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APIC Gives Advice to Protect Against the Trifecta of Infectious Diseases |
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Monday, December 19, 2022 01:22 PM |
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Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology released a statement on how to protect against COVID-19, influenza, and RSV. Read more. |
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Unexpected findings on the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection |
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Monday, December 19, 2022 01:20 PM |
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A new paper in Biology Methods & Protocols, published by Oxford University Press, investigates risk factors and protections against contracting COVID-19, and also for suffering from severe COVID. Researchers identified several characteristics – including male sex, lower age, blood group B, and larger household size – that increased the risk of infection and many other characteristics – including mask-wearing and using vitamin D – that decreased it. Read more. |
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Report describes mpox infections tied to tattoo parlor |
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Monday, December 19, 2022 01:18 PM |
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Piercing or tattooing appears to be the vehicle that left 21 people infected with mpox virus (MPXV) after visiting the same tattoo parlor in Cadiz, Spain, during 2 weeks in July, according to a report yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read more. |
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Biden administration details winter COVID plan, with more free tests |
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Monday, December 19, 2022 01:16 PM |
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With COVID-19 cases rising over the Christmas holiday season, the White House today announced a winter preparedness plan that includes more free at-home tests and intensified vaccination outreach, especially in nursing homes. Read more. |
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Two years after Covid vaccines rolled out, researchers are calling for newer, better options |
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Monday, December 19, 2022 01:13 PM |
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Despite the success of mRNA vaccines, researchers think a new generation of Covid vaccines could provide broader, longer-term protection in the future. Read more. |
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Hot Topics in Infection Prevention and Control: Week of Dec 15, 2022 |
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Sunday, December 18, 2022 02:48 PM |
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Saskia v. Popescu covers the news about COVID-19 cases, Ebola, and cholera in the week before Christmas, 2022. Read more. |
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Sunday, December 18, 2022 02:35 PM |
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No increased risk for dental practitioners during clinical activities, study finds. Read more. |
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COVID-19: How to Reduce Spread Without Vaccines and Monoclonal Treatments |
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Sunday, December 18, 2022 02:32 PM |
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With many of the new COVID-19 vaccines not as effective against the new variants, reducing their spread without pharmaceuticals is even more critical. Read more. |
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Warning: The Workplace Could Be Hazardous to Your Mental Health |
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Sunday, December 18, 2022 02:30 PM |
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The Surgeon General is urging companies to be proactive in protecting their workers’ well-being. Read more. |
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The most common COVID symptoms have changed. Here’s what they are now |
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Sunday, December 18, 2022 02:27 PM |
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Health officials are warning about a holiday “tripledemic” – a combination of COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV – that is filling up hospitals and prompting the Centers for Disease Control to advise many people to go back into masks. Read more. |
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IZ Express #1,669: CDC recommends updated COVID-19 vaccines for children younger than age 5 years, and more |
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Sunday, December 18, 2022 02:24 PM |
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IZ Express #1,669: CDC recommends updated COVID-19 vaccines for children younger than age 5 years, and more. Read more. |
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Investigational HBV Treatment Moves Goal from Suppression to Cure |
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Sunday, December 18, 2022 02:21 PM |
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Phase 2 trial with bepirovirsen demonstrates possibility of a functional cure of chronic hepatitis B infection that is sustained after treatment is discontinued. Read more. |
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Dental work involving testing posed no additional risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Harvard study |
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Saturday, December 17, 2022 01:19 PM |
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Many academic institutions have implemented infection control and prevention protocols, including regular asymptomatic self-testing, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more. |
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2022: The Year in Infection Control. |
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Saturday, December 17, 2022 01:16 PM |
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The end of each year gives us a good opportunity to reflect on the past and improve on procedures and protocols in the year ahead. Read more. |
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Honor Awards: Deaf Hygienist Inspires Others through That Deaf RDH Foundation |
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Saturday, December 17, 2022 01:15 PM |
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A deaf hygienist who encourages others with hearing disabilities to consider a career in dentistry is one of three recipients of the 2022 Today’s RDH Honor Awards. Read more. |
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Study shows emerging Omicron sublineages efficiently evade neutralization independent of immunization history |
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Saturday, December 17, 2022 01:11 PM |
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In a recent study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, researchers evaluated the effects of hybrid immunity and booster vaccination on Omicron sublineages. Read more. |
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Report: COVID-19 vaccines saved US $1.15 trillion, 3 million lives |
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Saturday, December 17, 2022 01:09 PM |
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A Commonwealth Fund study estimates that, through November 2022, COVID-19 vaccines prevented more than 18.5 million US hospitalizations and 3.2 million deaths and saved the country $1.15 trillion. Read more. |
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Paxlovid tied to 44% drop in risk of COVID hospitalization, death in older adults |
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Saturday, December 17, 2022 01:07 PM |
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The antiviral drug Paxlovid drove down the risk of COVID-19 hospitalization or death by 44% in a highly vaccinated group of US adults aged 50 and older, suggests a large study published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Read more. |
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This Is Why NIH Invests in Global Health Research |
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Saturday, December 17, 2022 01:04 PM |
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Efforts over the past few years to end the COVID-19 pandemic clearly reveal how global health impacts individual wellbeing and national security. At NIH, the Fogarty International Center helps the other institutes become engaged with global health research, which investigates the dual burden of infectious disease and non-communicable disease. Read more. |
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2022: The Year in Infection Control |
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Friday, December 16, 2022 10:49 AM |
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The end of each year gives us a good opportunity to reflect on the past and improve on procedures and protocols in the year ahead. Read more. |
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MMWR Weekly - December 16, 2022 |
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Friday, December 16, 2022 10:45 AM |
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Weekly / Vol. 71 / No. 50. Read more. |
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France: a broad vision of infection prevention and control and the importance of local action |
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Friday, December 16, 2022 10:40 AM |
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Preventing infections and antibiotic resistance has been a major public health priority by French public authorities since the 1990s–2000s and continues to be so today. France now has an advanced national infection prevention and control (IPC) programme that aligns with the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended core components for IPC. The programme is implemented by key stakeholders in the field and coordinated by French public authorities. The programme has demonstrated progress over time and has set ambitious objectives for the coming years. Read more. |
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Flu causes huge spike in child hospitalizations in Canada |
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Friday, December 16, 2022 10:38 AM |
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Seasonal influenza is hitting North America hard owing to a lack of exposure and dominance of the virulent strain H3N2. Read more. |
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Dental professionals can help prevent HPV cancers |
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Friday, December 16, 2022 10:35 AM |
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Oral healthcare professionals may help prevent HPV-related cancers by increasing HPV vaccination rates for patients, according to a study published on December 8 in the Journal of the American Dental Association. Read more. |
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Newest doctors shun infectious diseases specialty |
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Friday, December 16, 2022 10:33 AM |
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Thousands of doctors ready to continue their training celebrated Match Day for specialty fellowships on Nov. 30, but one group lamented its results: infectious diseases physicians. Despite its central role in the COVID pandemic, the infectious diseases specialty saw 44% of its training programs go unfilled. Read more. |
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New York Governor Signs Legislation to Help Spread of Infections in Senior Care Facilities |
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Friday, December 16, 2022 10:31 AM |
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The legislation aims to expand the existing pandemic emergency plan. Read more. |
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Recent Flu Updates from the CDC |
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Thursday, December 15, 2022 11:32 AM |
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All regions are experiencing influenza-like illness levels above the baseline, the CDC said. Read more. |
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To avoid chronic disease, mind those oral microbes |
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Thursday, December 15, 2022 11:30 AM |
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Barbara Tritz, the Queen of Dental Hygiene, shares how she explains the microbiome to patients—and how she gets them to own their health. Read more. |
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A Conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci: Strengthening the Future of ID. |
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Thursday, December 15, 2022 11:26 AM |
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IDSA President Carlos del Rio, MD, FIDSA, is joined by Anthony Fauci, MD, FIDSA, who will step down as NIAID director this month after 38 years, to discuss Dr. Fauci’s role as director, pandemic preparedness and what ID professionals can do to help recruit more medical students into the field. Read more. |
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APIC MEDIA STATEMENT: TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT SENIORS AND CHILDREN THIS WINTER |
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Thursday, December 15, 2022 11:23 AM |
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With a trifecta of COVID-19, flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) circulating, and hospitalizations from flu at their highest levels in a decade, the need is great to protect our most vulnerable populations – seniors and children. Increased socializing and crowded indoor gatherings during the holidays will put more people at risk of getting sick. Read more. |
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Report signals increasing resistance to antibiotics in bacterial infections in humans and need for better data |
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Thursday, December 15, 2022 10:49 AM |
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A new World Health Organization (WHO) report reveals high levels of resistance in bacteria, causing life-threatening bloodstream infections, as well as increasing resistance to treatment in several bacteria causing common infections in the community based on data reported by 87 countries in 2020. Read more. |
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Hospitalizations signal rising COVID-19 risk for US seniors |
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Thursday, December 15, 2022 10:46 AM |
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Coronavirus-related hospital admissions are climbing again in the United States, with older adults a growing share of U.S. deaths and less than half of nursing home residents up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations. Read more. |
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What fingernails say about oral-systemic health |
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Thursday, December 15, 2022 10:43 AM |
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COVID nails? Muehrcke’s lines? The things you can learn about a patient with a look at their nails will surprise you. Read more. |
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Seasonal Flu - Information for Health Professionals |
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Wednesday, December 14, 2022 11:16 AM |
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The pages listed offer public health and health care professionals key information about vaccination, infection control, prevention, treatment, and diagnosis of seasonal influenza. Read more. |
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Authorities are urging indoor masking in major cities as the 'tripledemic' rages |
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Wednesday, December 14, 2022 11:14 AM |
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Public health officials are revisiting the topic of indoor masking, as three highly contagious respiratory viruses take hold during the holiday season. Read more. |
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