As the BA.5 variant spreads, the risk of coronavirus reinfection grows |
Monday, July 11, 2022 11:02 AM |
America has decided the pandemic is over. The coronavirus has other ideas. Read more. |
New coronavirus mutant raises concerns in India and beyond |
Monday, July 11, 2022 11:01 AM |
The quickly changing coronavirus has spawned yet another super contagious omicron mutant that’s worrying scientists as it gains ground in India and pops up in numerous other countries, including the United States. Read more. |
Updated joint statement from ECDC and EMA on additional booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines |
Monday, July 11, 2022 10:59 AM |
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have updated public health recommendations on the use of additional booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines this summer and in the upcoming autumn and winter seasons. Read more. |
Hospital-acquired pneumonia is killing patients. There's a simple way to stop it. |
Monday, July 11, 2022 10:57 AM |
Brushing a patient’s teeth is basic care that often gets skipped when hospitals are busy. Experts warn the danger of unbrushed teeth is greater than realized. Read more. |
A 19-Year Study of Dental Needlestick and Sharps Injuries in Japan |
Sunday, July 10, 2022 09:13 AM |
Needlestick and sharps injuries (NSIs) are serious problems for dental health care workers (DHCWs) because they are at risk for occupational blood-borne infections. In this study, risk factors for NSIs in DHCWs at Tohoku University Hospital (TUH) in Japan over 19 years were analysed. Read more. |
The Supreme Court And The Future Of State Vaccine Requirements |
Saturday, July 09, 2022 11:50 AM |
After a 99-year hiatus, a global pandemic brought state vaccine mandates before the Supreme Court of the United States in its just-ended term. Read more. |
Universal influenza B vaccine induces broad, sustained protection, biomedical sciences researchers find |
Friday, July 08, 2022 04:21 PM |
A new universal flu vaccine protects against influenza B viruses, offering broad defense against different strains and improved immune protection, according to a new study by researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University. Read more. |
Mouse Study Links Changes in Microbiome to Prenatal Opioid Exposure |
Friday, July 08, 2022 04:05 PM |
Prenatal exposure to opioids has been linked to a range of adverse outcomes in infants, including poor fetal growth, low birthweight, possible congenital defects and a higher risk of admission to neonatal intensive care. However, less information is known about how developmental opioid exposure shapes an infant’s microbiome and how that influence may, in turn, trigger neurological or behavioral effects later in life. Read more. |
Researchers Assess the Risk of Monkeypox Transmission Following Exposure in Healthcare Settings |
Friday, July 08, 2022 03:28 PM |
The risk of transmission of monkeypox in healthcare settings has important implications for infection prevention and control strategies, and for management of exposures. Read more. |
The high cost of undertreating cardiac device infection |
Friday, July 08, 2022 11:14 AM |
Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), such as pacemakers and implantable defibrillators, save and extend lives. They are amazingly reliable and effective, but even the best tool comes with risks. As many as 1 in 20 patients with a CIED develops an infection within three years of implantation, and risk increases the longer a device has been implanted. Read more. |
Connecticut Patient Had COVID for 471 Days, Evolved 3 New Lineages: Study |
Friday, July 08, 2022 09:52 AM |
The Connecticut cancer patient continuously tested positive for COVID-19 at high levels and appeared to evolve multiple new lineages of the virus. Read more. |
Coin-sized device detects measles virus in saliva |
Thursday, July 07, 2022 05:22 PM |
Measles is one of the most infectious airborne viruses worldwide. An inexpensive and effective vaccine is available, but Measles is common in developing countries and sporadic outbreaks also occur in developed countries, primarily due to non-vaccinated people. New research published in Advanced Functional Materials describes a novel point-of-care biosensing device capable of detecting measles virions in human saliva, which may help with efforts to control viral spread. Read more. |
Scientists develop tools for early detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants in wastewater |
Thursday, July 07, 2022 05:20 PM |
New tools developed at Scripps Research and UC San Diego are helping public health officials around the world get vital information about pathogen variants from wastewater. Read more. |
MMWR Weekly - July 8, 2022 |
Thursday, July 07, 2022 03:00 PM |
Weekly / Vol. 71 / No. 27. Read more. |
Thursday, July 07, 2022 01:58 PM |
NIOSH eNews - July, 2022. Read more. |
U.S. allows pharmacists to prescribe Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxalovid |
Thursday, July 07, 2022 01:55 PM |
Pharmacists can prescribe the leading COVID-19 pill directly to patients under a new U.S. policy announced Wednesday that’s intended to expand use of Pfizer’s drug Paxlovid. Read more. |
Plan calls for more funding to bring TB under control |
Wednesday, July 06, 2022 05:04 PM |
Tuberculosis (TB) treatment and prevention advocates today released a plan they hope will achieve the goal of eradicating the infectious disease as a public health threat by 2030. Read more. |
Newest Omicron subvariants can evade boosters, antibody therapies |
Wednesday, July 06, 2022 05:03 PM |
The latest Omicron subvariants behind new COVID-19 surges in the United States and abroad have an enhanced ability to escape immunity conferred by three vaccine doses and all but one antibody therapy tested, finds a laboratory study published yesterday in Nature. Read more. |
Estimated number of COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, deaths prevented among vaccinated adults in US |
Wednesday, July 06, 2022 05:01 PM |
In this modeling study, COVID-19 vaccination was estimated to prevent 27 million SARS-CoV-2 infections, 1.6 million hospitalizations and 235,000 deaths among vaccinated U.S. adults 18 years or older from December 2020 through September 2021. Read more. |
Labcorp To Begin Monkeypox Testing Today, Doubling Nationwide Testing Capacity |
Wednesday, July 06, 2022 04:58 PM |
Today, HIV.gov reached out to Harold Phillips, Director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy, about this news. He noted, “As a reminder, CDC’s media statement below, ‘Labcorp To Begin Monkeypox Testing Today, Doubling Nationwide Testing Capacity,’ includes important information for all healthcare providers and others. Together, let’s help keep all of our communities informed about Monkeypox and ways to combat this disease.” Read more. |
Opioid vs Opioid-Free Analgesia After Surgical Discharge |
Wednesday, July 06, 2022 10:43 AM |
The opioid crisis has raised awareness regarding opioid overprescription and abuse. This systematic review and meta-analysis of 47 clinical trials enrolling over 6600 patients who underwent various medical procedures ranging from 30 minor elective procedures (over half were dental procedures) to 17 moderate orthopedic and general surgery procedures, compared pain control outcomes and complications between opioid-dependent and opioid-free analgesia. Read more. |
Coronavirus could reach endemic status in U.S. in 2 years: study |
Wednesday, July 06, 2022 10:36 AM |
A new Yale study has found that COVID-19 will eventually transition to endemic status possibly within two years, according to the university. Read more. |
IZ Express #1,641: ACIP COVID-19 vaccine recs for children 6 mo–5 years, and more |
Wednesday, July 06, 2022 10:33 AM |
IZ Express #1,641: ACIP COVID-19 vaccine recs for children 6 mo–5 years, and more. Read more. |
Detection of dental fomites using topical fluorescein |
Wednesday, July 06, 2022 10:31 AM |
Background Thorough disinfection of dental facilities is of paramount importance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients, clinicians, students and nurses can all be infected by aerosols and dental droplets bearing COVID-19. Read more. |
EPA orders e-commerce platform Wish to stop selling illegal disinfectants. |
Tuesday, July 05, 2022 04:22 PM |
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered ContextLogic Inc., doing business as Wish, to stop selling several unregistered disinfectants through their e-commerce marketplace. The products are unregistered disinfectants being sold in violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Such practices have been particularly problematic during the COVID-19 pandemic, and EPA will continue to take enforcement actions such as this ‘Stop Sale’ order to protect public health. Read more. |
An Overview of Monkeypox for Dental Hygienists & Other Dental Professionals |
Tuesday, July 05, 2022 04:20 PM |
Monkeypox is a member of the Poxviridae family of viruses ‒ an enveloped DNA virus that replicates in the cytoplasm of cells. The most well-known member of the Poxviridae family is smallpox, which was a devastating disease before its eradication on May 8, 1980.1,2 With the recent rise in monkeypox cases worldwide, knowing the signs and how to navigate prevention in the dental setting during the outbreak is crucial to the safety of patients and dental professionals. Read more. |
Battling Candida auris in a South Carolina VA Facility |
Tuesday, July 05, 2022 04:19 PM |
Two patients were found with C auris in the CVAHCS beginning in October 2020, and a recent study describes how the facility handled the situation. Read more. |
BA.4/5 COVID-19 variants now dominant in all US regions |
Tuesday, July 05, 2022 04:14 PM |
The more transmissible Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants are now dominant in all parts of the United States, with BA.5 again steadily expanding its scope, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said today in its latest weekly estimates. Read more. |
Sunscreen is a must, but which type is best? |
Tuesday, July 05, 2022 03:09 PM |
Author and cancer screening expert Susan Cotten breaks down the differences between different types of sunscreen and shares what to look for when you're attempting to decode the labels. Read more. |
Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder among children, adolescents in US |
Tuesday, July 05, 2022 03:06 PM |
Researchers estimated the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among children and adolescents in the United States to be 3.14% in 2019 and 2020 overall. Nationally representative data collected from household interviews indicated that 410 of 12,554 children and adolescents included in the survey were reported to have a diagnosis of ASD, with a higher prevalence in boys than in girls. Read more. |
Small NIH study reveals how immune response triggered by COVID-19 may damage the brain |
Tuesday, July 05, 2022 03:04 PM |
Findings could give insight into long-term neurological symptoms of COVID-19. Read more. |
COVID-19 was third leading cause of death in the United States in both 2020 and 2021 |
Tuesday, July 05, 2022 11:49 AM |
COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the United States between March 2020 and October 2021, according to an analysis of national death certificate data by researchers at the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health. The study appears July 5 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Read more. |
Stress among dental students transitioning from remote learning to clinical training during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: A qualitative study |
Tuesday, July 05, 2022 11:46 AM |
Objectives: To identify dental students’ perceptions of stress over returning to in-person clinical training after remote learning required from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more. |
New ultra-contagious omicron subvariants worsening California COVID-19 wave |
Monday, July 04, 2022 03:32 PM |
The growing dominance of two new ultra-contagious omicron subvariants is prolonging a wave of coronavirus cases in California and sparking growing concerns from health officials that coming weeks could see significant spread and increased hospitalizations. Read more. |
Global prevalence, risk factors and reporting practice of needlestick and sharps injuries among dental students: A systematic review and Meta-analysis |
Monday, July 04, 2022 03:31 PM |
Dental students are vulnerable to needlestick injuries (NSI) due to their inadequate training. However, the global prevalence of NSI among dental students is unknown. Read more. |
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