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WHO updates respiratory support guidelines for COVID-19 patients |
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Friday, June 24, 2022 04:30 PM |
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The World Health Organization issued a fourth update to its living guidelines on COVID-19 clinical management to include suggesting the use of three devices over standard oxygen therapy, according to a press release sent to Becker's. The suggestion is intended for hospitalized COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory failure but who are not at the stage where they need to be intubated. Read more. |
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What to do when violence spills into the dental practice |
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Friday, June 24, 2022 04:29 PM |
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Unless you avoid the daily news, television, and social media, you are aware of the increasing number of violent crimes occurring in the U.S. Although some areas are hit harder than others, no community or business is safe from violent crimes. Read more. |
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Lack of innovation set to undermine antibiotic performance and health gains |
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Friday, June 24, 2022 10:10 AM |
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Development of new antibacterial treatments is inadequate to address the mounting threat of antibiotic resistance, according to the annual pipeline report by the World Health Organization. The 2021 report describes the antibacterial clinical and preclinical pipeline as stagnant and far from meeting global needs. Since 2017 only 12 antibiotics have been approved, 10 of which belong to existing classes with established mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Read more. |
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Covid-19 vaccines prevented nearly 20 million deaths in a year, study estimates |
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Friday, June 24, 2022 07:12 AM |
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Covid-19 vaccines cut the potential global death toll by more than half in the first year they were available, according to a study published Thursday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. Read more. |
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MMWR Weekly - June 24, 2022 |
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Thursday, June 23, 2022 04:08 PM |
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Weekly / Vol. 71 / No. 25. Read more. |
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Decontamination in dentistry – how has it changed throughout history? |
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Thursday, June 23, 2022 02:46 PM |
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Britain is often at its best when the country’s back is against the wall. The political response to the Covid-19 pandemic is something that will only be decided when sufficient time has passed for historians to make a judgement. But regardless of this, the UK rose to the challenge made by an unprecedented peacetime public health threat magnificently. Read more. |
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Analyses of the relation between people’s mobility and SARS-CoV-2 spread revealed three groups of countries |
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Thursday, June 23, 2022 02:38 PM |
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A new study analysing the link between people’s reduced movement and the spread of coronavirus in 2020 shows that in some countries, the virus spread more rapidly when people stayed at home. In addition, restricting people’s mobility to some extent appeared, retrospectively, to be better at minimising the spread of SARS-CoV-2 than extreme mobility restrictions, in many countries. Read more. |
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FDA orders Juul e-cigarettes off the market, citing insufficient and conflicting data |
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Thursday, June 23, 2022 11:50 AM |
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Juul, the once-booming Silicon Valley start-up widely blamed for igniting the youth vaping epidemic, was grounded Thursday by federal regulators who ordered its e-cigarette products off the market, a move so sweeping that it surprised even some anti-tobacco advocates. Read more. |
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WHO issues another dire antibiotic pipeline report |
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Thursday, June 23, 2022 09:47 AM |
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The World Health Organization (WHO) today released another disappointing report on the state of the antibiotic development pipeline. Read more. |
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Polio found in London sewage, but risk of infection considered low |
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Thursday, June 23, 2022 09:41 AM |
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Polio has been detected in sewage samples in the British capital, the first sign since the 1980s that the virus could be spreading in the country, but no cases have been found, authorities said. Read more. |
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Moderna booster candidate shows strong response against Omicron subvariants |
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Wednesday, June 22, 2022 04:51 PM |
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Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) said on Wednesday that an updated version of its COVID-19 vaccine designed to target the Omicron variant also generated a strong immune response against the fast-spreading Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, which have gained a foothold in the U.S. in recent weeks. Read more. |
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Oral lesions after vaccination may be tied to immune response |
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Wednesday, June 22, 2022 04:49 PM |
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Following a surge of reports of oral lesions developing following COVID-19 vaccination, researchers are trying to identify the association and are highlighting the underlying immune mechanisms involved. Their research on the oral side effects of COVID-19 vaccines was published on June 19 in Infectious Medicine. Read more. |
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Occupational Physical Hazards and Safety Practices at Dental Clinics |
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Wednesday, June 22, 2022 01:41 PM |
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Worldwide, dentistry is known as a high-level occupational hazard profession. Dental staff is usually exposed to several types of hazards which include chemical agents, physical, psychological stress, and workplace violence, biological and ergonomics. The objectives of this paper were to assess levels of occupational hazards and evaluate safety practices at dental clinics. Read more. |
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Continued increases in the incidence of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) during the second year of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic |
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Wednesday, June 22, 2022 01:39 PM |
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Data from the National Healthcare Safety Network were analyzed to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the incidence of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) during 2021. Standardized infection ratios were significantly higher than those during the prepandemic period, particularly during 2021-Q1 and 2021-Q3. The incidence of HAI was elevated during periods of high COVID-19 hospitalizations. Read more. |
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“We Have to Get Out of This Phase”: Ashish Jha on the Future of the Pandemic |
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Wednesday, June 22, 2022 01:37 PM |
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President Biden’s COVID czar talks about his public-health philosophy, his Twitter threads, his unlikely path to the White House, and where we go from here. Read more. |
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IZ Express #1,639: Immunize.org summarizes ACIP and more |
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Wednesday, June 22, 2022 11:15 AM |
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IZ Express #1,639: Immunize.org summarizes ACIP and more. Read more. |
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Women more likely to have long COVID, different symptom profile |
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Wednesday, June 22, 2022 11:14 AM |
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Women are significantly more likely than men to experience long COVID, with symptoms that follow a distinct clinical pattern, researchers reported today. Read more. |
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If you got one omicron subvariant, are you protected against others? |
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Tuesday, June 21, 2022 05:24 PM |
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Although prior infection and vaccination offer similar levels of protection against the omicron subvariants BA.1 and BA.2, infectious disease experts say when it comes to newer omicron variants, such as BA.4 and BA.5, natural immunity is likely less protective against infection. Read more. |
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Why Vivek Murthy declared burnout a 'crisis' |
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Tuesday, June 21, 2022 05:22 PM |
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Writing in USA Today, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy explains how he released a recent advisory on health care worker burnout to "call our nation to attention and action to address this crisis." Read more. |
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Evaluating the Risks Posed By Ultrasonic Aerosols |
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Tuesday, June 21, 2022 05:20 PM |
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Multilevel infection control steps are needed to provide safe and effective dental care. Read more. |
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IDSA Supports Authorization of COVID-19 Vaccines for Young Children and Infants |
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Tuesday, June 21, 2022 05:19 PM |
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The Infectious Diseases Society of America supports the decision by the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to authorize the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for young children and infants ages 5 years and younger. Read more. |
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Rensselaer researchers make virus-fighting face masks |
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Tuesday, June 21, 2022 05:17 PM |
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Team uses inexpensive, widely available tools to improve N95s and reduce waste. Read more. |
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Sex differences in sequelae from COVID-19 infection and in long COVID syndrome: a review |
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Tuesday, June 21, 2022 03:52 PM |
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We conducted literature reviews to uncover differential effects of sex on sequelae from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and on long COVID syndrome. Read more. |
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Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus |
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Tuesday, June 21, 2022 03:50 PM |
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Parts of Asia looked to crack down on rising coronavirus infections while the United States has begun rolling out COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six months. Read more. |
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A glucose meter could soon say whether you have SARS-CoV-2 antibodies |
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Monday, June 20, 2022 03:21 PM |
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Over-the-counter COVID tests can quickly show whether you are infected with SARS-CoV-2. But if you have a positive result, there’s no equivalent at-home test to assess how long you’re protected against reinfection. In the Journal of the American Chemical Society, researchers now report a simple, accurate glucose-meter-based test incorporating a novel fusion protein. Read more. |
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Life expectancy in the U.S. increased between 2000-2019, but widespread gaps among racial and ethnic groups exist |
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Monday, June 20, 2022 03:19 PM |
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County-level data provides unprecedented detail by geography and population groups. Read more. |
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CDC’s Tracking Network in Action: Extreme Heat |
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Monday, June 20, 2022 03:17 PM |
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Extremely hot weather can make you sick. Stay cool and hydrated to protect yourself. The Tracking Network provides data and tools that you can use to see how extreme heat may affect your health. Read more. |
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Current Quarantine and Isolation Guidance |
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Monday, June 20, 2022 03:15 PM |
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People with COVID-19 and close contacts should follow the recommendations outlined on this page. These recommendations do not change based on COVID-19 community levels. Read more. |
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Diabetes and oral health: The not-so-sweet relationship |
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Monday, June 20, 2022 03:13 PM |
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As the number of patients with diabetes increases, dental hygienists need to be aware of the different types of diabetes and the oral consequences and treatments. Read more. |
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NYC Health + Hospitals hosts 400 clinicians, social service providers for long COVID-19 symposium |
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Sunday, June 19, 2022 01:57 PM |
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New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals partnered with the city's health department to host a long COVID-19 symposium, an event aimed at advancing care coordination for residents experiencing persistent symptoms. Read more. |
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State by state, some patients are losing telehealth access to doctors |
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Sunday, June 19, 2022 01:55 PM |
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The rollback in telehealth access has been happening gradually and quietly over the past few months as pandemic-era emergency health orders lapsed. Read more. |
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CDC endorses coronavirus vaccines for children under 5 |
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Saturday, June 18, 2022 04:22 PM |
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Doctors urge vaccination even if kids have already had the virus. Read more. |
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Early Omicron infection unlikely to protect against current variants |
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Saturday, June 18, 2022 04:21 PM |
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People infected with the earliest version of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, first identified in South Africa in November, may be vulnerable to reinfection with later versions of Omicron even if they have been vaccinated and boosted, new findings suggest. Read more. |
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COVID-19 survivors may be at risk of jaw osteonecrosis |
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Saturday, June 18, 2022 12:17 PM |
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Survivors of COVID-19 may be at risk of developing spontaneous osteonecrosis of the jaw, according to a case series published June 14 in BMC Infectious Diseases. These are believed to be the first reported cases of jaw osteonecrosis following SARS-CoV-2 infection. Read more. |
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Two dental professionals subdue suspected assailant in hospital stabbing attack |
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Saturday, June 18, 2022 10:05 AM |
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‘We had to step up. We didn’t think about how dangerous it was’. Read more. |
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