monoclonal antibodies. Read more. |
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National Wastewater Surveillance Strengthens U.S. Public Health Efforts and Future Pandemic Prevention, Says New Report |
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Friday, September 13, 2024 10:32 AM |
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Wastewater surveillance for both prevalent and emerging pathogens can strengthen the nation’s infectious disease surveillance system, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The report offers recommendations to transition the National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) from its COVID pandemic-era use to a forward-looking system that provides the highest public health value. Read more. |
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The next pandemic: not if, but when |
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Friday, September 13, 2024 10:22 AM |
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As new cases of bird flu and other infectious diseases continue to raise concern, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers share their perspectives on recognizing, preparing for, and managing future outbreaks. Read more. |
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MMWR Weekly - September 12, 2024 |
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Thursday, September 12, 2024 04:05 PM |
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Weekly / Vol. 73 / No. 36. Read more. |
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No clear exposure source in Missouri H5 avian flu case |
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Thursday, September 12, 2024 03:53 PM |
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The investigation into a recent human H5 avian flu case in Missouri, the first of its kind picked up through flu surveillance, show that the source still isn't known, but early genetic analysis suggests that the virus is closely related to the one infecting dairy cattle, federal health officials said today. Read more. |
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SARS-CoV-2 Rapidly Evolves in People with Advanced HIV |
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Thursday, September 12, 2024 12:41 PM |
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NIAID Researchers Uncover How SARS-CoV-2 Variants May Emerge in People with Weakened Immune Systems. Read more. |
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IZ Express #1,775: Ask the Experts – Respiratory Virus Season |
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Thursday, September 12, 2024 08:41 AM |
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IZ Express #1,775: Ask the Experts – Respiratory Virus Season. Read more. |
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California officials confirm local dengue case |
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Wednesday, September 11, 2024 03:31 PM |
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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health this week confirmed a local dengue case, the third reported in the state since 2023. Read more. |
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Dental residents give remote learning a thumbs-up |
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Wednesday, September 11, 2024 02:44 PM |
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Researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York reported that while most dental residents viewed virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic as effective, most faculty disagreed. Read more. |
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Vital Signs - Suicide Risk Is Tied to Local Economic and Social Conditions |
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Wednesday, September 11, 2024 02:32 PM |
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One person dies by suicide an average of every 11 minutes. Over 49,000 people lost their lives to suicide in 2022. Every year, millions of Americans think about, plan, or attempt suicide. Males, rural residents, and people from some racial/ethnic groups, particularly American Indian/Alaska Native people, are among the groups more greatly affected by suicide. Read more. |
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IZ Express #1,774: Updated COVID-19 document checklist, MenB resources with new Bexsero schedule, and more |
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Wednesday, September 11, 2024 09:59 AM |
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IZ Express #1,774: Updated COVID-19 document checklist, MenB resources with new Bexsero schedule, and more. Read more. |
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Trends in dental school faculty: An analysis of the results of the 2021‒2022 ADEA Dental School Faculty Demographic Census and 2018‒2019 ADEA Survey of Dental School Faculty |
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Wednesday, September 11, 2024 09:14 AM |
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Each year, American Dental Education Association (ADEA) collects data on U.S. dental school faculty demographics, compensation, and vacant and lost positions. One of the purposes of the reports associated with this project is to provide information to U.S. dental schools on national trends on dental school faculty. This report examines the landscape of faculty workforce at U.S.-accredited dental schools in 2021‒2022 and changes relative to the 2018‒2019 academic year. The information contained within this report includes faculty position information, new and separated faculty, open or vacant faculty positions, lost faculty positions, and faculty demographics. Read more. |
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Internal Tremors: Adding to the List of Long COVID Symptoms |
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Tuesday, September 10, 2024 12:49 PM |
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Internal tremors are a newly recognized and troubling symptom of Long COVID, experienced by over one-third of participants in a Yale-based study. Read more. |
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Joint Commission and Joint Commission International (JCI) - Statement on World Patient Safety Day |
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Tuesday, September 10, 2024 12:06 PM |
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The Joint Commission and Joint Commission International (JCI) proudly recognize World Patient Safety Day, an annual observance sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO), that aligns with our commitment to ensuring what matters most – that all people always experience the safest, highest quality, best value healthcare across all settings. Read more. |
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5 things the ADS wishes you knew about infection control |
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Tuesday, September 10, 2024 10:50 AM |
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Infection control may be complicated, but here are five simple ways to create a safer environment for every patient and clinician. Read more. |
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The Significance of Antimicrobial Stewardship in Dentistry |
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Tuesday, September 10, 2024 10:30 AM |
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Debra Goff, PharmD, discusses her advocacy around this topic and bringing the stewardship message to dentists about how antibiotic prescribing practices have changed and getting them to recalibrate their thinking and actions in their field. Read more. |
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More accept COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, and willingness to vaccinate has declined |
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Tuesday, September 10, 2024 09:42 AM |
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A health survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center finds a rise in the number of Americans believing COVID-19 vaccination misinformation, and a lower willingness to vaccinate. Read more. |
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Dental infection control: Exploring the good and bad sides of biofilm |
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Monday, September 09, 2024 02:39 PM |
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Biofilm has both good and bad sides, and it is important to understand the full story of biofilm. Read more. |
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Fur farming a ‘viral highway’ that could spark next pandemic, say scientists |
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Monday, September 09, 2024 02:30 PM |
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Study in China finds viruses that could infect people are rampant in farms breeding mink, raccoons and foxes for their fur. Read more. |
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Tufts issues advisory about mosquito-borne viruses in Mass. |
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Monday, September 09, 2024 11:00 AM |
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University medical officials encouraged community members to take preventative measures to avoid mosquito bites. Read more. |
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Masks again in use as West Virginia endures latest surge of COVID-19 |
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Monday, September 09, 2024 10:17 AM |
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Hospitals are taking precautions like masks for staff and encouraging masks for visitors. Read more. |
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Monday, September 09, 2024 09:53 AM |
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Stress can be harmful to our health and increase mental health challenges. Mental health challenges can include clinical mental illness and substance use disorders as well as other emotions like stress, grief, feeling sad and anxious, where these feelings are temporary and not part of a diagnosable condition. Read more. |
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Open Wide: Human Mouth Bacteria Reproduce through Rare Form of Cell Division |
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Sunday, September 08, 2024 12:00 PM |
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One of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet is closer than you think — right inside your mouth. Your mouth is a thriving ecosystem of more than 500 different species of bacteria living in distinct, structured communities called biofilms. Nearly all of these bacteria grow by splitting [or dividing] into two, with one mother cell giving rise to two daughter cells. Read more. |
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Honoring Her Daughter’s Legacy After a Long-Standing Battle With Antimicrobial Resistance |
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Sunday, September 08, 2024 11:09 AM |
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After Diane Shader Smith lost her daughter, Mallory, to a multidrug resistant infection, she turned her personal tragedy into a mission designed to inform people about antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and have the public coalesce around this expanding medical issue. Read more. |
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Influenza Spread: Airborne, Droplet, and Contact Transmission Explained |
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Sunday, September 08, 2024 11:01 AM |
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Influenza can be transmitted through the air by larger respiratory droplets and smaller aerosolized particles. It may also be spread through contact with contaminated surfaces. There are many ways to prevent getting sick with the flu. Read more. |
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World Patient Safety Day 2024 Global Consultation: Improving diagnostic safety and implementing the Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021-2030 |
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Saturday, September 07, 2024 02:30 PM |
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World Patient Safety Day 2024 has been dedicated to “Improving diagnosis for patient safety” with the slogan “Get it right, make it safe!”. This year’s campaign highlights the critical importance of correct and timely diagnoses in ensuring patient safety. Read more. |
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CDC’s Role in Antimicrobial Resistance |
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Saturday, September 07, 2024 02:24 PM |
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At this week’s World AMR Congress, Benjamin Park, MD, senior advisor for Global Programs, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, CDC’s National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), participated on a panel, titled, The Role of ID Surveillance to Reduce AMR. During the conference, Park spoke to Contagion and he provided information on the agency’s involvement in AMR, including some of its initiatives and educational resources. Read more. |
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Tips for Managing Personal Protective Equipment in Your Stockpile: Respirator Selection and Purchase |
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Saturday, September 07, 2024 02:21 PM |
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Happy Respiratory Protection Week 2024! Another year provides another opportunity to highlight resources to support informed workplace respiratory protection practices. Read more. |
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Dangerous whooping cough infections have quadrupled this year over last in U.S. How to protect yourself and your family. |
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Saturday, September 07, 2024 02:16 PM |
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Cases of whooping cough have quadrupled this year across the U.S. compared to the same period last year, prompting infectious disease experts to sound alarms and urge vaccines to protect vulnerable newborns, pregnant women, health care workers and immunocompromised adults. Read more. |
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Impact of Direct Observation on Hand Hygiene Compliance in a Dental University Hospital: A Retrospective Cohort Study |
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Saturday, September 07, 2024 10:46 AM |
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Hand hygiene is crucial for preventing healthcare-associated infections in dental settings. Despite its importance, the hand hygiene compliance rates remain unclear, particularly in dental university hospitals where teaching, research, and clinical practice intersect. This study aimed to establish a baseline of hand hygiene compliance rates in a dental university hospital, evaluate the effectiveness of direct observation in improving compliance, and compare practices among different categories of healthcare workers. Read more. |
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CDC Confirms Human H5 Bird Flu Case in Missouri |
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Friday, September 06, 2024 07:33 PM |
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There is no immediate known animal exposure. No ongoing transmission among close contacts or otherwise has been identified. Read more. |
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Markey study: Cancer diagnoses still lagging due to COVID-19 |
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Friday, September 06, 2024 03:21 PM |
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A new University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center study reveals that cancer diagnosis rates in the U.S. remained below expected levels in 2021, adding to the backlog of undiagnosed cases from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more. |
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Friday, September 06, 2024 12:36 PM |
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September is National Suicide Prevention Month – a time to remember the lives lost to suicide, acknowledge the millions more who have experienced suicidal thoughts, and the many individuals, families and communities that have been impacted by suicide. It’s also a time to raise awareness about suicide prevention and share messages of hope. Read more. |
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Nearly 2,000 drug plants are overdue for FDA checks after COVID delays, AP finds |
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Friday, September 06, 2024 09:13 AM |
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Federal regulators responsible for the safety of the U.S. drug supply are still struggling to get back to where they were in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic upended factory inspections in the U.S. and across the world, The Associated Press has found. Read more. |
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MMWR Weekly - September 5, 2024 |
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Thursday, September 05, 2024 04:43 PM |
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Weekly / Vol. 73 / No. 35. Read more. |
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