Needlestick Leads to Monkeypox; Theranos Exec Seeks New Trial; Hearing Aids Now OTC
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The CDC detailed the first reported U.S. case of a health care worker who acquired monkeypox through a needlestick. (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Research of a lab-made... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - October 18, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
TikTok Traffic on Monkeypox Conspiracy Theories Swelled After WHO's Alert
(MedPage Today) -- On the same day in May that the WHO released a news item addressing the global monkeypox outbreak, researchers identified over 150 videos featuring conspiracy theories about the virus on TikTok, which had received nearly 1.5... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - October 18, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: news
CDC Reports Five Cases of Ocular Monkeypox CDC Reports Five Cases of Ocular Monkeypox
Four individuals were hospitalized and one experienced notable vision impairment.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - October 18, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Major Trial of Monkeypox Treatment TPOXX to Launch in Africa
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 -- The ability of TPOXX to treat people infected with monkeypox is being directly tested in a new clinical trial in Central Africa, U.S. health officials have announced.
TPOXX -- the antiviral drug tecovirimat -- is only... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 17, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
EARLY RELEASE: Ocular Monkeypox - United States, July-September 2022
This report describes five cases of ocular monkeypox identified in patients in the U.S. during 2022. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - October 17, 2022 Category: American Health Tags: Eye and Vision Health Infection MMWR Monkeypox Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Vision Impairment Source Type: news
EARLY RELEASE: Monkeypox Virus Infection Resulting from an Occupational Needlestick - Florida, 2022
This report describes the first occupationally acquired monkeypox infection in a health worker in the United States. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - October 17, 2022 Category: American Health Tags: Healthcare Workers Infection MMWR Monkeypox Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Needlesticks Occupational Safety Source Type: news
Major Trial of Monkeypox Treatment TPOXX to Launch in Africa
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 -- The ability of TPOXX to treat people infected with monkeypox is being directly tested in a new clinical trial in central Africa, U.S. health officials have announced.
TPOXX — the antiviral drug tecovirimat — is only... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 17, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Air and surface sampling for monkeypox virus in a UK hospital: an observational study
Study at Royal Free Hospital identified widespread surface contamination (56 [93%] of 60 samples positive) in occupied patient rooms, on health-care worker PPE after use& in PPE doffing areas,& potential for suspension of monkeypox virus into the air during specific activities. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - October 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cameroon: Armed Separatists Prevent Health Workers From Assisting Monkeypox Patients
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- A monkeypox outbreak has been confirmed in the town of Mbonge, health authorities in Cameroon say, but armed separatists are preventing workers from investigating suspected cases. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 14, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
CDC: Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD) will hold a virtual public meeting on November 2-3, 2022. ACD advises the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Director of the CDC on policies and strategies that will enable the CDC to fulfill its mission of protecting health through health promotion, prevention, and preparedness. Agenda items will include discussions on CDC's current and future work in data modernization, laboratory quality, and health equity. ACD will also have presentations on the COVID-19 and Monkeypox responses, social determi...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - October 13, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Why virtual health care should be a part of every organization ’s risk strategy
These are uncertain times, perhaps more than usual for businesses, government and individuals alike. As organizations struggle with supply chain, staffing and shifting work environments, their employees and families wrestle with inflation ’s impact on their budgets and often, effectively addressing their health needs. On top of these issues, we continue to battle Covid-19 impact, the evolving Monkeypox threat and even Polio’s re-emergence. Stress and anxiety from all of this can lead to unhealthy… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - October 12, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Dr. Mark Netoskie Source Type: news
Monkeypox treatment trial begins in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
NIH partnering with INRB to evaluate tecovirimat (TPOXX). (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - October 12, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Monkeypox outbreak: epidemiological overview
Overview of the current monkeypox outbreak in the UK. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - October 11, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Monkeypox Case Rates 5 Times Higher Among Black Americans Monkeypox Case Rates 5 Times Higher Among Black Americans
"Disparities in cases persist among Black and Hispanic people, a pattern also seen with HIV and COVID-19."WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - October 10, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Expanded access for TPOXX for Monkeypox: An Explainer Expanded access for TPOXX for Monkeypox: An Explainer
The TPOXX program departs from the typical expanded-access scenario.Medscape Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - October 10, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases Commentary Source Type: news
