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NIOSH eNews - September, 2022 |
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Written by Patricia Podolak
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Friday, September 02, 2022 11:02 AM |
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NIOSH eNews - September, 2022. Read more. |
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Study highlights antibiotic resistance risk from 'bystander exposure' |
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Friday, September 02, 2022 11:00 AM |
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The word "bystander" is defined in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as "one who is present but not taking part in a situation or event: a chance spectator." It's a word you often see in relation to a crime or a car accident. Read more.
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FDA authorizes updated COVID boosters from Moderna and Pfizer |
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Friday, September 02, 2022 10:58 AM |
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced that it has authorized for emergency use bivalent booster shots that target the Omicron BA.4/BA.5 subvariants, setting the stage for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory group recommendation discussions tomorrow. Read more. |
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Environmental Sampling for Infection Control at Health Care Facilities |
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Friday, September 02, 2022 10:56 AM |
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An environmental sampling program can be a valuable tool in reducing risk. Read more. |
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Risk of BA.5 Infection among Persons Exposed to Previous SARS-CoV-2 Variants |
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Thursday, September 01, 2022 11:58 AM |
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In recent months, omicron (B.1.1.529) became the dominant variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), displaying some degree of immune evasion. Read more. |
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New Study Will Explore COVID’s Potential Link to Dementia |
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Thursday, September 01, 2022 11:56 AM |
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There is concern in the scientific community that COVID infection may accelerate cognitive decline in older adults, resulting in a wave of dementia cases in the coming years as the population ages. A new $3.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Aging will allow researchers to more precisely understand how the virus triggers damage in the brain and the long-term impact on cognitive performance. Read more. |
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What To Know About Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease |
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Thursday, September 01, 2022 11:54 AM |
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It starts off like a cold and then progresses to a rash that can last about 10 days. Read more. |
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Safety of COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Coadministered With Influenza Vaccine |
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Thursday, September 01, 2022 11:52 AM |
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The coadministration of a COVID-19 mRNA booster vaccine with a seasonal influenza vaccine was found to be associated with a mild increase in risk for systemic adverse reactions compared with the administration of a COVID-19 mRNA booster vaccine alone, according to results of a study published in JAMA Network Open. Read more. |
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Ending Isolation and Precautions for People with COVID-19: Interim Guidance |
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Thursday, September 01, 2022 11:50 AM |
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CDC’s COVID-19 Community Levels recommendations do not apply in healthcare settings, such as hospitals and nursing homes. Instead, healthcare settings should continue to use community transmission rates and continue to follow CDC’s infection prevention and control recommendations for healthcare settings. Read more. |
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Respiratory Protection Week 2022 |
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Wednesday, August 31, 2022 03:05 PM |
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Respiratory protection has always been a key component of personal protective equipment to keep individuals safe from workplace airborne hazards, but over the last few years more people have become aware of just how important. Read more. |
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IZ Express #1,650: Immunize.org presents Becky Payne Award to AIM, and more |
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Wednesday, August 31, 2022 03:02 PM |
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IZ Express #1,650: Immunize.org presents Becky Payne Award to AIM, and more. Read more. |
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Facial Dermatoses Induced by Face Masks: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies |
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Wednesday, August 31, 2022 03:00 PM |
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The use of masks for infection control was common in the COVID-19 pandemic. As numerous cross-sectional studies have suggested a link between the use of such masks and various facial dermatoses, a systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies was conducted to evaluate this association, as well as potential risk factors for the development of such facial dermatoses. Read more. |
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Rubber band seal brings surgical mask protection to N95 levels, study finds |
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Wednesday, August 31, 2022 02:58 PM |
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Standard surgical masks don't fully seal around a person's face, allowing for more participle exposure. But simply adding two rubber bands may improve the seal and offer N95 respirator-level protection, according to researchers at Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor. Read more. |
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Coronavirus boosters targeting omicron get FDA blessing for fall push |
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Wednesday, August 31, 2022 02:50 PM |
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The shots are expected to be available right after Labor Day, following a quick review by the CDC and its advisers. Read more. |
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Wednesday, August 31, 2022 02:46 PM |
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CDC is offering a series of weekly one-hour web-on-demand videos that will provide an overview of vaccination principles, general best practices, immunization strategies, and specific information about vaccine-preventable diseases and the vaccines that prevent them. Read more. |
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New COVID vaccine booster will be out soon. Should you get it? |
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Wednesday, August 31, 2022 02:43 PM |
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For two years, we’ve been protecting ourselves with a vaccine modeled after the original version of the virus. But soon after Labor Day, a new booster – call it vaccine 2.0 — will be available to every adult in the U.S. Read more. |
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Life expectancy in U.S. dropped again in 2021 |
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Wednesday, August 31, 2022 02:41 PM |
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U.S. life expectancy dropped for the second consecutive year in 2021, falling by nearly a year from 2020, according to a government report being released Wednesday. Read more. |
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Up to 4 Million Americans Out of Work With Long COVID |
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Wednesday, August 31, 2022 02:23 PM |
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In yet another example of the financial toll that the new coronavirus has exacted during the pandemic, a new report estimates that up to 4 million Americans are out of work as they struggle with long COVID. Read more. |
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Small Business Safety and Health Handbook |
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Wednesday, August 31, 2022 02:14 PM |
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and NIOSH developed the Small Business Safety and Health Handbook to provide small business employers with workplace safety and health information. This handbook summarizes the benefits of an effective safety and health program, provides self-inspection checklists for employers to identify workplace hazards, and reviews key workplace safety and health resources for small businesses. The checklists can either be checked off in the electronic PDF version and saved or printed. Read more. |
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Dental Practices Continue to Struggle With Labor Shortage |
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Wednesday, August 31, 2022 02:12 PM |
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With research conducted jointly by the American Dental Hygienists’ Association and the American Dental Association reporting that approximately 8% of dental hygienists left the field for good during the pandemic, many dental practices are struggling to fill key positions on their teams. Read more. |
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Dentists Improve Antibiotic Prescribing after Antibiotic Stewardship Education |
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Wednesday, August 31, 2022 02:09 PM |
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Dentists write about 25.7 million prescriptions annually, amounting to about 10% of all outpatient antibiotic prescriptions in the United States. A recent study showed that educating dentists about the risks of antibiotics—including antimicrobial resistance and Clostridioides difficile infections—led to sharp decreases in prescriptions. Read more. |
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Updated Covid-19 boosters are coming: What you need to know |
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Wednesday, August 31, 2022 02:07 PM |
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FDA is expected to authorize Pfizer-BioNTech's and Moderna's updated Covid-19 boosters this week—and while some experts have said the "new boosters are expected to help provide greater protection against the currently circulating strains," others have warned that they are "still not exactly sure" how protective the updated boosters will be. Read more. |
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California Offers Loan Repayment and Scholarships to Grow Oral Health Workforce |
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Wednesday, August 31, 2022 02:05 PM |
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The state of California is serious about growing its oral health workforce in order to improve access to care for vulnerable populations. California’s Department of Health Care Access and Information has programs for dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants, as well as students. Read more. |
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White House Publishes Federal Implementation Plan for National HIV/AIDS Strategy |
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Tuesday, August 30, 2022 05:27 PM |
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Today we reached an important milestone in our work to implement the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) with the release of the NHAS Federal Implementation Plan (PDF 707 KB).Read more. |
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Clinical characteristics and risk factors for multidrug-resistant bacterial isolation in patients with international travel history |
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Tuesday, August 30, 2022 05:25 PM |
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International travelers are at risk of carrying resistant bacteria. It is critical to identify risk factors associated with multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) colonization in travelers. Read more. |
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Practice-Based Research Integrating Multidisciplinary Experiences in Dental Schools (PRIMED) - U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed |
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Tuesday, August 30, 2022 05:23 PM |
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NIDCR is continuing its support for dental practice-based research by soliciting research to be conducted in the dental school predoctoral/postdoctoral clinic setting. Read more. |
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Monkeypox — Past as Prologue |
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Tuesday, August 30, 2022 05:20 PM |
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The current monkeypox outbreak provides a new set of challenges to patients as well as to the medical and biomedical research communities. Read more. |
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Overview of President Biden’s Student Loan Debt Relief Plan |
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Tuesday, August 30, 2022 05:18 PM |
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On Aug. 24, President Biden and the Department of Education (ED) announced a series of steps to assist persons with student debt, collectively called the student loan debt relief plan. Following is a summary of the key parts of the student loan debt relief plan. Read more. |
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Half of health care facilities globally lack basic hygiene services – WHO, UNICEF |
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Tuesday, August 30, 2022 05:16 PM |
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Newly established global estimate on hygiene reveals the risk of disease spread and infections to patients and health care providers. Read more. |
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How Is Hepatitis C Diagnosed? |
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Tuesday, August 30, 2022 11:12 AM |
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Hepatitis C viruses are so small that they can only been seen with the most powerful electron microscopes. Yet simple tests can reliably tell whether someone has been exposed to the virus. Other tests can show if someone still has an active infection. Still other tests are able to gauge the extent of damage to the liver. Read more. |
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The COVID-19 experience of orthodontists in the UK |
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Tuesday, August 30, 2022 11:10 AM |
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Objective: To understand and compare the perceived impact and ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on orthodontic clinical services in the UK. Read more. |
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Antibiotic prescription patterns among US general dentists and periodontists |
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Tuesday, August 30, 2022 11:08 AM |
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In the absence of a full spectrum of evidence-based guidelines for the appropriate use of antimicrobial agents, dentists, including periodontists, remain a highly frequent antibiotic prescribing group. With the goal of understanding antibiotic prescribing practices, the authors surveyed a convenience sample of dental practitioners and periodontists to identify differences between the 2 cohorts and assess the factors that affect prescribing practices. Read more. |
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Dental unit water content and antibiotic resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Pseudomonas species: a case study |
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Tuesday, August 30, 2022 11:07 AM |
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Many studies consider the contamination of dental unit waterlines (DUWLs), but few of them have studied the possible presence of antibiotic resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the DUWLs. Read more. |
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SARS-CoV-2 antigen levels linked to patient outcomes |
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Monday, August 29, 2022 06:00 PM |
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The amount of SARS-CoV-2 antigen measured in the blood of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 is associated with illness severity and other clinical outcomes, according to a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Read more. |
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Effect of Sodium Hypochlorite in Dental Unit Waterline on Aerosolized Bacteria-Generated from Endodontic Procedures |
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Monday, August 29, 2022 05:57 PM |
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Aerosol generation in a dental setting is a critical concern and approaches that aim at decreasing bacterial load in aerosols is of high priority for dental professionals. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the relative effect of various endodontic procedures on the generation and dissemination of aerosols and the effect of 0.1% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) in dental unit waterlines (DUWLs) on the bacterial load in the generated aerosols in a clinical setting. Read more. |
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