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CDC says Jynneos vaccine offers strong protection against mpox |
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Monday, December 12, 2022 11:28 AM |
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The Jynneos smallpox vaccine offers strong protection against mpox infection after one or two doses, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read more. |
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OSHA submits permanent COVID-19 standard for health care workers |
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Monday, December 12, 2022 11:26 AM |
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Thursday submitted its draft of a permanent COVID-19 standard for health care workers, an agency spokeswoman said. Read more. |
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Failure of tuberculosis treatment linked to bacterial resilience |
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Monday, December 12, 2022 11:23 AM |
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Researchers have discovered a new form of altered drug susceptibility—dubbed antibiotic resilience—that enables Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) to survive antibiotic treatment. The study, led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, could help inform future therapeutics and reduce treatment failure in tuberculosis patients. Read more. |
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Flu explodes in Pa., likely fueled by low vaccination, COVID-19 precautions |
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Monday, December 12, 2022 11:21 AM |
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Pennsylvania flu cases made another giant leap last week, with the weekly case count by far the highest in at least eight years. Read more. |
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Occupational Medicine and Total Worker Health®: from preventing health and safety risks in the workplace to promoting health for the total well-being of the worker |
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Monday, December 12, 2022 11:19 AM |
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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of Public Health interventions for global social and economic development. Still, the community's well-being depends on each individual's health. In addition to pandemics, health conditions can be altered by chronic degenerative diseases, aging, disabilities, and work. Read more. |
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FDA authorizes updated Covid-19 boosters for youngest children |
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Sunday, December 11, 2022 10:19 AM |
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The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it had amended the emergency use authorizations for the updated Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 boosters, to allow their use in children aged 6 months and older. Read more. |
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How We Can Wage a Smarter Defense Against Future Pandemics |
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Sunday, December 11, 2022 10:17 AM |
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Vaccines are one of the best weapons scientists have against pandemics. What can scientists and medical professionals do to prepare better vaccines for the next pandemic? Read more. |
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Updated COVID shot doesn't spur strong response to newest strains |
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Sunday, December 11, 2022 10:14 AM |
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In a new University of Texas Medical Branch study, the updated bivalent (two-strain) mRNA COVID-19 booster marshaled a robust antibody response against the Omicron BA.4/BA.5 subvariants but not against the more recently emerged BA.2.75.2, BQ.1.1, or XBB.1 strains. Read more. |
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Cochrane review of COVID-19 vaccines shows they are effective |
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Sunday, December 11, 2022 10:12 AM |
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A comprehensive review of all the evidence available from randomized controlled trials of COVID 19 vaccines up to November 2021 has concluded that most protect against infection and severe or critical illness caused by the virus. Read more. |
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Study identifies potential link between oral bacteria and brain abscesses |
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Sunday, December 11, 2022 10:10 AM |
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Bacteria known to cause oral infections may also be a contributory factor in patients developing potentially life-threatening abscesses on the brain, new research has shown. Read more. |
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National Influenza Vaccination Week. |
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Sunday, December 11, 2022 10:08 AM |
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National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) is a national awareness week focused on highlighting the importance of influenza vaccination. Read more. |
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2022 Top Story in Clinical Dentistry: Delivering on the Promise of a Connected and Digital Healthcare Environment |
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Sunday, December 11, 2022 10:06 AM |
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The technological advances in artificial intelligence (AI), computer vision, and natural language processing (NLP) have put us on track to significantly improve our clinical care. In this era of precision medicine, an evidence-based treatment plan requires us to access and then analyze information about many different facets of the patient's life. In addition to dental history and clinical findings, we need to know about his or her genetic predispositions, medical status, and medication use. Given the complexities of modern medicine and the reliance on the patient’s memory as well as an occasional medical consult, we are still able to deliver good treatment. And now we can do even better! Read more. |
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Evaluating occupational exposures of dental nurses: A retrospective study |
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Saturday, December 10, 2022 03:15 PM |
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The objective of this study was to investigate occupational blood-borne pathogen exposure among dental nurses and their attitudes toward infected patients, as well as the effectiveness of the training course, to provide a scientific basis for improving the quality of safety management in the dental hospital. Read more. |
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Massachusetts hospital to refund patients for losses after data breach |
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Saturday, December 10, 2022 03:13 PM |
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Attleboro, Mass.-based Sturdy Memorial Hospital has settled a lawsuit for a Feb. 9, 2021, data breach that compromised the protected health information of 60,000 current and former patients, Top Class Actions reported Dec. 5. Read more. |
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Improving indoor air quality is new focus of national COVID-19 mitigation strategy |
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Saturday, December 10, 2022 03:10 PM |
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Improving indoor air quality is one of the best ways to reduce the large toll that respiratory viruses are taking on older adults and other vulnerable populations. But current regulations are “simply out of date” and don’t consider airborne pathogens, according to experts. Read more. |
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Measles outbreak in central Ohio grows to more than 50 children, driven by ‘lack of vaccination’ |
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Saturday, December 10, 2022 02:14 PM |
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A measles outbreak in central Ohio is growing, sickening more than 50 children, with many of them needing hospitalization, according to data updated Wednesday by Columbus Public Health. Read more. |
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Researchers identify a new entryway into cells for virus causing COVID-19 |
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Saturday, December 10, 2022 02:11 PM |
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University of Ottawa-led team found a new viral entry for SARS-CoV-2 and suggests it may be able to use proteins to infect a wider range of cells. Read more. |
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This Week’s Infectious Disease Breaking News |
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Saturday, December 10, 2022 02:06 PM |
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It was a week marked by significant FDA decisions and COVID-19 treatment updates. Read more. |
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People Still Worried About Catching COVID at Work |
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Friday, December 09, 2022 11:09 AM |
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A recent Gallup poll found that one in four still say they are "very" (6%) or "moderately" (20%) concerned about being exposed to the coronavirus at work. Read more. |
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COVID-19 Task Force Calls for Tougher Indoor Air Standards |
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Friday, December 09, 2022 11:07 AM |
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Existing building standards do not include ventilation and filtration targets strong enough to protect against respiratory disease infections like COVID-19, according to a new report from the Lancet COVID-19 Commission’s Task Force on Safe Work, Safe School, and Safe Travel. The group, which includes a former head of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), recommended adopting new noninfectious air delivery rate (NADR) targets that would both improve health and help protect against infectious diseases. Read more. |
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NIOSH eNews - December 2022 |
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Friday, December 09, 2022 11:05 AM |
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NIOSH eNews - December 2022. Read more. |
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Experimental mRNA Vaccine May Protect Against All 20 Influenza Virus Subtypes |
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Friday, December 09, 2022 11:03 AM |
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Flu season is now upon us, and protecting yourself and loved ones is still as easy as heading to the nearest pharmacy for your annual flu shot. These vaccines are formulated each year to protect against up to four circulating strains of influenza virus, and they generally do a good job of this. What they can’t do is prevent future outbreaks of more novel flu viruses that occasionally spill over from other species into humans, thereby avoiding a future influenza pandemic. Read more. |
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2022 Top Story in Clinical Dentistry: Dental Evacuation Systems for Aerosol Exposure Mitigation |
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Friday, December 09, 2022 11:01 AM |
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Over the past 2-plus years, dental healthcare personnel have been considered at increased risk of exposure to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, which is primarily transmitted by droplets and, under certain conditions, aerosols. Some devices for procedures, such as high-speed handpieces for restorative procedures, ultrasonic scalers, and air polishing devices, among others, produce spatter and aerosols from the patient’s mouth. Read more. |
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MMWR Weekly - December 9, 2022 |
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Friday, December 09, 2022 10:58 AM |
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Weekly / Vol. 71 / No. 49. Read more. |
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4 Strategies to Improve Infection Control Knowledge Among Healthcare Workers |
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Thursday, December 08, 2022 12:45 PM |
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Every healthcare worker plays a critical role in infection control and protecting their patients, their coworkers and themselves from infectious disease threats in healthcare settings. Read more. |
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LJI scientists confirm smallpox vaccine also teaches T cells to fight mpox |
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Thursday, December 08, 2022 12:42 PM |
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There’s even more reason to think a vaccine developed against smallpox can help the body fight against mpox (monkeypox virus disease) as well, according to researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI). Their new study, published in Cell Host & Microbe, is the first to provide evidence that the vaccinia vaccine MVA-BN (brand name JYNNEOS) should also train virus-fighting T cells to recognize mpox sequences. Read more. |
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UCSF is First to Integrate Records Across Medical and Dental |
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Thursday, December 08, 2022 12:39 PM |
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Move Provides Patients and Clinicians More Comprehensive View of Overall Health. Read more. |
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Long-term population benefits of wearing masks for endemic infections depend on the biology of transmission and immunity |
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Thursday, December 08, 2022 12:37 PM |
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Masking — along with social distancing, hand washing, and other so-called “non-pharmaceutical interventions” (NPIs) — proved very effective at limiting the spread of COVID-19, and simultaneously drove down rates of endemic diseases like colds, flu, RSV and others. This prompted infectious disease researchers to ask whether longer-term implementation could reduce flu and RSV outbreak over the long term. Read more. |
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We Must Not Underestimate the Impacts of Gun Violence on Healthcare Workers |
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Thursday, December 08, 2022 12:35 PM |
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The recent shootings in a Colorado nightclub and a Virginia store are among the over 615 mass shootings recorded this year, as of early December 2022. And the year is not done. The thousands of people killed and wounded by these acts of violence pose a heavy burden of grief upon their families and friends as well as leave communities shattered. Read more. |
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New Generation of Flu Vaccine May Be Tipping Point in Fight Against Influenza |
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Thursday, December 08, 2022 12:32 PM |
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Research—thus far only conducted on animal models—has found a flu vaccine that uses mRNA technology may elicit a strong immune response after exposure to all strains of influenza. More than 50,000 Americans die each year due to the flu, so developing a more effective vaccine could be a game changer. Read more. |
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The Radiology Chain of Asepsis |
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Wednesday, December 07, 2022 10:16 AM |
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When exposing radiographs in a clinical setting, the chain of asepsis must not be broken. Diminishing possible routes of disease transmission, avoiding cross-contamination, and following the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations are key to establishing a safe work environment. Although much focus has been placed on reducing the risks posed by aerosols in the dental setting due to the pandemic, infection control protocols for intraoral and extraoral radiology should not be neglected. Read more. |
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New Speak Up About Vaccinations campaign from The Joint Commission |
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Wednesday, December 07, 2022 10:14 AM |
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Consumer education campaign to help patients make informed decisions about vaccines. Read more. |
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An unheard voice: Infection prevention professionals reflect on their experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic |
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Wednesday, December 07, 2022 10:11 AM |
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The COVID-19 pandemic required a shift away from the evidence-based practices known to infection prevention professionals’ (IPP). Relaying these guidelines to beleaguered front line staff contributed to the experience of moral distress and burnout among IPPs. Read more. |
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Long-COVID symptoms in teens may evolve over time |
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Wednesday, December 07, 2022 10:09 AM |
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Long-COVID symptoms in adolescents may change over time, finds a study of nearly 5,100 non-hospitalized 11- to 17-year-olds in the United Kingdom published yesterday in The Lancet Regional Health-Europe. Read more. |
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Respiratory infections show post-Thanksgiving bump |
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Wednesday, December 07, 2022 10:07 AM |
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Amid rising flu activity causing decade-high hospitalization rates, COVID-19 markers are also rising following the Thanksgiving holiday, prompting new warnings today for Americans to take precautions in the lead-up to Christmas and other year-end holiday gatherings. Read more. |
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