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Covid ignited a global controversy over what is an airborne disease. The WHO just expanded its definition |
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Friday, April 19, 2024 10:09 AM |
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In the chaotic first few months of the Covid-19 pandemic, stores faced shortages of all kinds — toilet paper, canned food, and especially, cleaning supplies. With everyone scrubbing their groceries, mail, even library books, good luck finding antibacterial wipes or disinfectant sprays back then. That’s because public health advice in early 2020 focused on sanitizing surfaces, not protecting against a virus that could be spread through the air. Read more |
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Doctors underutilize next-gen antibiotics to fight resistant infections in U.S. hospitals |
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Friday, April 19, 2024 08:41 AM |
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NIH scientists find clinicians still rely often on older and toxic medicines. Read more. |
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MMWR Weekly - April 18, 2024 |
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Thursday, April 18, 2024 04:59 PM |
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Weekly / Vol. 73 / No. 15. Read more.
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How hygienists can avoid the hunchback |
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Thursday, April 18, 2024 04:48 PM |
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Dental hygienists frequently experience pain and even disability due to the physical demands of the job. Stephanie Botts tells us how to avoid these threats to our health through proper ergonomics both inside and outside the operatory. Read more. |
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Global health groups propose new terminology for pathogens that spread through the air |
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Thursday, April 18, 2024 04:43 PM |
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, health groups used and continue to use various terms such as "airborne," "airborne transmission," and "aerosol transmission" to describe the spread of the virus through the air, which can lead to misleading information and confusion about how the disease was circulating. Read more. |
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New Comprehensive Review Examines Potential Harms of COVID-19 Vaccination and Intramuscular Vaccination |
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Thursday, April 18, 2024 04:08 PM |
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A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine reviews evidence for 19 potential harms of the COVID-19 vaccines, and for nine potential shoulder injuries from intramuscular administration of vaccines more broadly. The committee that conducted the review identified sufficient evidence to draw 20 conclusions about whether these vaccines could cause specific harms, and drew 65 conclusions where it did not find enough evidence to establish, accept, or reject a causal relationship. Read more. |
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CDC/IDSA Clinician Call: Focus on Measles |
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Thursday, April 18, 2024 10:34 AM |
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CDC/IDSA Clinician Call: Focus on Measles. Read more. |
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Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel |
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Wednesday, April 17, 2024 01:28 PM |
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Epidemiology and Control of Selected Infections Transmitted Among Healthcare Personnel and Patients (2024). Read more. |
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CDC Data Modernization Efforts Accelerate Nation’s Ability to Detect and Rapidly Respond to Health Threats |
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Wednesday, April 17, 2024 12:59 PM |
CDC highlights progress from 2023 and sets ambitious goals for 2024-2025. Read more.
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Bacteria in cancer unmasked |
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Wednesday, April 17, 2024 12:51 PM |
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Researchers at the Netherlands Cancer Institute have compiled a detailed catalogue of bacteria living in cancer metastases. Read more. |
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National Minority Health Month 2024 |
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Wednesday, April 17, 2024 12:49 PM |
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As the FDA Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE) kicks off National Minority Health Month (NMHM), we invite you to join our ongoing efforts this month to advance health equity and reduce health disparities among racial and ethnic minority and other diverse populations. Read more. |
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IZ Express #1,752: Updated Ask the Experts pneumococcal and meningococcal sections, nominate IZ champions, and more |
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Wednesday, April 17, 2024 09:54 AM |
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IZ Express #1,752: Updated Ask the Experts pneumococcal and meningococcal sections, nominate IZ champions, and more. Read more. |
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Feds probe injuries from counterfeit Botox injections |
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Tuesday, April 16, 2024 04:43 PM |
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Federal health officials and their state and local health partners are investigating reports of harmful reactions in women who received counterfeit or mishandled botulinum toxin (Botox) injections, with 19 injuries reported in nine states, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced yesterday. Read more. |
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Barriers and facilitators to guideline concordant dental antibiotic prescribing in the United States: A qualitative study of the National Dental PBRN |
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Tuesday, April 16, 2024 04:34 PM |
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The purpose of this study was to use an evidence-based conceptual model to identify barriers and facilitators of appropriate antibiotic prescribing by dentists as a guide for future interventions aimed at modifying antibiotic prescribing. Read more. |
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US should prep for smallpox's return, experts say |
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Tuesday, April 16, 2024 01:21 PM |
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Smallpox, the only human disease to be fully eradicated, could reappear in the U.S. and across the globe, researchers said in a new report. Read more. |
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WHO sounds alarm on viral hepatitis infections claiming 3500 lives each day |
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Monday, April 15, 2024 03:14 PM |
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 2024 Global Hepatitis Report, the number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis is increasing. The disease is the second leading infectious cause of death globally -- with 1.3 million deaths per year, the same as tuberculosis, a top infectious killer. Read more. |
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Magnify Your Impact: Loupes and Lights for Dental Hygienists |
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Monday, April 15, 2024 02:45 PM |
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Loupes are an important tool in any hygienist's arsenal. Here is how to know which loupe works best for your dental practice. Read more. |
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Dental assisting laws, rules changed in these U.S. states |
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Monday, April 15, 2024 02:34 PM |
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Recently, states in the U.S. made a new unlicensed dental auxiliary designation and instituted other changes that affect dental assistants, according to the Dental Assisting National Board'ss (DANB) spring 2024 State of the States report. Read more. |
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A Dentist’s Tool for Tackling the Unexpected |
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Monday, April 15, 2024 01:39 PM |
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In a crisis, a checklist can bring clarity over confusion. First widely adopted by the U.S. military after the fatal crash of an early-model B17 “Flying Fortress” in the years before World War II, checklists have since become a staple for fields such as aviation, nuclear energy, and medicine. Read more. |
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Aruba Aloe Balm N.V. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Aruba Aloe Hand Sanitizer Gel Alcohol 80% and Aruba Aloe Alcoholada Gel Due to Presence of Methanol |
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Monday, April 15, 2024 09:54 AM |
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Oranjestad, Aruba, Aruba Aloe Balm N.V. is voluntarily recalling 40 lots of Aruba Aloe Hand Sanitizer Gel Alcohol 80% and Aruba Aloe Alcoholada Gel to the consumer level. The products have been found to contain alcohol denatured with methanol. Read more. |
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Increase in ransomware attacks to healthcare’s vulnerable remote access systems threatens patients |
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Sunday, April 14, 2024 03:42 PM |
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Ransomware groups are increasingly targeting vulnerable remote access systems in healthcare, with several high-profile incidents in recent months. Ransomware attacks can cripple a hospital’s ability to serve patients by cutting off access to or manipulating essential technologies and patient data. Hackers can exploit remote systems to divert emergency vehicles, cancel appointments, and in worse-case scenarios, shut down entire facilities. Read more. |
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Documentary features Pittsburgh work in catching medical errors |
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Sunday, April 14, 2024 02:15 PM |
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Inside UPMC Presbyterian, researchers used genetic sequencing to identify 10 patients sick with the exact same strain of a hospital-acquired infection. They then used a machine learning algorithm to track the paths of those patients, figuring out that nearly all of them had visited the same interventional radiology lab — where they found improper sterilization procedures, driven in part by a faulty training video distributed by the equipment manufacturer. Read more. |
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Study: No link between COVID-19 and asthma in children |
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Saturday, April 13, 2024 12:07 PM |
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Researchers found no association between a positive COVID-19 test and the development of asthma in children, according to a study published in Pediatrics. Read more. |
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MMWR Weekly - April 11. 2024 |
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Saturday, April 13, 2024 07:58 AM |
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Weekly / Vol. 73 / No. 14. Read more. |
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Are You Saying Farewell To Lead Aprons at Your Next Dentist Visit? |
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Saturday, April 13, 2024 07:50 AM |
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A dental office memory for many – the heavy lead apron – faces retirement for many patients after new recommendations the American Dental Association (ADA) announced in February. Read more. |
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Feds launch indoor air quality research program |
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Friday, April 12, 2024 04:19 PM |
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The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) this week announced the launch of the Building Resilient Environments for Air and Total Health (BREATHE) program, which is a platform with a goal of improving indoor air quality across the country. Read more. |
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What to know about head and neck cancers |
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Friday, April 12, 2024 10:50 AM |
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April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month, and dentists can play an important part in detecting head and neck cancers and educating their patients about ways to prevent them. Read more. |
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Study: Pathogens that cause surgical infections may be coming from patients' skin |
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Thursday, April 11, 2024 03:56 PM |
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A study of patients who developed infections after spinal surgery found that for most, the bacteria causing the infection was present on their skin before surgery, researchers reported yesterday in Science Translational Medicine. Read more. |
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CDC: Spike in measles cases poses threat to US elimination status |
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Thursday, April 11, 2024 03:51 PM |
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A rapid rise in measles cases in the first months of 2024 threatens the United States' elimination status, a situation the nation hasn't faced since 2019, when prolonged outbreaks posed a similar problem, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today. Read more. |
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Microbe Normally Found in the Mouth May Drive Progression of Colorectal Cancer |
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Thursday, April 11, 2024 01:40 PM |
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Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of death from cancer in the United States. We know that risk of colorectal cancer goes up with age, certain coexisting health conditions, family history, smoking, alcohol use, and other factors. Researchers are also trying to learn more about what leads colorectal cancer to grow and spread. Now, findings from a new study supported in part by NIH add to evidence that colorectal tumor growth may be driven by a surprising bad actor: a microbe that’s normally found in the mouth. Read more. |
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The Shifting Responsibilities of Infection Preventionists |
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Thursday, April 11, 2024 11:09 AM |
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The role of infection preventionists (IPs) has evolved significantly over 75 years, from early surveillance of nosocomial infections to becoming data-driven experts navigating pandemics like COVID-19. Read more. |
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David E. Barmes Global Health Lecture 2024 | Global HIV/AIDS Response: Then, Now, Future |
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Wednesday, April 10, 2024 04:32 PM |
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NIDCR and the NIH Fogarty International Center (FIC) present the David E. Barmes Global Health Lecture 2024: Global HIV/AIDS Response: Then, Now, Future. The keynote speaker is Ambassador John Nkengasong, Ph.D., U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy, overseeing the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). NIH Director Monica Bertagnolli, M.D., and the directors of NIDCR and FIC will also give remarks. Read more. |
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IZ Express #1,751: CDC parent-friendly vaccine schedules, CDC Health Advisory on avian influenza, and more |
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Wednesday, April 10, 2024 01:22 PM |
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IZ Express #1,751: CDC parent-friendly vaccine schedules, CDC Health Advisory on avian influenza, and more. Read more. |
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Exploring the Microbiome Landscape of Dental Plaque: A Cross-Sectional Analysis in Periodontal Health and Disease |
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Wednesday, April 10, 2024 12:24 PM |
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This study aimed to comprehensively analyze the microbiome of dental plaque in individuals with varying periodontal statuses, encompassing both periodontal health and disease. The primary objectives were to identify microbial markers associated with different clinical conditions, explore variations in microbial diversity, and investigate potential correlations between the oral microbiome and clinical parameters. Read more. |
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Vaping increases risk of heart disease |
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Wednesday, April 10, 2024 10:06 AM |
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Individuals who have used e-cigarettes containing nicotine at any point in their lives have a 19% higher risk of developing heart failure compared to those who have never used vapes, according to a study published April 2 by the American College of Cardiology. Read more. |
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