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Employees intentionally leaked data in 25% of healthcare breaches: study |
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Friday, August 19, 2022 04:36 PM |
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A quarter of healthcare data leaks were intentionally caused by employees, according to a recent global survey of 1,300 health IT professionals. Read more. |
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Opioids not needed for dental pain, clinic's research shows |
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Friday, August 19, 2022 04:33 PM |
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A dental clinic that stopped prescribing all opioids reported in a medical journal Wednesday that its patients managed pain well, and that the decision most likely helped many patients steer clear of opioid abuse. Read more. |
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Mental Health of US Dental Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
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Friday, August 19, 2022 12:22 PM |
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This study utilized a web-based survey administered monthly to assess the levels of anxiety and depression symptoms in dentists and dental hygienists from June 2020 to June 2021. Read more. |
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Protecting Temporary Workers |
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Friday, August 19, 2022 12:18 PM |
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Best Practices for Host Employers. Read more. |
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Polio in wastewater raises concerns over COVID-19 disruptions, vaccine ‘disinformation’ |
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Friday, August 19, 2022 12:17 PM |
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A 20-year-old New York man was recently diagnosed with polio, which paralyzed his legs. Polio once crippled or killed many young people in the United States, but was essentially wiped out during the 1960s following development of a vaccine. Read more. |
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Confronting Health Worker Burnout and Well-Being |
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Friday, August 19, 2022 12:15 PM |
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The toll on our health workers is alarming. Thousands of them have died from Covid. More than half of health workers report symptoms of burnout, and many are contending with insomnia, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, or other mental health challenges. Read more. |
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IZ Express #1,648: Ask the Experts – Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) Vaccination and COVID-19 Vaccines |
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Friday, August 19, 2022 12:13 PM |
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IZ Express #1,648: Ask the Experts – Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) Vaccination and COVID-19 Vaccines. Read more. |
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U.S. to boost monkeypox vaccine supply with 1.8 million extra doses |
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Friday, August 19, 2022 12:11 PM |
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The United States said on Thursday it will boost its supply of monkeypox vaccine by making available an extra 1.8 million doses of Bavarian Nordic's Jynneos shot, as the number of reported cases in the country rose above 13,500. Read more. |
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Dentists can help detect monkeypox during patient examinations |
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Thursday, August 18, 2022 04:53 PM |
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Dentists are well-positioned to help detect monkeypox during patient examinations, and dental teams should understand that the risk of transmission in dental practices is low currently. Monkeypox often presents first in the mouth as a rash on the tongue and mucous membranes. Dentists can help detect monkeypox by asking patients if they have any mouth sores and looking for rashes and lesions on the tongue, in the oral cavity and on the corners of the mouth. Read more. |
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Organ transplantation is at a crossroads. Major reform is needed |
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Thursday, August 18, 2022 04:51 PM |
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In early August, the Senate Finance Committee held a bipartisan hearing co-chaired by Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) revealing that the organ procurement and transplant system in America is badly broken. Read more. |
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Healthcare workers who use respirators 40% less likely to get COVID-19, study suggests |
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Thursday, August 18, 2022 04:49 PM |
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A study of more than 2,900 healthcare workers in Switzerland found those who reported using respirator masks were 40 percent less likely to contract COVID-19 than those wearing surgical masks after being exposed to COVID-19 patients. Read more. |
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Germs Lead the Way: Exploring Microbial Ecology to Elevate the Fight Against Antimicrobial-resistant Healthcare-associated Infections |
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Thursday, August 18, 2022 04:46 PM |
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Three to four billion years ago, microbes (germs) were the first life on earth. They have thrived for millions of years longer than humans have existed. Much like humans, microbes have complex social and physical communities and are always evolving. These microbial communities are home to helpful germs and pathogens (harmful germs). Read more. |
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MMWR Weekly - August 19, 2022 |
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Thursday, August 18, 2022 04:44 PM |
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Weekly / Vol. 71 / No. 33. Read more. |
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How much virus does a person with COVID exhale? New research has answers |
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Thursday, August 18, 2022 09:59 AM |
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One ‘superspreader’ with Omicron shed 1,000 times as much viral RNA as those with Alpha or Delta. Read more. |
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IZ Express #1,647: Immunize.org updates Ask the Experts: COVID-19 and Vaccines: Monkeypox pages, and more |
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Thursday, August 18, 2022 09:57 AM |
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IZ Express #1,647: Immunize.org updates Ask the Experts: COVID-19 and Vaccines: Monkeypox pages, and more. Read more. |
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OSHA extends comment period on plan to revoke Arizona's workplace safety oversight |
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Thursday, August 18, 2022 09:55 AM |
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The future of Arizona’s workplace safety regulations is uncertain after OSHA said it would extend a public comment period in its ongoing case to strip the state of its authority to regulate workplace safety. Read more. |
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The secrets in our sewers helping protect us from infectious diseases |
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Thursday, August 18, 2022 09:52 AM |
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Waste water contains a treasure trove of data on our health, well-being and inequality, and can be used to head off epidemics, track pandemics and even spot new designer drugs before their effects show up in the population. But how much information are we willing to flush down the toilet? Read more. (Subscription required.) |
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Metal bib clips: Time to say goodbye forever? |
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Thursday, August 18, 2022 09:50 AM |
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Michelle Strange wants to know why metal bib clips are still in widespread use when we know they pose an infection control risk. Learn what those risks are, and her suggestions for alternatives. Read more. |
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Wondering What COVID-19 Will Look Like This School Year? Here's What You Need to Know |
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Thursday, August 18, 2022 09:48 AM |
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As families prepare for youth of all ages to return to the classroom, the post-pandemic world still demands caution around the spread of infections like COVID-19. Read more.
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Q&A: CDC's new COVID-19 guidance 'reflects how far we've come' |
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Wednesday, August 17, 2022 04:25 PM |
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The CDC has updated its COVID-19 guidance, streamlining recommendations and relaxing previous prevention measures, noting “there is significantly less risk of severe illness, hospitalization and death compared to earlier in the pandemic.” Read more. |
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Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Acquisition in Health Care Workers According to Cumulative Patient Exposure and Preferred Mask Type |
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Wednesday, August 17, 2022 04:23 PM |
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Health care workers (HCWs) are at increased risk for acquiring SARS-CoV-2 infection,1 raising the issue of adequate protective measures. Although scientific evidence regarding the benefit of respirator vs surgical masks is sparse,2,3 a previous study has suggested that respirator masks (ie, FFP2) may offer additional protection to HCW with frequent COVID-19-patient exposure.4 In this follow-up study, we analyzed the SARS-CoV-2 risk for HCWs depending on cumulative exposure to patients with COVID-19 and assessed whether this risk can be modulated by the use of respirator compared with surgical masks. Read more. |
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‘Surprising’ number of children hospitalized with COVID-19 have neurologic complications |
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Wednesday, August 17, 2022 04:21 PM |
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About 7% of children hospitalized with COVID-19 at major pediatric hospitals in the United States experienced a neurologic complication of some kind, even if they were otherwise healthy, a study in Pediatrics reported. Read more. |
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HIV Providers Call for Policy Reforms to End HIV as an Epidemic |
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Wednesday, August 17, 2022 04:19 PM |
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In a policy paper published today in Clinical Infectious Diseases, IDSA and HIVMA say that while barriers to ending the HIV epidemic are significant, the goal could be within reach with broad-based policy reforms at the federal, state and local levels. Read more. |
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Study finds undiagnosed diabetes in U.S. less than half of current estimates |
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Wednesday, August 17, 2022 12:31 PM |
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Analysis, based on two screening tests instead of one, suggests undiagnosed diabetes is more prevalent in older and obese adults, racial/ethnic minorities, and those without health care access. Read more. |
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CDC Study Highlights Need for Ongoing Monitoring to Identify Emergence of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Community Settings |
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Wednesday, August 17, 2022 12:29 PM |
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First-of-its-kind population-level analysis finds 10% of individuals with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales had no healthcare exposure. Read more. |
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Dental abscess germ causes rare carotid artery aneurysm |
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Wednesday, August 17, 2022 12:26 PM |
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53-year-old woman was treated for a rare mycotic internal carotid artery (ICA) aneurysm that developed when a dental abscess-linked germ infected the artery, according to a case report published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases, Innovations, and Techniques. Read more. |
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A complicated fall vaccine campaign: Updated Covid boosters, flu shots, and how to time the jabs |
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Wednesday, August 17, 2022 12:24 PM |
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For the health officials who steer vaccination campaigns, it’s going to be a complicated fall. Read more. |
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Should parents delay kids’ second COVID vaccine? Here’s what the research says |
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Wednesday, August 17, 2022 12:22 PM |
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Increasing the interval between the first two mRNA-vaccine doses might boost children’s immunity, but it is a gamble as a new variant sweeps the globe. Read more. |
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CDC Updates COVID-19 Guidelines |
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Tuesday, August 16, 2022 01:44 PM |
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New guidelines published last week include what to do if you are exposed to COVID-19. Read more. |
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St. Luke's Infectious Disease Experts Call on Dentists to be Alert for Monkeypox |
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Tuesday, August 16, 2022 01:42 PM |
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Monkeypox is an increasing worldwide problem recently declared a public health emergency in the United States. Among classical symptoms that include fever, muscle aches, lymph node swelling and rash are oral lesions present in up to 70% of cases. Read more. |
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C. auris growing more drug-resistant, experts say |
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Tuesday, August 16, 2022 01:35 PM |
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Infections caused by the fungi Candida auris and Aspergillus are becoming harder to treat with medication, experts told NBC News in an Aug. 13 report. Read more. |
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Risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection during the Omicron surge in patients on dialysis: The role of antibody responses and vaccine doses |
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Tuesday, August 16, 2022 01:33 PM |
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In a recent study published in JASN, a third COVID-19 mRNA vaccine dose in adults with kidney failure who were on dialysis enhanced patients’ protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection during the Omicron-dominant period. A patient’s response to vaccination or prior infection—as measured by circulating anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels—was also an important predictor for subsequent risk of infection. Read more. |
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Why Confirming The Origin of COVID-19 Matters |
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Tuesday, August 16, 2022 01:31 PM |
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Until recently, there were multiple theories about the origins of SARS-CoV-2. Finger-pointing, politics, and mis- and disinformation soured the discussion, but researchers have continued to prod for answers. Read more. |
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Recognize Safe + Sound Week 2022: August 15-21, 2022.. |
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Tuesday, August 16, 2022 01:27 PM |
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Safe + Sound is a year-round campaign to encourage every workplace to have a safety and health program. Read more. |
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UK takes world’s first step toward omicron-tailored COVID booster |
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Tuesday, August 16, 2022 01:20 PM |
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The U.K. has granted the world’s first approval for a COVID-19 vaccine targeting a variant in a bid to sharpen its response to an evolving coronavirus. Read more. |
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