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70% of Americans say it’s likely the U.S. will have a widespread outbreak of a new infectious disease in the next decade |
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Wednesday, May 07, 2025 11:10 AM |
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A new YouGov survey on vaccines finds that two-thirds of Americans believe a widespread outbreak of a new infectious disease in the U.S. is likely in the next 10 years. Most also consider it likely that the U.S. will experience a widespread resurgence of an existing disease that children are currently regularly vaccinated against. Read more. |
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IZ Express #1,812: New measles resources from CDC, updated COVID-19 resource checklist, orientation video series, and more |
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Wednesday, May 07, 2025 06:33 AM |
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IZ Express #1,812: New measles resources from CDC, updated COVID-19 resource checklist, orientation video series, and more. Read more. |
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Study highlights threat of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in cancer patients |
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Tuesday, May 06, 2025 04:49 PM |
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A new study of cancer patients indicates that drug-resistant bacteria may pose more of a threat than previously known. Read more. |
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COVID-19 causes more severe disease in men. This tricky enzyme may be partially to blame. |
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Tuesday, May 06, 2025 10:32 AM |
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In 2021, a team of researchers from South Africa analyzed data from 423,117 COVID-19 patients around the world. Read more. |
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School of Dentistry celebrates second graduating class with diploma privilege |
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Tuesday, May 06, 2025 09:00 AM |
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Marquette University School of Dentistry celebrated its second class of graduates to receive diploma privilege to practice in the State of Wisconsin, continuing to set a precedent as the first and only dental school in the country to offer such a program. Read more. |
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Biosafety Knowledge and Compliance among Dentistry Students in Intraoral Radiography: A Cross-sectional Study at a Private Institution in Brazil |
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Monday, May 05, 2025 04:07 PM |
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Aims: To assess the level of knowledge of Dentistry students at FIPMoc Afya University Center (UNIFIPMoc) regarding biosafety regulations in the execution of intraoral radiographs. Read more. |
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Gloves do not replace hand hygiene – reminder from WHO |
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Monday, May 05, 2025 04:00 PM |
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Hand hygiene is one of the most effective, affordable and universal tools we have to prevent the transmission of infections and provide high-quality, clean and safe medical care.
While medical gloves serve a vital role in preventing transmission of infection, for example when there is risk of exposure to blood and body fluids, they are not a substitute for cleaning hands at the right time. Read more. |
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Happy Hand Hygiene Day! Rethinking Glove Use for Safer, Cleaner, and More Ethical Health Care |
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Monday, May 05, 2025 12:26 PM |
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Despite their protective role, gloves are often misused in health care settings—undermining hand hygiene, risking patient safety, and worsening environmental impact. Alexandra Peters, PhD, points out that this misuse deserves urgent attention, especially today, World Hand Hygiene Day. Read more. |
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NFID Finds Nearly Half of US Adults Admit to Not Washing Their Hands at Key Moments |
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Monday, May 05, 2025 11:40 AM |
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The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) released its 2025 NFID State of Handwashing Report and found that many US adults forget or choose not to wash their hands at key times when germs can easily spread. Read more. |
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Outpatient antibiotic prescribing by general dentists in the United States from 2018 through 2022. |
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Monday, May 05, 2025 09:43 AM |
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Dentists play a role in combatting antimicrobial resistance. This analysis characterizes antibiotic prescribing changes by dentists after the American Dental Association’s dental infection treatment guideline was released in 2019. Read more. |
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More than 900 measles cases confirmed in US, with illnesses now reported in 29 states: CDC |
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Sunday, May 04, 2025 10:23 AM |
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The latest measles update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports a total of 935 confirmed measles cases across dozens of states. Read more. |
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Do You Need a Measles Booster? |
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Sunday, May 04, 2025 10:10 AM |
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With measles on the rise in the U.S., here’s how to know if you’re adequately protected. Read more. |
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Can Taking Vitamins Combat Infection? |
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Saturday, May 03, 2025 10:54 AM |
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Our bodies depend on an alphabet of vitamins that promote the development, growth and function of cells, including immune cells. Vitamin deficiencies can hinder the immune system’s ability to fight infections. Given that most people don’t get enough of 1 vitamin or another, can supplements enhance the body’s infection-fighting powers? Read more. |
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Top 5 Infectious Disease News Stories Week of April 26-May 3 |
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Saturday, May 03, 2025 10:39 AM |
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Rising tick-borne illnesses due to warmer winters, strong hepatitis E vaccine efficacy during an outbreak, emerging fungal threats and resistance, and more. Read more. |
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CDC: 12 more children die of flu, reaching new season high for a nonpandemic year |
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Friday, May 02, 2025 03:44 PM |
Twelve more US children have died of influenza, surpassing the previous high for a flu season outside of a pandemic year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its weekly update today. Read more. |
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Study: In low-income countries, few patients with highly resistant infections get the antibiotics they need |
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Friday, May 02, 2025 03:39 PM |
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New research suggests only a fraction of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are being treated with the right antibiotics. Read more. |
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How Healthcare Furniture is Evolving for Infection Control |
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Friday, May 02, 2025 03:23 PM |
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Cleanability, durability and safety remain key, but now they must coexist with aesthetics, comfort and sustainability. Read more. |
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CDC - Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines in the United States |
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Friday, May 02, 2025 09:30 AM |
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These clinical considerations inform healthcare professionals and public health officials on use of COVID-19 vaccines. Read more. |
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What could saliva testing mean for dentistry? |
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Friday, May 02, 2025 08:52 AM |
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Emerging technology may have applications in oral health care. Read more. |
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MMWR Weekly - May 1, 2025 |
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Thursday, May 01, 2025 06:37 PM |
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Weekly / Vol. 74 / No. 15. Read more. |
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Building resilient supply chains amid tariff uncertainty |
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Thursday, May 01, 2025 04:39 PM |
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Healthcare leaders are paying close attention to potential ripple effects in the global supply chain – especially from China, a major supplier of healthcare supplies and medical devices. Tariffs can drive up healthcare costs, with the increase typically passed from manufacturers to distributors and, ultimately, to hospitals and patients. Healthcare providers who serve large populations of patients on Medicare and Medicaid are especially vulnerable to having to absorb those added expenses and cut costs elsewhere. Read more. |
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Florida has seen a rise in tuberculosis cases. How the infection can be stopped . |
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Thursday, May 01, 2025 02:50 PM |
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A Broward high school has confirmed an active case of tuberculosis, one of the deadliest, but treatable, infectious diseases in the world. Read more.
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HHS, NIH launch next-generation universal vaccine platform for pandemic-prone viruses |
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Thursday, May 01, 2025 11:26 AM |
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the National Institutes for Health (NIH) today announced the development of the next-generation, universal vaccine platform, Generation Gold Standard, using a beta-propiolactone (BPL)-inactivated, whole-virus platform. Read more. |
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ADA standards on cartridge syringes, athletic mouth protectors available for review |
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Thursday, May 01, 2025 08:58 AM |
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Two draft standards are available from the American Dental Association for review and comment until May 23. Read more. |
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CIDRAP's Vaccine Integrity Project names steering committee members |
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Wednesday, April 30, 2025 04:19 PM |
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The University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) has announced the steering committee members for its Vaccine Integrity Project, which was introduced last week. Read more. |
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Ergonomic options for neck and back pain in dental hygiene |
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Wednesday, April 30, 2025 02:46 PM |
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There's no need to experience pain in your operatory. There are many excellent ergonomic options available to help dental hygienists avoid work-related pain. Read more. |
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White vs. colored coats: Which reduces dental anxiety better? |
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Wednesday, April 30, 2025 09:38 AM |
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Backgrounds: To evaluate the effect of colored vs. white coat wear on dental anxiety in children using psychometric, projective, and physiological methods. Read more. |
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IZ Express #1,811: Measles update in MMWR, Hepatitis Awareness Month, and more |
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Wednesday, April 30, 2025 09:36 AM |
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IZ Express #1,811: Measles update in MMWR, Hepatitis Awareness Month, and more. Read more. |
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VR in dental education: 5 key insights from a global survey of 156 schools |
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Tuesday, April 29, 2025 03:01 PM |
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A Finnish study led by the University of Eastern Finland surveyed 156 institutions across 53 countries to gauge how dental educators use virtual reality (VR) in training and what’s holding it back. Published in Frontiers in Dental Medicine, the study collected 378 responses, with 57% of respondents holding dental doctorates and 59% holding PhDs. Read more. Read more. |
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Heart disease deaths worldwide linked to chemical widely used in plastics |
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Tuesday, April 29, 2025 02:47 PM |
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Daily exposure to certain chemicals used to make plastic household items could be linked to more than 356,000 global deaths from heart disease in 2018 alone, a new analysis of population surveys shows. While the chemicals, called phthalates, are in widespread use globally, the Middle East, South Asia, East Asia, and the Pacific bore a much larger share of the death toll than others -- about three-fourths of the total. Read more. |
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What Role Can Dentists Play in the Fight Against Head and Neck Cancer? |
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Tuesday, April 29, 2025 11:16 AM |
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The incidence of head and neck cancer has been increasing both globally and across Canada in recent years, with projections suggesting a continued rise. The increase is largely attributed to rising rates of oropharyngeal cancer, which are closely linked to Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection. Read more. |
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Pitt-Developed Outbreak Detection System Saves Lives |
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Tuesday, April 29, 2025 10:17 AM |
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An infectious diseases detection platform developed by University of Pittsburgh scientists working with UPMC infection preventionists proved over a two-year trial that it stops outbreaks, saves lives and cuts costs. Read more. |
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Now Is the Time to Strengthen Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Programs in Healthcare Facilities |
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Monday, April 28, 2025 07:38 PM |
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The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), in collaboration with the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS), released a joint position paper today urging United States healthcare facilities to elevate the standards and effectiveness of their Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) programs. Read more. |
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What Everyone Should Know About Bird Flu (H5N1) |
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Monday, April 28, 2025 07:33 PM |
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It’s been a little over a year since H5N1 avian influenza or “bird flu” was first detected in U.S. dairy cows, and many questions remain about the highly pathogenic virus. Read more. |
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Measles cases in Europe, the Americas skyrocket |
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Monday, April 28, 2025 07:28 PM |
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Measles cases across Europe were up 10-fold in 2024 compared to 2023, while cases in the Americas so far this year are 11-fold higher, according to updates today from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Read more. |
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