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Researchers Are Watching H5N1 Avian Influenza and What It Could Mean for Human Health |
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Sunday, February 15, 2026 12:46 PM |
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Often described as a surprising virus, influenza has the extraordinary ability to constantly evolve, evade immune defenses and trigger unpredictable events that can lead to pandemics. Avian influenza A, H5N1, first identified in Asia more than three decades ago, is among the most concerning influenza viruses today. Over the years, it has evolved to infect mammalian species and has spread throughout the world. Read more. |
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ADA offers scholarships for teaching and leadership training program |
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Saturday, February 14, 2026 01:27 PM |
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Institute for Teaching and Learning to take place July 29-Aug. 1 in Atlanta. Read more. |
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Economic Burden of Inpatient Odontogenic Infections in the United States |
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Saturday, February 14, 2026 01:14 PM |
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Odontogenic infections represent a significant yet preventable cause of health care expenditure in the United States. However, their economic burden is not well defined. Read more. |
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The Clean Bite: The Dirty Truth About Stethoscopes…and What Dentistry Can Learn From It |
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Friday, February 13, 2026 05:24 PM |
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Why small lapses in cleaning can lead to significant infection control consequences—and how dentistry can close the gaps. Read more. |
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MMWR Weekly - February 12, 2026 |
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Friday, February 13, 2026 05:16 PM |
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Weekly / Vol. 75 / No. 5. Read more. |
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CDC reports 6 more child deaths from flu, as virus levels stay moderate to high |
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Friday, February 13, 2026 05:12 PM |
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Six more US children died of influenza last week, for a total of 66 pediatric deaths this respiratory illness season, as flu rates remained moderate to very high in different regions of the country, per the weekly FluView update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Read more. |
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VA Plans Health Care Boost For 2 Million Veterans |
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Friday, February 13, 2026 11:33 AM |
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Dental care is a critical gap in the VA health system, with only a fraction of enrolled veterans currently eligible for services. Read more. |
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What Would Taking COVID-19 Vaccines Off the US Market Do to Americans? |
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Friday, February 13, 2026 11:02 AM |
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Robert Hopkins Jr, MD, medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) describes the potential consequences, including morbidity and mortality rates, if the federal government removed these vaccines. Read more. |
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CPR skills prepare communities to save lives when seconds matter |
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Thursday, February 12, 2026 12:41 PM |
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The American Heart Association is joined by National Fraternal Order of Police in call for Americans to learn lifesaving skills and “be the first responder until help arrives” during American Heart Month 2026. Read more. |
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World Hand Hygiene Day 2026 – Action saves lives |
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Thursday, February 12, 2026 12:31 PM |
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On 5 May, WHO marks World Hand Hygiene Day, calling on health workers and leaders to renew their commitment to clean hands and stronger IPC programmes. Read more. |
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Marquette dental, MCW students team up to tackle jaw disorders |
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Thursday, February 12, 2026 12:05 PM |
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Jaw pain and discomfort affects millions of Americans, but some conditions are more serious if left untreated. A collaborative event between Marquette’s School of Dentistry and the Medical College of Wisconsin teaches students how to detect and handle those conditions. Read more. |
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HSPA President Arlene Bush on Throughput, Standards, and Why Sterile Processing Must Celebrate Wins in 2026 |
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Thursday, February 12, 2026 11:51 AM |
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In this ICT podcast, HSPA President Arlene Bush reflects on a year of global collaboration, shifting standards, and the realities of compliance in sterile processing. Read more. |
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Tuberculosis misdiagnoses are common, and can be deadly |
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Thursday, February 12, 2026 11:30 AM |
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Each year, millions of people are diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) incorrectly, leaving their true health conditions unknown and untreated, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Read more. |
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Changing lives, one smile at a time | For Ohioans |
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Wednesday, February 11, 2026 01:25 PM |
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For kids like Ryker, the dentist used to be frightening. But through Ohio State’s OHIO Project, compassionate care is helping families overcome fear while training future dentists to serve with skill and empathy. Read more. |
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AMA launching its own vaccine safety, effectiveness review system |
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Wednesday, February 11, 2026 01:09 PM |
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The American Medical Association (AMA) on Tuesday announced the launch of its own “evidence-based review process” of vaccine safety and efficacy for the next respiratory viral season, an apparent tacit rebuke of the federal government’s current regulations. Read more. |
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VA moves to improve dental care access for eligible Veterans |
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Wednesday, February 11, 2026 01:06 PM |
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has released a request for proposals for a new dental care administrator to operate the department’s next generation network of community care dental providers. Read more. |
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New York State Will Join World Health Organization’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network |
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Wednesday, February 11, 2026 12:16 PM |
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Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that the New York State Department of Health has officially joined the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN), strengthening the state’s role in global public health preparedness and response. Read more. |
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IZ Express #1,859: Pediatric standing orders templates, American Heart Month, and more |
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Wednesday, February 11, 2026 08:28 AM |
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IZ Express #1,859: Pediatric standing orders templates, American Heart Month, and more. Read more. |
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Trump signs bipartisan spending bill boosting dental research as broader public-health cuts loom |
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Tuesday, February 10, 2026 02:28 PM |
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U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a $1.2-trillion bipartisan federal spending bill that increases funding for dental research, oral-health programs and workforce development, even as the administration signals cutbacks in other areas of public-health spending. Read more. |
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What You Need to Know About the Growing Diabetes Epidemic |
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Tuesday, February 10, 2026 02:04 PM |
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The diabetes epidemic is hitting kids hard and dental hygienists may be the first line of defense. Read more. |
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Laughing Gas Has a Serious Environmental Impact |
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Tuesday, February 10, 2026 01:59 PM |
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Nitrous oxide has long been a mainstay of dental sedation, particularly in pediatric care, offering predictable anxiolysis and high clinical success. Recent data confirm that inhalation sedation remains effective, with a national success rate exceeding 90%, even as concerns grow about its environmental impact. Read more. |
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How to “green” operating rooms: new guideline advises reduce, reuse, recycle, and rethink |
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Tuesday, February 10, 2026 01:52 PM |
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Reduce, reuse, recycle, and rethink can be applied in Canadian operating rooms (ORs) to increase environmental sustainability, advises a new guideline published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.251192. Read more. |
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Updated PASTEUR Act reintroduced in Congress to boost antibiotic development |
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Tuesday, February 10, 2026 08:35 AM |
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A bipartisan group of US lawmakers is taking another shot at legislation that advocates hope could boost antibiotic development efforts. Read more. |
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Is Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon Experience Associated With Opioid Prescribing to Medicare Beneficiaries? |
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Monday, February 09, 2026 02:49 PM |
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This study measured the association between oral and maxillofacial surgeon experience (years in practice, YIP) and opioid prescribing rate to Medicare beneficiaries. It also compares prescription volume and duration across YIP groups. Read more. |
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New Student Loan Repayment Program Seeks to Increase Access to Dental and Other Healthcare Services |
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Monday, February 09, 2026 02:41 PM |
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GOV. KATHY HOCHUL in February announced launch of the Health Care Access Loan Repayment (HEALR) program. The $48.3-million student loan repayment initiative is designed to expand access to care for NYS Medicaid members and uninsured individuals across New York State. The HEALR program will provide significant financial incentives to healthcare professionals, including dentists, who commit to serving high-need populations, addressing critical workforce shortages, while reducing barriers to essential health services in underserved communities. Read more. |
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Employees Concerned About Well-being |
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Monday, February 09, 2026 02:33 PM |
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Worries about overall well-being are on the rise, according to findings from the Sixth Annual Workplace Wellness Survey released by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) and Greenwald Research. Read more. |
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Dental Duets: What could make medical-dental integration work, Part 2 |
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Monday, February 09, 2026 11:47 AM |
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In Part 2, we explore where integration is most likely to break through and which tools, technologies, and forces may finally move it from theory to practice. Read more. |
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The real risk isn’t vaccines — It’s skipping them |
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Monday, February 09, 2026 08:23 AM |
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I’ve worked as a pediatrician in emergency departments for more than 20 years. For most of that time, I rarely saw the diseases that once filled children’s hospitals. Not because they disappeared on their own — but because vaccines worked. Read more. |
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Top Infectious Disease News Stories Week of February 1 - February 7 |
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Sunday, February 08, 2026 09:30 PM |
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This week, listen in on commentary around the ongoing measles outbreak, read our new Antibiotics Deconstructed column on IV fosfomycin, review data on metformin preventing long COVID, insights on diagnostic stewardship, and more. Read more. |
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Almost 200 elementary students spent the day at UT Health SA School of Dentistry |
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Sunday, February 08, 2026 12:45 PM |
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Edgewood ISD students had a special sealant day with the dentists. Read more. |
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Penn AI study uncovers new links between dental caries and environmental, nutritional risks |
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Saturday, February 07, 2026 12:14 PM |
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Is there a link between pollutant exposure and dental caries risk? Using artificial intelligence to analyze large U.S. health datasets, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania say they have uncovered previously unrecognized patterns that broaden how dental caries risk may be understood. Read more. |
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CDC study highlights growing threat of invasive E coli |
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Saturday, February 07, 2026 10:46 AM |
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A new study by federal and state health researchers indicates invasive Escherichia coli infections are a growing problem in the United States and becoming harder to treat. Read more. |
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President signs funding package securing oral health investments |
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Friday, February 06, 2026 08:37 PM |
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President Donald Trump signed a $1.2 trillion bipartisan spending bill Feb. 3, ending the partial government shutdown. The House and Senate approved the FY 2026 funding package, which provides full-year funding for the Department of Health and Human Services and extends funding for the Department of Homeland Security through Feb. 13. Read more.
https://adanews.ada.org/ada-news/2026/february/president-signs-funding-package-securing-oral-health-investments/
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The risks of compounded minocycline gels in periodontal treatments: A conversation with Dr. Tim Donley |
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Friday, February 06, 2026 11:44 AM |
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I recently spoke with Dr. Tim Donley about the growing use of compounded minocycline gels in periodontal therapy and why dentists should think twice before switching from U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved treatments. Read more. |
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Misuse of AI chatbots in health care tops 2026 Health Tech Hazard Report |
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Friday, February 06, 2026 11:04 AM |
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The misuse of artificial intelligence chatbots such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Copilot in health care is the most significant health technology hazard for 2026, according to the nonprofit patient safety organization ECRI. Every year, the organization compiles a list of the top 10 hazards based on responses to member surveys, literature reviews, medical device testing in their lab and investigations of patient safety incidents. Read more. |
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