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Top 5 Infectious Disease News Stories Week of February 1-8 |
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Sunday, February 09, 2025 07:59 PM |
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This week, a study on children with invasive candidiasis showed that switching treatment was just as effective, AI is being explored as a tool to combat AMR, and more. Read more. |
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How to Prevent Slips and Falls This Winter |
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Sunday, February 09, 2025 04:04 PM |
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Keep your balance, even in ice, sleet, and snow. Read more. |
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Establishment of a rapid and quantitative method for detecting the range of infection exposure in preclinical dental education |
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Sunday, February 09, 2025 11:53 AM |
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An education system for infection control constructed using artificial saliva containing Lactobacillus and a UV-sensitive fluorescent hand lotion quantified the infectious areas and degrees. Thus, this method is effective in preclinical practice using dental phantoms. Read more. |
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Doctor fears "vaccine hesitancy" is contributing to worst flu season in 15 years |
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Saturday, February 08, 2025 09:53 PM |
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This year is shaping up as the worst flu season in more than 15 years. Flu cases are in every state. Read more. |
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Strategies for preventing aerosol-generated microbial contamination in dental procedures: A systematic review and meta-analysis |
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Saturday, February 08, 2025 05:48 PM |
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Aerosol generation in dental practice is a significant concern in infection control. This study aimed to investigate the strategies for controlling and preventing aerosol-generated microbes during dental procedures. Read more. |
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Preventing cancer and hepatitis B |
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Saturday, February 08, 2025 04:40 PM |
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Attention new parents – as focus on the prevention, treatment and cure of cancer this month – we should think about the first step toward cancer prevention in a person’s life. This step is receiving the hepatitis B vaccine. Read more. |
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Imposter dental assistant gets jail time |
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Friday, February 07, 2025 03:42 PM |
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A woman in Pennsylvania who reportedly falsely claimed to hold an expanded function dental assistant license and worked briefly for three dentists has been sentenced to 18 to 36 months in prison, according to the Pennsylvania Attorney General. Read more. |
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How the tiny microbes in your mouth could be putting your health at risk |
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Friday, February 07, 2025 12:21 PM |
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The oral microbiome is being linked to everything from metabolic disease to Alzheimer’s. Read more. |
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Fungal Infections: The Silent Epidemic Threatening Global Health |
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Friday, February 07, 2025 11:29 AM |
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Fungal infections are a rising global threat, with antifungal resistance complicating treatment. Neil J. Clancy, MD, emphasizes the urgent need for research, better diagnostics, and stronger infection prevention strategies. Read more. |
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What the Tuberculosis Outbreak in Kansas Means for Public Health |
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Friday, February 07, 2025 11:09 AM |
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A TB outbreak in the U.S. often signals a need to strengthen the systems we rely on to keep case rates low. Read more. |
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What are the standards for AI use in dentistry? |
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Friday, February 07, 2025 10:57 AM |
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The use of artificial and augmented intelligence in dentistry is growing, and with that growth has come an increasing need for guidance to ensure the technology is used responsibly. Read more. |
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How SARS-CoV-2 Evolved Through the COVID Pandemic |
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Thursday, February 06, 2025 02:17 PM |
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A new study reveals how the SARS-CoV-2 virus evolved from initially prioritizing increased transmissibility to enhanced immune evasion after the Omicron variant emerged according to Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) researchers. Over the course of the pandemic, the virus has rapidly undergone genetic mutations that have led to multiple variants with differing abilities to spread between individuals, cause severe infections and evade the immune system. Read more. |
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CDC - HAN - Ebola Outbreak Caused by Sudan virus in Uganda |
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Thursday, February 06, 2025 02:06 PM |
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory about a recently confirmed outbreak of Ebola disease in Uganda caused by the Sudan virus (species Orthoebolavirus sudanense) and to summarize CDC’s recommendations for U.S. public health departments and clinicians about case identification, testing, and biosafety considerations in clinical laboratories. Read more. |
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Developing an actionable plan for antimicrobial stewardship in Canadian dentistry |
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Thursday, February 06, 2025 01:55 PM |
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A national strategy for antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in Canadian dentistry is much needed. While pharmacy and medicine have long been engaged in significant efforts to control the problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), dentistry has fallen behind in terms of organizing a concerted strategy to mitigate this critical problem. Read more. |
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Nasal COVID-19 vaccine to enter US clinical trials |
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Thursday, February 06, 2025 10:00 AM |
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A nasal vaccine for COVID-19—based on technology developed at Washington University in St. Louis—is poised to enter a phase 1 clinical trial in the U.S. after an investigational new drug application from Ocugen, Inc. was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Ocugen, a U.S.-based biotechnology company, licensed the innovative technology from WashU in 2022. Read more. |
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USDA milk testing shows different strain of H5N1 bird flu in Nevada dairy herds |
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Thursday, February 06, 2025 09:52 AM |
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Not previously detected in cows, the strain has circulated in wild birds and led to a fatal infection in Louisiana last month. Read more. |
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Scholarships available for public health hygienists |
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Wednesday, February 05, 2025 05:47 PM |
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If you have an interest in oncology, this new scholarship program from NNHH is for you. Learn more here. |
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CDA - COVID-19 Prevention Nonemergency Regulations expired: What’s next for dental practices? |
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Wednesday, February 05, 2025 05:42 PM |
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With the nonemergency regulations’ expiration, practice owners in California are no longer required to have a COVID-19 prevention plan or addendum to the injury and illness prevention plan but must continue complying with the reporting and recordkeeping requirements through Feb. 3, 2026. Read more. |
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American Heart Association expands access to blood pressure screenings in dental clinics |
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Wednesday, February 05, 2025 10:58 AM |
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The Embracing Community Care initiative provides vital tools and training to help identify high blood pressure in Kentucky dental patients. Read more. |
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Oral health: A critical but often overlooked aspect of cancer treatments |
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Wednesday, February 05, 2025 10:54 AM |
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Chemotherapy and radiation therapy—key treatments for cancer—often significantly affect oral health. Finnish cancer survivor Mira Kasslin talks about how important oral health care is before, during, and after cancer treatments. Read more. |
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Antimicrobial resistance: Analyzing a global health threat |
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Wednesday, February 05, 2025 10:35 AM |
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health threat, with deaths expected to double by 2050, affecting mainly the elderly and lower-income countries. Read more. |
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Human brain samples contain an entire spoon’s worth of nanoplastics, study says |
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Tuesday, February 04, 2025 04:35 PM |
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Cognitively normal human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024 contained more tiny shards of plastic than samples collected eight years prior, according to a new study. Read more. |
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Vaping and the brain: Exposing the hidden risks |
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Tuesday, February 04, 2025 04:32 PM |
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The effects of vaping on oral and overall health are still being studied. But enough negative effects have been shown for dental hygienists to discuss them with their patients who vape. Read more. |
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Why SARS-CoV-2 Bounces Back After Antiviral Treatment |
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Tuesday, February 04, 2025 03:58 PM |
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Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir, or Paxlovid, is an effective antiviral for COVID-19, but some patients experience a rebound infection after treatment. Read more. |
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How Children With Autism View the Dental Experience. |
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Tuesday, February 04, 2025 03:07 PM |
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Dental providers consistently strive to provide comfortable care to all patients. However, children on the autism spectrum may present a particular challenge in dental care due to sensory and/or communication issues. Read more. |
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Cal/OSHA sunsetting COVID-19 workplace requirements |
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Tuesday, February 04, 2025 11:23 AM |
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Effective February 3, 2025, California’s COVID-19 workplace regulations under California Code Section 3205 will officially expire. Read more. |
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Enhancing Air Quality and Controlling Infections on Cruise Ships |
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Monday, February 03, 2025 11:59 AM |
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Prashant Kumar’s study on indoor air quality aboard cruise ships highlights the critical role of ventilation and masking in reducing infection risks. Read more. |
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The impact of teledentistry on travel distance and carbon emissions at a children’s hospital |
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Monday, February 03, 2025 11:28 AM |
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Health care emissions account for approximately 8.5% of total US domestic greenhouse gas emissions. Staff member and patient travel is the largest contributor to dental office–related emissions, and this number has been increasing. One approach to reduce such emissions is to use telehealth instead of in-person office visits. Read more. |
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Multi-institutional retrospective study on opioid prescribing patterns of oral and maxillofacial surgeons |
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Monday, February 03, 2025 11:23 AM |
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The opioid epidemic is a serious crisis in the United States. It has been proposed that opioid prescriptions after dental procedures are a major contributor to opioid use and abuse. The American Dental Association has been working to educate dental care providers about safe opioid prescribing practices. The authors hypothesized that oral and maxillofacial surgeons, following the efforts and publications from the American Dental Association, have been prescribing fewer postoperative opioids. Read more. |
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Nonopioid vs opioid analgesics after impacted third-molar extractions |
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Monday, February 03, 2025 11:19 AM |
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Opioids are still being prescribed to manage acute postsurgical pain. Unnecessary opioid prescriptions can lead to addiction and death, as unused tablets are easily diverted. Read more. |
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Nonmalignant respiratory disease mortality among dentists in the United States from 1979 through 2018. |
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Monday, February 03, 2025 11:12 AM |
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Dentists can be exposed to dust and nanoparticles from teeth, dental composites, and metal alloys generated during dental procedures, and exposure to dust can cause respiratory diseases, including pulmonary fibrosis. The authors describe mortality from nonmalignant respiratory diseases (NMRDs) among dentists in the United States. Read more. |
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New Research Links Mouth Cancer to Oral Microbiome Changes |
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Sunday, February 02, 2025 03:08 PM |
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Oral squamous cell cancer, or OSCC, arises in the cells that line the mouth. The disease is often diagnosed at a late stage, which comes with a poor prognosis, and 450,000 people die from it every year, according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Many studies have reported microbial alterations associated with the disease, but with inconsistent results. Read more. |
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Deadly H5N1 bird flu becomes an 'existential threat' to biodiversity worldwide |
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Sunday, February 02, 2025 02:28 PM |
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The progression of the species-jumping disease has been unprecedented, including the first-ever U.S. cases of infections in dairy cattle and heightened pandemic risks. Read more. |
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Top 5 Infectious Disease News Stories Week of January 25-February 1 |
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Sunday, February 02, 2025 02:24 PM |
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Kansas is experiencing the largest tuberculosis outbreak in decades, a preview into vaccines and treatments up for FDA approval this winter/spring, and more. Read more. |
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Systematic Review Analyzes the Association Between Daily Toothbrushing and Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia |
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Saturday, February 01, 2025 06:43 PM |
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Researchers found a cost-effective tool that could potentially reduce the incidence of pneumonia among hospitalized patients, and it’s not your typical medical device – it’s a toothbrush. A study conducted by a team from Brigham and Women’s Hospital set out to investigate whether daily toothbrushing for hospitalized patients could lead to a decrease in hospital-acquired pneumonia and related complications. Read more. |
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