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Green Dentistry: How to Lower your Practice’s Environmental Footprint. |
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Wednesday, September 20, 2023 09:20 AM |
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Have you ever thought about the amount of waste a dental practice produces? It can be hard to ignore when a large part of our day is dedicated to cleaning and changing over rooms for the next patient. Read more. |
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Expected CDC guidance on N95 masks outrages health care workers |
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Wednesday, September 20, 2023 09:18 AM |
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Health workers warn that loosening mask advice in hospitals would harm patients and providers. Read more. |
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Protect Yourself and Loved Ones with the New RSV Vaccines |
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Tuesday, September 19, 2023 04:14 PM |
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Shots successfully reduce the chance of becoming ill by over 80%. Read more. |
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Dental Issues Plague America's Nursing Home Residents |
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Tuesday, September 19, 2023 04:12 PM |
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Good oral health is one of the keys to healthy aging, but a sobering new study shows that many U.S. nursing home residents have significant dental issues. Read more. |
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Study: Hospital wastewater system a 'highway' for resistant bacteria |
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Tuesday, September 19, 2023 04:04 PM |
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A study conducted at a hospital in Ireland highlights the potential for hospital wastewater systems to serve as a reservoir for clinically relevant antibiotic-resistant pathogens, researchers reported last week in the Journal of Hospital Infection. Read more. |
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Are Face Masks Coming Back? What Experts Want You to Know |
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Tuesday, September 19, 2023 03:43 PM |
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As health authorities pay careful attention to rising COVID cases—particularly cases involving new EG.5 and BA.2.86 variants—and the calendar moves toward cold and flu season, some may wonder about the potential for mask requirements and mandates. Read more. |
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This Week's Biggest Infectious Disease News Stories |
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Tuesday, September 19, 2023 03:36 PM |
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In this week's news: A CDC committee recommends the updated COVID-19 vaccines; the cost of misinformation during the pandemic; and India is dealing with a Nipah virus outbreak. Read more. |
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Monday, September 18, 2023 12:11 PM |
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FDA Resources for the Fall Respiratory Illness Season. Read more. |
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Monday, September 18, 2023 12:08 PM |
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Protect your child from certain cancers later in life with HPV vaccine at age 11–12 years. Read more. |
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CDC notes US COVID-19 hospital cases up slightly |
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Monday, September 18, 2023 12:04 PM |
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today noted that COVID-19 hospitalizations are up 8.7% and deaths up 4.5% in the most recent reporting week, though numbers are still quite low. Read more. |
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NIH clinical trial of universal flu vaccine candidate begins |
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Monday, September 18, 2023 12:01 PM |
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Enrollment in a Phase 1 trial of a new investigational universal influenza vaccine candidate has begun at the National Institutes of Health’s Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. The trial is sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the NIH, and will evaluate the investigational vaccine for safety and its ability to elicit an immune response. Read more. |
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Dental schools and the future supply of dentists |
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Monday, September 18, 2023 11:59 AM |
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Dental schools are an integral — if not obvious — factor in filling the shortage of dentists in the United States. Read more. |
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Vaccine Hesitancy Among the Top Barriers to Hepatitis Eradication |
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Sunday, September 17, 2023 01:12 PM |
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A global review demonstrates the potential depth of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ongoing immunization delay and skepticism. Read more. |
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What to Know About the Updated COVID-19 Vaccine for Fall/Winter 2023 |
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Sunday, September 17, 2023 01:10 PM |
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As we head into fall, vaccines continue to be one of the best and safest ways to protect ourselves and our loved ones against severe COVID illness. Updated COVID vaccines are designed to target the variants currently circulating and are recommended for everyone 6 months of age and older. Read more. |
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California healthcare industry had highest COVID-19 death rate of all occupations early in pandemic |
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Sunday, September 17, 2023 01:06 PM |
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In the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic, Californians who worked in healthcare, "other services," manufacturing, transportation, and retail trade industries had higher death rates than the professional, scientific, and technical industries, which had some of the lowest rates, finds a study published today in the Annals of Epidemiology. Read more. |
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Bacterial contamination potential of personal protective equipment itself in dental aerosol-producing treatments |
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Sunday, September 17, 2023 01:04 PM |
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Personal protective equipment (PPE) has long been a high priority in dental aerosol-producing treatments. Since COVID-19 pandemic, its importance has increased yet again. While importance of PPE in preventing transmission and thus possible infection of pathogens is well known, contamination potential of PPE after treatment itself is less investigated. This review aims to give an overview of the current literature and contamination potential (viral, blood, bacterial) of components of protective equipment itself. Read more. |
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Occurrence and prevalence of Legionella species in dental chair units in Germany with a focus on risk factors |
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Sunday, September 17, 2023 12:58 PM |
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Water-bearing instruments and treatments in dental units produce aerosols originating from the dental unit waterlines (DUWLs), which are often microbially contaminated. Particularly, the presence of Legionella mainly realized as aerosols leads to a risk of infection in patients and dental staff. Read more. |
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IDSA Response to CDC’s Updated Booster Guidance |
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Saturday, September 16, 2023 05:04 PM |
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The Infectious Diseases Society of America supports recommendations made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices that will allow access to updated COVID-19 vaccine boosters to all people 6 months of age and older. This recommendation will allow individuals who choose to receive the vaccine to do so under public or private insurance, removing an important barrier to access. Read more. |
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COVID-19 in the Fall of 2023—Forgotten but Not Gone |
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Saturday, September 16, 2023 05:02 PM |
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Since the end of the US Public Health Emergency on May 11, 2023, there has been a desire from elected officials and the public to put COVID-19 in the rearview mirror. However, the emergence of new variants and a summer wave of infections remind us that SARS-CoV-2 is here for the foreseeable future. This Viewpoint addresses the current state of COVID-19 in the US and summarizes key clinical information for health care professionals and patients. Read more. |
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What you need to know about new vaccines for flu, COVID and RSV |
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Saturday, September 16, 2023 04:59 PM |
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A Q&A with Dr. Dan Uslan, UCLA Health's chief infection prevention officer. Read more. |
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CDC Publishes 2 Reports on Hepatitis Incidence Rates and Progress Towards 2025 Goals |
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Saturday, September 16, 2023 04:57 PM |
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Hepatitis C cases increased in 2021, while A and B decreased. The pandemic may have impacted the progress. Read more. |
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IZ Express #1,713: Adult pneumococcal recommendations, RSV vaccine job aid, and more |
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Saturday, September 16, 2023 04:53 PM |
IZ Express #1,713: Adult pneumococcal recommendations, RSV vaccine job aid, and more. Read more. |
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MMWR - September 14, 2023 |
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Thursday, September 14, 2023 03:02 PM |
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Weekly / Vol. 72 / No. 37. Read more. |
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CDC advisers make universal COVID vaccine recommendation |
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Thursday, September 14, 2023 02:58 PM |
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With COVID activity slowly increasing amid variant shifts, vaccine advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today recommended updated COVID-19 vaccines for people ages 6 months and older. Read more. |
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With TeamSTEPPS 3.0, AHRQ Refreshes a Landmark Patient Safety Training Curriculum |
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Thursday, September 14, 2023 02:55 PM |
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It has been 17 years since AHRQ launched TeamSTEPPS, a patient safety training program that supports AHRQ’s mission and its central role in the Nation’s expanding efforts to protect patients from avoidable harms. Read more. |
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Patients with hepatitis C may need another hepatitis B vaccine |
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Thursday, September 14, 2023 02:53 PM |
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Patients with hepatitis C should consider being vaccinated again for hepatitis B, because their immune response to the initial shot may be inadequate, a new study suggests. Read more. |
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School of Dental Medicine Celebrates 50th Anniversary |
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Thursday, September 14, 2023 02:50 PM |
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Fifty years ago, the first class was accepted to the Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine. Since then, the school has graduated more than 1,500 students who have dedicated themselves to delivering the highest quality of dental care throughout the country. Read more. |
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WHEN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS ARE HARD TO USE, PATIENT SAFETY MAY BE AT RISK |
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Wednesday, September 13, 2023 06:02 PM |
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New research suggests that hospital electronic health records (EHRs) that are difficult to use are also less likely to catch medical errors that could harm patients. Read more. |
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What does it take to start a dental school? |
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Wednesday, September 13, 2023 06:00 PM |
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Three colleges at different levels of development talk about joys, challenges of opening dental schools. Read more. |
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FDA okays new coronavirus vaccine as respiratory illness season nears |
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Wednesday, September 13, 2023 05:57 PM |
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The updated shot targets omicron subvariants circulating throughout the United States. Read more. |
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Company linked to TB-tainted bone grafts rebrands |
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Wednesday, September 13, 2023 05:55 PM |
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Aziyo Biologics, the company that supplied bone graft materials infected with tuberculosis (TB) that were used in three dozen dental and medical procedures and led to two patient deaths, has changed its name to Elutia. Read more. |
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Anti-cavity rinse for kids sold on Amazon recalled because it may be contaminated |
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Wednesday, September 13, 2023 05:53 PM |
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An oral rinse for children to prevent cavities has been recalled because it may be contaminated with yeast. Read more. |
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What are the latest COVID protocols amid rising cases and hospitalizations? |
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Tuesday, September 12, 2023 02:01 PM |
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As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise across the United States, many Americans may be wondering how to best keep themselves and their loved ones safe. Read more. |
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COVID apathy and fatigue are real. Here’s how to cope |
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Tuesday, September 12, 2023 01:57 PM |
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COVID-19 is here to stay. To prove it, the virus is surging in many places around the world — just as immunity from vaccinations is waning and most people have gotten used to life without masks and social distancing. Read more. |
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This Week's Biggest News Stories |
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Tuesday, September 12, 2023 01:51 PM |
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Learn more about how hospitalizations due to alcohol-associated hepatitis increased during the pandemic; the next installment in our ongoing RSV series; developing a product for a potential functional cure of hepatitis B; and an investigational vaccine being studied in a challenge trial for norovirus. Read more. |
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